Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Roundup with PW - Flanagan Echoes Fears Over Man Booker Change


Flanagan Echoes Fears Over Booker Change: The Australian winner of this year’s Man Booker prize has repeated the concerns of his compatriot Peter Carey about the fate of literature from “smaller cultures” in the wake of the decision to allow American novels to compete for the prize.

Google vs. Amazon: Google thinks Amazon is its biggest competitor, according to Slate's Alison Griswold.

China Said to Be Blacklisting Authors: China has detained a prominent scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng flee to the United States two years ago, and has banned books by eight writers in an escalating crackdown on dissent.

Poehler's Author Photo Delivers: Amy Poehler‘s highly-anticipated memoir, 'Yes Please' comes out in two weeks. It’s garnering a lot of hype, and if the back flap is any indication, it will live up to expectations.

S.E. Hinton, and the YA Debate: Hinton, who almost single-handedly brought YA into being, talks about transgenerational full-circle return of the genre, at the 'New Yorker.'


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