Debut
Novelist Wins Canada’s Biggest Lit Prize When the winner of the C$100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at a gala in Toronto last night, the spotlight was on a new writer, Sean Michaels, and his debut novel 'Us Conductors,' published by Random House Canada. more »
Shock
as Odedina Steps Down at Hot Key The world of children's publishing in the U.K. has been rocked by Bonnier's announcement that Sarah Odedina has "decided to leave Hot Key Books.” more » »
Asimov Heading
to Small Screen: The Wrap reports that HBO and Warner Bros. TV
are teaming to produce a series based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy that
will be written and produced by 'Interstellar' writer Jonathan Nolan.
The Science of
Getting Lost in a Book: For the first time, bookish neurologists
have looked into what causes people to get lost in a book, and they’ve used
Harry Potter as research.
Sendak Estate
Hit with Lawsuit: The Rosenbach Museum and Library in
Philadelphia has sued the estate of Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012, claiming
that the estate is withholding a collection of rare books that Sendak promised
to the library in his will.
Isabel Allende
Wins Medal of Freedom: The author is among 19 people to be
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest non-military
honor.
Writers on the
Books that Shaped Them: Nine authors share the books they're
inspired and comforted by, at Mashable.
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