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1. When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. Zadie Smith’s rules for writing.
He has written a haunting book, and the story it tells is hardly over. The Read more
‘The meaning of life is that it stops.’ – Franz Kafka Twenty famous writers on death and mortality.
An argument in favour of shorter books.
17% of children would be embarrassed if their friends saw them reading. Getting kids to read.
1. Amateur artists wait for inspiration. Nine warning signs of an amateur artist.
[The cruel paradox of self-publishing](http://www.theatlantic.
Damien Echols, author of Life After Death and one of the West Memphis Three, on CBS talking about his new book and his plans now that he is off death row.
Fantastic vintage ads for libraries and reading.
What does your bookshelf say about you? Mine says: wow, this person went through a serious Plath phase.
A great idea for abandoned and otherwise ugly phone booths: turn them into libraries!
Submitters beware: Read more
The egg cream costs 12, or 88 adjusted. The economics of being a kid in a classic adventure novel.
The Anatomy of Book Reviews: breaking down the book review to see what makes it good (or bad).
Dear Literary Magazine, thank you for sending us your rejection letter. Despite its evident merit, we’re sorry to say we cannot accept it at this time. A rejection of a rejection letter.
Take a guess at which book is most often left behind in hotel rooms.
A video of Hugh Laurie and the rest of the cast of Mr. Pip, the film of Lloyd Jones' brilliant Mister Pip, at the film’s premiere at Toronto International Film Festival.
After the controversy of paid and ‘sock puppet’ reviews, here is a defence of online reader reviews.
Judge approves ebook pricing settlement between government and publishers.
Philip Roth tries to correct the Wikipedia page on his novel The Human Stain, is rejected because they require ‘secondary sources’, writes open letter to Wikipedia.
In the New York Times, Read more
56 Broken Kindle Screens: a print-on-demand book of found photos of broken Kindle screens.
A ranking of literary devils by their relative fearsomeness.
Here’s a century of bookmobiles, and here’s to a century more.
