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Anthology of Taliban poets said to be “giving voice to terrorists” A forthcoming anthology of poems endorsed by the Taliban, Poetry of the Taliban, is marked as controversial in an interesting Guardian dispatch by Julian Borger. The book, which is being published… 1 / Read more »
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As Kindle Fire sales slump, analysts wonder what’s next? The Kindle Fire released late last fall to robust sales despite lackluster reviews. The sales were strong enough to land Amazon the spot as the second bestselling tablet behind the… Read more »
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Bookstore book blogs: Where the smart author profile has gone I’ve long complained about the mainstream’s lessening books coverage — you tell me, does it make sense to you that increasingly desperate newspapers no longer cater to people who like… Read more »
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Cityscapes made from old schoolbooks Looks like a trip to Paris is in order. We should all go, as in immediately, and geek out over Chinese artist Liu Wei’s cityscape sculptures. Look at these things.… Read more »
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Used books in the digital age Long Island ‘Gatsby’ mansion sells The mother memoirs Get that G-drive Granta 119 Too much time in the air Editing on an iPad Live… Read more »
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VIDEO: When book promotion goes wrong… For those who missed the original airing, as I did, this post over at the Daily News points to a very contrary Diane Keaton appearing on the Colbert Report recently… Read more »
