Since word first broke right after New Year’s day that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg started a book club, Perseus Books Group has sold about 10,000 copies of the e-book edition of 'The End of Power' and more than 3,000 trade paperback copies. more »
'PW' Launches Je Suis Charlie Campaign
'Publishers Weekly' has launched a companywide effort to support free expression in the wake of the tragedy at 'Charlie Hebdo' last week. The centerpiece of the effort will be a campaign in Monday’s magazine that will feature the names of companies that have agreed to back free expression by making a donation to a free speech organization. Click through to learn more.
Rushdie on
'Charlie Hebdo': Salman Rushdie, who lived for years under a
death threat after his 1988 book 'The Satanic Verses' drew the wrath of Iranian
religious leaders, has spoken of his anger that the slain 'Charlie Hebdo'
employees have been “vilified and called racists."
15 Gorgeous
Little Free Libraries: Mental Floss has gathered some of the
best photos of the mini libraries.
Bonnie Slotnick
Cookbooks Has New Home: The store, which revealed in November
that it was being forced out of its Greenwich Village location, will reopen in
an 1830s brick rowhouse.
Rendell
'Critical' Following Stroke: Crime writer Ruth Rendell has
suffered a serious stroke and is in a "critical but stable" condition
in the hospital.
Cobain Doc Gets
Companion Book: Insight Editions will publish a companion book
to go alongside 'Montage of Heck,' the first fully authorized documentary about
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, set to air on HBO later this year.
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