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Penguin and Random House have reached an agreement to combine—creating the largest book publisher in the world; Flavorpill has an essential stormy weather reading list; Publishers Weekly lists terrible reviews of classic literature; and other news.
Two of the world's largest publishers, Random House and Penguin, are discussing a merger; novelist Rick Moody was the victim of a ring of hackers and identity thieves; Donald Hall provides thoughts on the ubiquitous public poetry reading, and rich details from his career as an acclaimed poet; and other news.
In the United Kingdom, thieves robbed Brontë Chapel, where the Brontë sisters were baptized; Arthur Krystal explores the sometimes-heated discussion concerning genre and literary fiction; literary agent Janet Reid offers advice to writers interested in self-publishing.
Barnes & Noble's credit card readers have been hacked in stores across the country; Amazon announces the Japanese Kindle; and Matthew Dickman calls on poetry lovers to send their favorite books to non-poetry readers during October; and other news.
A new recording of Flannery O’Connor has surfaced; Edan Lepucki examines the defining characteristics of the literary fiction genre; the Guardian explains how to write the first draft of a novel in one month, and other news.
Allan Gurganus writes of first meeting his teacher and friend John Cheever; David Carr profiles millionaire magazine publisher Felix Dennis, who is also a best-selling poet; Boris Kachka visits with author Tom Wolfe to discuss Wolfe's new novel, Back to Blood; and other news.
Twitter is playing host to a Twitter Fiction Festival next month—submissions are open to anyone; Louis Vuitton has opened a literary salon in Paris; photographs have surfaced of James Franco’s screen adaptation of William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying; and other news.
Cory Doctorow curated Humble E-book Bundle has garnered $847,000 as of yesterday; AppNewser explains how to publish an e-book using PressBooks; Deenah Vollmer's dispatch from Germany's Frankfurt Book Fair; and other news.
Cory Doctorow curated Humble E-book Bundle has garnered $847,000 as of yesterday; AppNewser explains how to publish an e-book using PressBooks; Deenah Vollmer's dispatch from Germany's Frankfurt Book Fair; and other news.
Tips for building your National Novel Writing Month survival kit; Barnes & Noble's founder, Leonard Riggio, intends to build and furnish one hundred homes in New Orleans; young Eudora Welty's failed attempt at landing a job at the New Yorker; and other news.
