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Book biz roundup: Yann Martel calls it quits; HarperCollins “friends” teen talent; playwrights get a hand from Harold Pinter; and more

• Yann Martel, “tired of using books as political bullets and grenades,” quits his book club
• Jeff Lemire, Kate Beaton, and Conundrum Press among nominees for Joe Shuster Awards
• HarperCollins to publish crowdsourced novel by teen
• Apple’s App Store gives Sony the boot
• London’s Royal Court Theatre announces new Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award
• This Saturday is Save our Libraries Day in England. “We Love Libraries” is a video made to fuel the flames of protest. It’s even got a hip-hop soundtrack…
• Authorities in Idaho finally catch up to the condiment bandit, the natural enemy of state-wide library drop boxes