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So Long City, Books are Going Country as “Farm Lit” Hits Big

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With the declining popularity of “chick lit”, fresh genres such as “farm lit” and Amish romances are rising in popularity.

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Is Interactive Fiction Finally Reaching Critical Mass?

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Several new high profile interactive fiction titles have been released so far this year, suggesting that publishers and readers may finally be ready for the medium.

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Why Interactive Fiction is “Just Really Hard to Do”

The Numinous Place aims to capture and play with our conflicting realities, both physical and digital.

Despite celebrity backing, transmedia platform The Numinous Place has struggled to launch. Its story offers a case study in the challenges of developing interactive fiction.

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Are Publishers in South Korea Gaming Their Bestseller Lists?

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Allegations of stockpiling and best-seller list manipulation have rocked the publishing world in South Korea as publishers combat decreasing book sales.

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Dan Brown’s “Inferno” Translated in an Underground Italian Bunker

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The translators of Dan Brown’s Inferno, who worked in isolation for months, speak out on just how far their publishers went to to keep their work secret.

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Can’t Wait for Dan Brown’s Inferno? Kobo Has An Answer

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Kobo is offers readers an experiential contest based on three original ebooks tied-in to the release of Dan Brown’s soon-to-be-published Inferno.

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Would Philip Roth Be Asked The Same Question?

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Novelist Claire Messud rankled when an interviewer asked her if she’d like to be friends with her most recent novel’s grim main character. Was the interviewer being sexist?

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May’s Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review

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This month’s starred self-published titles include a novel about lesbian nuns in pre-WWII Germany and a memoir from the daughter of 1960s cult leaders, among others.

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Kuwaiti Writer Saud Alsanousi Receives $50,000 Arabic Fiction Prize

The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Among the youngest writers to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Saud Alsanousi writes about foreign workers in Arab countries in his book, The Bamboo Stalk.

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Guess the Most Offensive Book of 2012? Nope, Not Fifty Shades of Grey

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The books series cited as most often subject to complaints in 2012, as determined by an American Library Association study, was Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books.

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