The Japanese e-tailer Rakuten has announced that its U.K. marketplace operation will be offline by August. Formerly known as Play.com, the website, which Rakuten bought five years ago, was once the country's second-largest online retailer of books. more »
Aussie Booksellers Join Fight Against U.S./U.K. Book Imports
The Australian Booksellers Association, working with various Australian publishers, is protesting a government proposal to allow booksellers to import U.S. and U.K. books without restrictions. Currently, booksellers must wait 30 days after publication overseas to import the books. more » »
Lammy Award
Winners Announced: The winners of the 28th Annual Lambda
Literary Awards include 'New Yorker' writer Hilton Als and poet Eileen Myles.
'Beowulf'
Manuscript Digitized: The British Library has digitized the sole
existing manuscript of 'Beowulf,' which is now accessible to the public online.
Beyoncé and
African Literature: On the use of Beyoncé’s celebrity power to
elevate African artists relatively unknown to the U.S. and Europe.
Germans Are
Buying More Books Online: Germany's massive book market may be
making the transition to online purchases, in both e-book and paper formats.
Sloan Crosley
Reads "The Necklace": In a new series in which writers
look back on a work of art they first encountered long ago, Crosley revisits
Maupassant.
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