Neil Gaiman starts a new tradition with All Hallows Read. Info:bit.ly/nEqxt2
Reading fiction improves empathy, study finds'gu.com/p/3xyzv/tf
How to Write Like Freddie Mercury Sings'http://j.mp/oNfvbi
Scholastic announces partnership with Ruckus Media''for a new transmedia imprint:bit.ly/mUWFB9
Literary Mixtape: Moby Dick:'pen.gy/pFwcfW
The winners of the Queensland Premiers Literary Awards, announced Tuesday in Brisbane:'bit.ly/qL9FEX
The Swedes do it SO well. Stockholm Library: 'tinyurl.com/p8dgcz
Luc Santes library: Im not a snob about books, but Im probably a show-off.'on.wsj.com/b0nA8U
Vonnegut, Google Correlate, & the shapes of stories:'bit.ly/qVcIpd
Readings Books supports 20 new Wheeler Centre'Fellowships through funding from the Readings Foundation.'bit.ly/r3MTxI
Faber Books announces a new joint venture with the Perseus Books Group. bit.ly/o2SzC4
When will your local Borders close? (Mine already has)
The current episode of the Bat Segundo Show features John Banville
Much Ado About a Giveaway: Win a collection of Shakespeare titles'tinyurl.com/3e5jz97
NPR interview with DigthisGig'author Laura Dodd'bit.ly/oNBhV
How to correctly pronounce authors names (essential so that you dont sound like an idiot at the dinner table):'http://ow.ly/6mJN2
Over on my wedding website Little Wed Hen, a post on a traditional village wedding in Nepal (written by my friend Lauren)'ht.ly/6nbNj
RIASS stuff:
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