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Organizers of a new consumer-targeted book fair in Toronto have announced
highlights of 300 hours of programming that they hope will draw large crowds of
book-buying Christmas shoppers on the weekend of Nov. 13 to 16. Bestselling
authors slated to appear on the main stage include Margaret Atwood, Sylvia Day,
Lisa Genova, Kathy Reichs, and Anne Rice. more »
King Doused in
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge : Stephen King has joined the ranks of
the soaked in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In an Internet video, the
bestselling author stands on a deck and allows himself to be doused with ice
water -- leaving the ice in a freezer tray to prove it is, indeed, ice -- and
manages not to swear, but just barely.
Spider-Woman Art
Gives Marvel Pause : A senior Marvel executive has said that
"a conversation about how women are depicted in comics is relevant at this
point" after the comic-book publisher provoked outrage by revealing an
illustration of Spider-Woman drawn by a renowned erotic artist.
One Book Every
Five Minutes : The number of books on Amazon rises by 12 an
hour, which suggests that one new book is added every five minutes.
Dickens Novel
Given to Eliot for Sale : A signed early edition of 'A Tale of
Two Cities' sent by Charles Dickens to George Eliot, in which he expresses his
"high admiration and regard" for his fellow novelist, has been valued
at more than a quarter of a million pounds.
Can Writing Be
Taught?: Rivka Galchen and Zoë Heller discuss whether the craft
of writing is teachable, at the 'New York Times.'
Bookselling
Roundup, Week Ending August 22, 2014 This week marked the continued growth of independents with the opening of two new stores. Another changed hands and took a name and moved to a new location nearby. Of those stores the name of one in particular stands out, which incorporates the owner's conviction in the value of physical books, I Read Books. more »
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