Saturday, May 02, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Doubts About a Spy Memoir: In a new memoir, Jamie Smith claims to have worked for the CIA and to have helped found Blackwater. Even as CIA veterans question his tale, his publisher is doubling down.

Publishing Startup Raises $1.2M: Booktrope, a Seattle-based startup with a platform and service for book authors, has raised $1.2 million of a planned $2.3 million funding round, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bookstores Thriving in Argentina: Argentine passion for reading and a protectionist economy make Buenos Aires a world bookstore capital.

The Harry Potter Behavior Effect: New research suggests that school kids who read and identify with Harry Potter display more positive attitudes toward people from disadvantaged groups.

Rare Dylan Thomas Notebook to Be Opened: A lost notebook that belonged to the Welsh poet, rediscovered after lying forgotten in a drawer for decades, is to go on limited public display later this month.


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