- Dracula not inspired by Vlad the Impaler, but a priest from England, says Bram Stoker descendant. (Shortlist)
- #JeSuisCirconflexe: Outcry as French language authorities suggest changes to 2,400 words – including a lesser role for the circumflex. (The Guardian)
- J.K. Rowling says your signed Harry Potter book is probably fake. (Bustle)
- Bloomsbury pulls book about decline of Church of England. (The Washington Post)
- Diary of an Ordinary Woman author Margaret Forster dies at 77. (BBC)
- BlackBerry devices perfect for writing novels, says BlackBerry. (BlackBerry Business Blog)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt donates $15,000 to Water for South Sudan. (GalleyCat)
- Final installment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace adaptation given extra running time by BBC. (The Telegraph)
- The small London bookstore behind some of the best libraries. (The New York Times)
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