Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Why Climate Fiction Has Gone Viral

Today's Feature Story:


The literary genre cli-fi, or climate fiction, is booming as the true risks to humanity from global climate change become more prevalent.
Discussion:


The Russian government plans to fund 50 all-digital libraries, establish a national ebook library and transition schools to ebooks over the next several years.
Rights:


Cecile Barendsma of Janklow & Nesbit talks about new books, trends in book publishing, and the increase of translation deals in Asia.
From the Archive:


The decrease in reading in Russia has alarmed government officials, who are considering various proposals to support bookselling and the promotion of reading.

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