Bookish news and publishing tidbits 22 September 2011

book news Bookish news and publishing tidbits 22 September 2011

Writing is always a political actbit.ly/qJGuKT

A Brief History of the Emoticon

Love and Capital: Karl Marx's Marriage Was Decidedly Not Marxian'http://ow.ly/6AU1a

Alexandra Adornetto, author of the Halo trilogy, answers Ten Terrifying Questions'wp.me/pvM5p-4Vy

Congratulations to the authors and publishers shortlisted for this years Colin Roderick Award:bit.ly/qv06mU

Facebook to Introduce a 'Read' Button

What PW learned from 5 million books (Video)bit.ly/oSgKil

What no Aristophanes? Guardian readers respond to Madeline Millers top 10 classical booksgu.com/p/323kq/tw

Its hard to write well about sex'gu.com/p/323nc/tw

How to prepare your kindle text for print edition:bit.ly/mS8VdZ

Report on E-book Statistics from Aptara

Supporting an industry in transformation, with Len Vlahos, Executive Director, BISGbit.ly/pFiBYU

The number of Americans using an ebook reader has doubled in the last twelve months'bit.ly/qEhpw8

Kid Lit Con: Cool Resources: bit.ly/nV5EqR

Book banning: What happens in your country?nblo.gs/nnuPo

Here are some ways to celebrate Banned Books Week, which kicks off this Saturday:'http://ow.ly/6AYA6

Peirene Presss Horror Short-Story competition is now open. Judge: Guardian critic Nick Lezard

Notes from a field trip to the Brooklyn Book Festival'bit.ly/pqqNxp

A Visual Representation of The Alphabet bit.ly/pdUgNJ

Literary Characters Who Would Be Best Friends in Real Life'bit.ly/p6Sffq

RIASS stuff:

Giveaway: The Vatican's Secret Cabinet by Daniel Pearlman

A roundup of book giveaways 19 September 2011

Book Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

 

 

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