Look, I like you all, but it’s sunny out.
- Griffin Prize announcement is on Wednesday… here the finalists chat about poetry in a major newspaper, as the powers are wont to let happen once a year (my money is on Oloruntoba, but my heart is with Howard);
- Thomas Raddall Award goes to Ninja-pal Michelle Butler Hallett;
- BC man owns up and returns library book 48 years late;
- That Shakespearean Rag gets first makeover since… ever;
- The Internet Archive v Publishers court case is nearing an end as parties seek summary judgement;
- Flame retardant copy of The Handmaid’s Tale goes for $130k;
- Speaking of older white authors who have slid into conservative views;
- Banned book fairs are sweeping the nation;
- Spotify is trying to wedge itself into the audio book market so it can assuage musicians by also paying authors fractions of cents;
- Is something in the wings to replace Book Expo?;
- There’s been a meltdown in the Washington Post newsroom;
- Hey, adults trying to make a living from writing: Oprah picks teen;
- Kurt Vonnegut library does what Kurt Vonnegut would have done in a time dedicated to censorship and book banning: donates Vonnegut books to Florida;
- But do characters in comic books ever really die?;
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