Today’s links of interest:
- Penguin Launches VP Book Club Online
Read, buy, but not so much discuss. - Is this the end of English literature?
Normally, this would be filed under "Death of the Novel", but it’s really about banning smoking. I’m not sure we have a category for that. - Atwood’s long-distance autograph machine catches on with stores
Okay, we admit it: we’re converts to the machine. - Author Pretends to Be On Oprah, Gets Called On It
Rule one about lying: make sure the facts are not easily and embarrassingly verifiable. - Top Candidates Profit From Book Deals
Surely there’s a snarky comment in here somewhere. - Report: ‘Harry Potter’ author writing mystery novel
Source: Ian Rankin.