Saturday, October 25, 2014

The Roundup with PW

Big Losses, Big Questions for Amazon
Amazon's release of its third quarter financial results Thursday afternoon gave analysts and investors lots to think about as the giant e-tailer posted a large quarterly loss, forecast the possibility of a loss for the fourth quarter and had slowing growth in its media segment. more »


 Pottermore to Release Story on Halloween: J.K. Rowling’s pottermore.com will post a new original story about a key character from the Harry Potter books on Halloween.

Didion Doc Kickstarter Raises $80k: Joan Didion's nephew, the actor Griffin Dunne, who will co-direct a documentary about his aunt, put the project up on Kickstarter yesterday. It reached its goal of $80,000 roughly 24 hours later.

Do Book Prizes Matter?: Winning the Man Booker really, really changed Richard Flanagan's life.

Dashner's Page to Screen Picks: 'The Maze Runner' author James Dashner offers a list of his favorite adaptations.

A 21st Century Literary Movement: It’s not science fiction, it’s not realism, but hovers in the unsettling zone in between. From Philip K. Dick to Stephen King, Damien Walter takes a tour through transrealism, the emerging genre aiming to kill off "consensus reality."


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