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Ian McEwan Planning an Opera, the Atlantic Publishing Fiction Again, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.19.10

After five years, the Atlantic renews its commitment to fiction; two editors quit Harper's; Ian McEwan is planning an opera of Atonement; the all-star lineup for PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature is announced; and other news.

Amazon Threatens to Remove Buy Buttons Again, Barnes & Noble Names New CEO, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.18.10

Bob Miller leaves HarperStudio for Workman Publishing; BEA announces New York Book Week; changes at the top for Barnes & Noble; Amazon threatens to remove buy buttons again; and other news.

Appiah Reelected as PEN American Center President, Borders Opens Doors to Book Clubs, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.17.10

Britain's poet laureate memorializes David Beckham in verse; Borders invites books clubs into its cafés; agents fret over the emergence of "enhanced" digital book editions; Kwame Anthony Appiah is reelected as president of the PEN American Center; and other news.

Russia's Indie Publishing Scene, iPad's Text-to-Speech Raises Copyright Concerns, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.16.10

Library borrowing increases in Britain for the first time in decades; iPad's text-to-speech technology raises copyright concerns; a "lost" Shakespeare play is reclaimed; the Texas Board of Education cuts Jefferson from textbooks; and other news.

City Lights Wins Bookseller of the Year, Authorship of Shakespeare's Work Questioned Again, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.15.10

City Lights Bookstore wins Bookseller of the Year; the question of authorship is raised yet again regarding Shakespeare's work; a John Grisham novel gets a stage adaptation; South by Southwest Interactive takes place this week in Austin; and other news.

National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced, the Top 40 Bad Books, and More

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Online Only, posted 3.12.10

The Chronicle comes to the defense of humanities departments; the Top Forty Bad Books list stirs up controversy; an Australian writer is refused a visa because he is HIV positive; the National Book Critics Circle Award winners are announced; and other news.

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Daily News from Poets & Writers

Ian McEwan Planning an Opera, the Atlantic Publishing Fiction Again, and More

Amazon Threatens to Remove Buy Buttons Again, Barnes & Noble Names New CEO, and More

Appiah Reelected as PEN American Center President, Borders Opens Doors to Book Clubs, and More

Russia's Indie Publishing Scene, iPad's Text-to-Speech Raises Copyright Concerns, and More

City Lights Wins Bookseller of the Year, Authorship of Shakespeare's Work Questioned Again, and More

National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced, the Top 40 Bad Books, and More

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