- Canadian Parliament is debating the word “fart.” (Mental Floss)
- Not to be overshadowed by Oxford, Collins has 10 words of the year. (The Independent)
- National Book Award winners for 2016 announced. (Electric Lit)
- Leonard Cohen died after falling during the night, says manager. (The New York Times)
- Adult books sales in the U.S. fell the first half of 2016. (Publishers Weekly)
- U.S. ebook sales decline 20% in first half of 2016. (Good e-Reader)
- Jon Klassen talks about hats. (Los Angeles Times)
- Zadie Smith adapting Swing Time for TV. (Flavourwire)
- Nominees for Bad Sex in Fiction Award announced. (The Guardian)
- The case for ISBNs. (The Digital Reader)
- The right to have a book “forgotten.” (Electric Lit)
- Apparently, we’ve been talking about the death of books since 1894. (The Independent)
- Five great audiobook performances by the book’s author. (Lit Reactor)
- Seven Rogue One clues found in the prequel novel. (Mashable)
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