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Goodbye to Algonquin's Oak Room, E. B. White Answers the ASPCA, and More [1]

by
Evan Smith Rakoff
2.3.12

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:

GalleyCat profiles this evocative visualization of Amazon's book recommendation [2] feature.

Meanwhile, in light of Barnes & Noble's recent announcement [3] it won't carry Amazon's books in its stores, Melville House asks: "When will big publishers speak out about Amazon? [4]"

Publishers Weekly reports Random House has committed to e-book lending in libraries [5], but will raise its prices.

Non-profit publisher Concord Free Press has given away thousands of books [6], asking its readers to donate to a favorite charity in lieu of payment. Last week, donations topped $250,000. (Los Angeles Times)

The owners of New York City's historic Algonquin Hotel announced that when the favorite meeting place of Dorothy Parker and her Round Table reopens this spring after a major renovation, the Oak Room will be gone [7]. (NewYorkology)

Ken Kesey's best-selling novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has turned fifty. Carolyn Kellogg revisits the book [8] to see how McMurphy and Chief Bromden are holding up. (Los Angeles Times)

The Millions offers a comprehensive guide to over sixty literary Tumblrs [9].

In this amusing letter, the legendary writer E. B. White answers a charge levied by the ASPCA [10]. (Letters of Note)


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/goodbye_to_algonquins_oak_room_e_b_white_answers_the_aspca_and_more [2] http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/amazon-book-search-results-visualized_b46441 [3] http://www.pw.org/content/geoffrey_hill_vs_carol_ann_duffy_history_of_blurbs_and_more [4] http://mhpbooks.com/48750/when-will-big-publishers-speak-out-about-amazon/ [5] http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/50478-fair-trade-random-house-will-raise-library-e-book-prices-but-commits-to-e-book-lending.html [6] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/02/concord-free-press-250000-experiment.html [7] http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2012/02/oak_room.php [8] http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-ca-cuckoos-nest-20120205,0,6288083.story [9] http://www.themillions.com/2012/02/dashboard-more-like-bookshelf-your-guide-to-literary-tumblrs.html?utm_source=feedburner [10] http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/02/she-doesnt-answer-phone.html