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Stephin Merritt is the biggest troll in the online literary scene

The Magnetic Fields frontman isn't one for sparing feelings.

On Mar 30, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Terry Pratchett’s last book will be published this fall

Tiffany Aching novel 'The Shepherd's Crown' will be the final installment in the Discworld series.

On Mar 17, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sequel announcement turns Twitter into a literal mocking bird

More like 'To Kill a Twitter Meme.'

On Feb 3, 2015 by Miles Klee

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For freelance writers on the Internet, low wages come with high costs

Writing for a living isn't all pajamas and lounging.

On Jan 30, 2015 by S.E. Smith

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On being Kate McKean, the Internet’s literary agent

Kate McKean turned blogs into a publishing powerhouse. So what's next?

On Jan 21, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Terrorists attack headquarters of French magazine that satirized the Muslim prophet

The police describe the scene as "carnage."

On Jan 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Amazon glitch exposes children to anti-unicorn propaganda

How on earth did this happen?

On Jan 6, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Why you should send back J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Christmas presents

J.K. Rowling needs to let sleeping characters lie—and it's time to stop retconning Harry Potter for diversity points.

On Dec 24, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Accused of screwing over freelancers, the Toast promises change

This is what happens when someone finally reads the fine print.

On Dec 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘Lemony Snicket’ author apologizes for racist jokes with $100K donation

To atone for his National Book Award disaster, Daniel Handler says #WeNeedDiverseBooks.

On Nov 21, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Literary community cringes at ‘Lemony Snicket’ author’s racist award show jokes

A series of unfortunate comments.

On Nov 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Acclaimed sci-fi writer exposed as notorious Internet troll

The publishing community is divided over how to deal with writer Benjanun Sriduangkaew, better known as the troll Winterfox.

On Nov 12, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Nobody trusts BuzzFeed, and online media should be terrified

Only 2 percent of Internet users trust BuzzFeed as a news source. Here’s why it doesn’t matter.

On Oct 23, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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It’s time for publishers to break up with Amazon

Publishers have something Amazon wants, but doesn't have: books. 

On Oct 22, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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AwesomenessTV wants to turn your favorite YouTube series into a novel

Old media is new again.

On Oct 14, 2014 by Rae Votta