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Weekly links: BEA, Bradbury and summer reading
Happy Friday, readers! I am normally thrilled for the weekend because it means lazy Saturdays and Sundays spent with a good book. Due to some mid-week travel a few days ago, though, I’ve squeezed in even more weekday reading than … Continue reading
Weekly links: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’; a playlist for Caesar; and writer groupies
According to last week’s article in the New York Times, “Discreetly Digital, Erotic Novel Sets American Women Abuzz,” thousands of suburban moms have become obsessed with Fifty Shades of Grey, E.L. James’ erotic novel. The numbers speak for themselves: So … Continue reading
Weekly Links: A strange plagiarism case, bookish Mad Libs and a hint from Paolini
One bizarre news story that’s been making the rounds this week has been the discovery that Q.R. Markham’s debut novel, Assassin of Secrets, contains significant plagiarized passages, and was recalled by Little, Brown. Stories like this are puzzling, because we … Continue reading
Weekly links
Here are a few links to provide some end-of-the-day enlightenment: —————— Books as home décor Lately I’ve been thumbing through Damian Thompson’s Books Make a Home (to be released on October 1) and daydreaming about new arrangements for my bookshelves. … Continue reading
Weekly links
Here are a few links to provide some end-of-the-day enlightenment: EW was among the 1 million who got an advance look at J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore. They report that although the content is currently limited to book one in the series, … Continue reading
Weekly links
Happy Friday, book-lovers! Here are some Internet tidbits we’ve been reading this week . . . enjoy! Random House asked readers to tweet about the most undateable characters in literature using the hashtag #undateableinlit. They started it off with a … Continue reading
Weekly links
Happy Friday, everyone! Here are a few things we’ve been reading about this week: The winner of the 2011 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest was announced on Monday. Named for the author of “It was a dark and stormy night,” the contest … Continue reading
Weekly links
Hope everyone had a great, summery week! Today’s weekly links celebrate classic favorite reads (and suggest new ones), recognize some great songwriters’ books and enjoy some book-to-film if-onlys. Enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————— Socially important or academically fascinating books might get all the … Continue reading
Weekly links
Hope everyone had a wonderful week! A little rainy around here, so I’ve had plenty of time for reading! I’m currently switching between 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Just Kids by Patti Smith. What will you be reading this … Continue reading
Weekly links
I posted earlier this week about the #YAsaves online controversy, and I figured at that point I’d be finished with sharing links from authors who chose to respond to Meghan Cox Gurdon’s article in the Wall Street Journal. That was … Continue reading
Weekly links
Links this week cover ghostwriters, misogyny, books in art and e-reader apps. What are the most interesting book-related links you came across this week? Share in the comments. Here on The Book Case, we’ve covered books by Snooki and Lauren … Continue reading
Weekly links
I don’t know about you all, but I am pretty darn excited about the long weekend. What are you planning to read? I already mentioned that I’m diving into The Foreigners . . . Here are some favorite links of … Continue reading
Weekly links—cookbooks, literary controversy, American Girl dolls and more
Have you come across any click-worthy links this week? Our Google reader is always overflowing, and here are a few links we were especially excited about. This gallery of the best book covers that got away from the New York … Continue reading


