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News and features
Japanese publishers have hit out at Apple over a series of copyright violations.
If you live in the UK or Ireland, why not take part in World Book Night?
Scholastic is in a bit of strife after being accused of using its preferential position in schools to its advantage.
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Goodies, freebies, and giveaways
Shelley Rae at the wonderful Bookd Out blog has put together some gorgeous bookplates that you can download for free.
Interviews
Bitten by Books interviews author Amanda Downum, author of The Bone Palace.
The Fringe Magazine interviews AA Bell, author of Diamond Eyes.
Rising Shadow interviews Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright.
Reviews
We review We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier, and find it a challenging, suspenseful read.
While were on the Cormier theme, Adam at Roofbeam Reader reviews Cormiers classic The Chocolate War.
Stargazer Puj reviews The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton.
Musings
Mental Floss gives us ten works of literature that were truly tough to write.
Bite the Book muses on book pricing in Australia, while author Robin Spano muses on the sweet point for ebook pricing.
Just for fun
Romance for the bookishly inclined.
Author birthdays
Happy birthday, 'Muriel Rukeyser!
Quote of the day
Walls and walls and walls of books [are] an extraordinary beauty for me.' Pat Conroy
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