By
MICHELLE HOGMIRE | 10/1/13
9/29/13
“Robert
Barnard, Award-Winning Writer of British Crime ‘Cozies,’ Dies at 76,” by the
N.Y. Times’ Paul Vitello: “Robert Barnard, an award-winning British crime writer known
for skewering hypocrites, snobs and prigs in his cast of characters as
energetically as he dispatched murder victims, died on Sept. 19 in Leeds,
England. He was 76.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/books/robert-barnard-award-winning-writer-of-british-crime-cozies-dies-at-76.html?_r=0
9/27/13
“Library of
Congress Would Close Website During Government Shutdown,” by Galleycat’s Jason
Boog: Boog
points out the impact of today’s government shutdown on the Library of
Congress. The library’s buildings and website will close and planned events
will be cancelled. http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/library-of-congress-would-close-website-during-government-shutdown-occurs_b78455
“Apple moves to let authors sign
e-books on the iPad,” by the L.A. Times’ Carolyn Kellogg: “Want to hand over
your iPad so an author
can sign your e-book? You might be able to soon. Apple has registered for a
patent that would allow an e-book owner with an iPad get his or her book signed
by an author. Readers might even be able to pose for a photo with the author as
authentication to go with it -- a photo that would go right into the e-book on
the traditional signature page.” http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-apple-moves-to-let-authors-sign-ebooks-on-the-ipad-20130927,0,5708637.story
“Why the Booker Prize expansion
is terrible news for Canadian writers,” by The Globe and Mail’s Leah McLaren: McLaren discusses how U.S.
inclusion in the Man Booker Prize will knock more Canadians out of the running,
as Canadian writers have always operated in the shadow of U.S. culture. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/why-the-booker-prize-expansion-is-terrible-news-for-canadians-writers/article14566090/
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