- Malcolm Gladwell gets snarky “Idiot’s Guide to Smart People” video treatment
- “Security hole” allows hackers to access Kindle users’ accounts
- William Golding’s papers, including hand-written draft of Lord of the Flies, made available to public to mark 6oth anniversary of author’s seminal work
- Blinkist app breaks non-fiction books into sections called “blinks,” readable in 15 minutes
- Maurice Sendak collection to be pulled from Philadelphia library per author’s will
- U.S. National Book Award announces longlists for YA, poetry, and non-fiction categories
- Kidlit cover mashups (Fancy Nancy Drew, anyone?)