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August 18, 2018
Here is the top literary news of the week:
VS Naipaul's legacy is complex – but his writing must be celebrated
Illustrations sold to help child refugees
National Library celebrates 50 years of documenting Australian history
Michael Sweater is Tweeting at Bleeding Cool Every 12 Hours Until We Write About the Good Boy! Magazine Kickstarter
Disgraced library chief raking in hefty ‘consulting’ fees along with pension
Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack
How a Young War Veteran Became a Serial Bank Robber, Then a Novelist
How free should novelists be to imagine radically different lives?
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS ISN’T REALLY A CHILDREN’S BOOK
As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume
3D-printed guns lead Broward libraries to suspend printers' use
Quartz forges ahead, but other news publishers shut down chatbots
Townsend and Syed up for Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards
New “Deleted” Wheel of Time Novella to Appear in Unfettered III in 2019
Why I Use Harry Potter To Teach A College Course On Child Development
Political Publishing in the US: Forthcoming Titles and an Authors Guild Statement on First Amendment Freedoms
Gutenberg’s Revenge
Judge rules against Northamptonshire library closures
Restoring Trust in Electronic Documents
WHAT IF YOU WIN A COMEDY AWARD BUT DON’T THINK YOU’RE FUNNY?
Why Little Women Endures
12 Things Readers Really Want Nonreaders to Know
FCC targets pirate radio station that broadcasts Alex Jones
SAGE buys technology company Talis
Google publishes its political ad database, detailing spending in U.S. federal elections
Sensitivity Readers! What Are They Good For? (A Lot.)
BUDDY, THE LIBRARY ISN’T A 7-ELEVEN
S&S hits back at Trump lawyers' 'hollow' threats to sue
Abe Lincoln’s library faces so much debt that it’s considering selling his stuff — including his hat and gloves
Keanu Reeves Is Doing a New Thing: Publishing Books
Hollywood is finally catching up to Karin Slaughter
USAID Signs Participation Agreement with CHORUS
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION IS THE BEST PLACE ON THE INTERNET
JOURNALISTS ARE NOT THE ENEMY
Elections in Mali marred by militant violence — and internet shutdowns
Publishers Association corrects key figure on author pay
Independent publishers resist and expose their present
Dear Mr. President
New book on 40 years of opening up
Tolstoy’s Great-Granddaughter Discovers Her Family History
A HILARIOUS NEW MEMOIR REVEALS THE ABSURD BUSINESS OF SELLING BOOKS TODAY
How Poetry Came to Matter Again
'Doesn't believe in contracts': Literary agent sues bestselling author
Reading a Book Takes Time—Deal With It
Trump tried to ban top aides from penning tell-all books
Why Authors Are Earning Less Even As Book Sales Rise
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