Bookish news and publishing tidbits 18 October 2011

The Auckland Libraries group wants to know what you think about the Auckland Libraries website (survey closes 9am, Tues 25 Oct)'ow.ly/704Rc

Songs Based on Books & Authors: A Playlist

A crowdsourced bookstore in Harlem?

Not bookish, but cool:'Pixar News: Up House draws thousands to Utah'

Lauren Myracle Withdraws From National Book Awards As The Debacle Continues -'huff.to/nCaoGs

Piece on the vandalism of library closures.'

Amazon signs up authors directly, does away with publisher middleman

How to Survive the Death of Print'bit.ly/nv6Dao

Looking for a book blogger to review your work? Check out this directory:'ow.ly/6Tf2D

Mike French and his 6-year route to novel publication'bit.ly/omY9xb

Murakamis 1Q84 launches with midnight openingsgu.com/p/32kt9/tf

Amazon Reportedly Paid $800,000 for Penny Marshall Memoir'bit.ly/pf1mlN

Rachel Cusk on point of viewgu.com/p/32j8v/tw

Rebel Ascendant: Haruki Murakami is that seemingly oxymoronic thing, a mainstream experimentalist.'on.wsj.com/nLaRWI

Read More Books paper banners:'pen.gy/pHzWkY

Haruki Murakami: I took a gamble and survived:ow.ly/6ZJTp

13 Observations by Lemony Snicket watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance'bit.ly/qw7g94

Interview with NYT Bestselling Author of the Wings series, Aprilynne Pike'bit.ly/qdJ3kx

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