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Scott Turow on the Death of the American Author, Return of Nazi-Looted Books, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
The New York Times interviews Jason Merkoski, the leader of the team who built Amazon's first Kindle; Chilean authorities have exhumed Pablo Neruda to test his remains for poison; Anne Margaret Daniel details how F. Scott Fitzgerald reacted to the first film version of The Great Gatsby; and other news.
Condé Nast Changes Contracts With Writers, Philip Roth Documentary, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Condé Nast has altered its contracts with writers regarding film rights; Philip Roth will be the focus of an upcoming PBS documentary; Elissa Schappell weighs in on the success and travails of Lena Dunham.
Delay Sought for Google Settlement
by Adrian Versteegh
Four days after the Department of Justice recommended that a federal court in New York City reject the proposed Google Book Search settlement, the parties involved are asking for time to amend the agreement. The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, with support from Google, filed a motion yesterday seeking to postpone a hearing originally scheduled for October 7.
PEN American Wins Amazon Grant
by Adrian Versteegh
PEN American Center, the U.S. branch of the international literary and human rights group, announced yesterday that it has been awarded a twenty-five-thousand-dollar grant by Amazon. The money will support PEN’s Freedom to Write Program, which advocates on behalf of imprisoned or persecuted writers worldwide, as well as its Campaign for Core Freedoms, which opposes censorship in the United States.
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