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On Justin
Gifford’s ‘Street Poison’: A review of Justin Gifford's new book
examines how the author schooled hip hop stars like Dr. Dre.
Writers on the
Complexity of Race: Tananarive Due, Bernice McFadden and Jeffrey
Renard Allen answer the question: are non-white authors bound to the race
narrative?
Alan Moore
Launches Electricomics: Alan Moore and a team of international
creatives aim to redefine what comics are in the 21st century with
Electricomics, a free app featuring four experimental tales available now on
iTunes.
E-Book Sales
Fall After Amazon Contracts: Price rises and new contracts are
blamed for the fall of e-books sales.
EFF Files
Lawsuit Against NSA: The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an
amicus brief on behalf of a coalition of associations of libraries and
booksellers in Wikimedia v. NSA, a case challenging the government’s
warrantless surveillance of the Internet.
Singer Lily
Allen Helps Poet's Career: The British singer put poet Mira
Gonzalez into the spotlight after posting a photo of the writer's collection on
Instagram.
Jesse Eisenberg:
By the Book: The actor and author told the 'New York Times' that
one of the books currently on his nightstand is Miguel Syjuco's 'Ilustrado.'
Emma Donoghue on
the Making of ROOM: The bestselling author of "Room"
updates fans on how the highly-anticipated film adaptation is coming along
McGraw-Hill
Education Preparing IPO: McGraw-Hill Education has hired
underwriters to assist in an initial public offering valuing the company
between $5 billion and $6 billion, including debt, according to people familiar
with the matter.
Book Depository
Founder's New Retailer: A co-founder of The Book Depository
announced the launch of a global online bookselling site called ibiidi.com
later this year.
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