- Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin was not the fifth Beatle, has not died. Also has not finished next book. (Flavorwire)
- 2016 Man Booker International Prize longlist announced. (The Telegraph)
- Supreme Court denies Apple’s ebook appeal; company to pay $450-million U.S. (USA Today)
- PEN/Faulkner Award finalists revealed. (PEN)
- President Obama writes introduction to Fantagraphics collection of final Peanuts strips. (Melville House)
- Orange Prize winner Lionel Shriver badmouths women’s literary prizes, International Women’s Day, and the thought of releasing only books by women for a year. (The Bookseller)
- The CIA is looking to hire a $100,000 per year librarian. (Good e-Reader)
- Jeff Kinney’s 11th Diary of a Wimpy Kid book revealed. (Galleycat)
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