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John Dos Passos illustrates Cendrar's Panama

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Martin Amis interviews Norman Mailer (1991)

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On Pseudonyms

A great article from the Economist.

  http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/07/economist-explains-18

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Apple's eBook Trial, Explained

Tidbits has a great explanation of the recent Apple price-fixing case here.

There is nothing inherently illegal with the agency model, price caps, or an MFN clause. And there isn’t even anything wrong with combining them in negotiation with a single…

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Books of the Biz

The Economist on business books:

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Hello, Australia!

From the WSJ:

Copia, the socially-driven digital content platform that provides customized learning solutions for students, educators and publishers, today announced two major partnerships in Australia, where it is the leading partner in the region for…

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but these stripped down scenes nonetheless demonstrate Gatsby‘s reliance on incredible CGI.

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eReading

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There’s a great post on CNBC about the “Death of the Textbook” – check it out!

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100792650?et_mid=624957&rid=234752988

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OED Adds Some Tech

The Oxford English Dictionary has added a number of new, tech-centric words, including “tweet” and…

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The Little Free Library is a project from Stereotank: a freestanding, inverted plastic tank that you stick your head into in order to browse the books that are sheltered from the elements. It's been installed in New York's Nolita. The Architectural League of New York partnered with Pen World Voices Festival to bring Little Free Library to New York City.

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The Etymologist Strikes Back

Ever argued with someone, got nowhere, and then decided to take a different tack? So did I. And I also began wondering where the phrase “take a different tack” originates.” It turns out that, as you might expect, it’s a sailing word. The OED definition is:

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This Is Water

David Foster Wallace hits the nail on the head.

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Choose the Greatest Gatsby Cover!

Have you heard about the hot new Great Gatsby contest? Simply retweetone of our tweets about…

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Authors on Film: Face to Face with Anthony Burgess (BBC)

Recently finished Anthony Burgess’s dystopian novel  The Wanting Seed. Set (in what seems to be) the not so-far future, Tristam and his wife, Beatrice-Joanna, live in the Pelphase – a state overwrought with liberalism, where homosexuality is public policy…

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All of the Big Six publishers have, for the first time, agreed to make e-books available to public library users.

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Daily Inspiration from Updike

“I’ve never believed that one should wait until one is inspired because I think that the pleasures…

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Link Love

      Awesome pictures of Coco Chanel’s library.

“My self-summary: Catholic and buddhist and…

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