Weekend Reading

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including how to sell your self-published book in bookstores, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s bankruptcy filing and Neil Gaiman’s inspiring commencement address (embedded above).

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1. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Files for Bankruptcy
2. Hogwarts Library Box Set Coming from J.K. Rowling
3. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
4. Neil Gaiman Shares ‘Secret Freelancer Knowledge’
5. 50 Shades of Grey Sales Bump: INFOGRAPHIC
6. How To Sell Your Self-Published Book in Bookstores
7. Researcher Suggests Ratings System for YA Books
8. Don’t Let the Writing Life Kill You
9. Self-Published Nutritionist Inks 7-Figure Book Deal
10. Jennifer Egan to Publish Sci-Fi Story on Twitter

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For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including the sad passing of Carlos Fuentes, the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series and the mildly satirical birth of a book infographic (embedded above).

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1. How A Book Is Born
2. Learning from John Steinbeck Letters
3. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
4. Carlos Fuentes Has Died
5. Ann Coulter Inks Book Deal for October
6. Only Two Percent of Bloggers Can Make a Living
7. STUDY: Fictional Characters Can Influence Real Life Actions
8. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Restructure $3.1 Billion in Debt
9. ‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral
10. Charlaine Harris to End Sookie Stackhouse Series Next May

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including a 125-year wait for a book deal, the most read books in the world and book design tips from Chip Kidd (embedded above).

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1. The Most Read Books in the World: INFOGRAPHIC
2. ‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral
3. Paulo Coelho Sells 99-cent eBooks
4. Henry David Thoreau Video Game Gets $40,000 NEA Grant
5. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
6. INFOGRAPHIC: Meet the 19%
7. A Portrait of Barack Obama as a Literary Young Man
8. Only Two Percent of Bloggers Can Make a Living
9. Chip Kidd Offers Book Designing Tips
10. Self-Published Author Lands Book Deal After 125 Years

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Paulo Coelho‘s eBook price change, a Henry David Thoreau video game and an inspiring poster about literacy (embedded above).

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1. ‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral
2. How to Star in a Classic Novel
3. Paulo Coelho Sells 99-cent eBooks
4. Henry David Thoreau Video Game Gets $40,000 NEA Grant
5. Stephen King to Mitt Romney: ‘you couldn’t have made it in America without America’
6. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
7. INFOGRAPHIC: Meet the 19%
8. Why Do Old Books Smell?
9. Ellen DeGeneres Narrates ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
10. David Simon: ‘Anything that says content should be free makes it hard for all writers, everywhere’

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including how to speed read, a Henry David Thoreau video game and why old books smell (video embedded above).

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1. VIDEO: Why Do Old Books Smell?
2. 30 Scriptwriting Tips in One Post
3. Learn How to Speed Read with Handy Infographic
4. The Only 3 Pieces of Writing Advice You Will Ever Need
5. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
6. Henry David Thoreau Video Game Gets $40,000 NEA Grant
7. How to Star in a Classic Novel
8. INFOGRAPHIC: Meet the 19%
9. David Simon: ‘Anything that says content should be free makes it hard for all writers, everywhere’
10. Send Yourself a Rejection Letter

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including the most frequently challenged library books, Tumblr tips and free film resources so you can build a better book trailer (like the one embedded above).

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1. Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011
2. Tumblr Tips for Writers
3. Search Google By Reading Level
4. What Are The Most Frequently Shoplifted Books?
5. J. K. Rowling Unveils New Book: The Casual Vacancy
6. Why You Should Write Like a Little Kid
7. Indie Booksellers Respond to Pulitzer Fiction Snub
8. Free Book Trailer Resources for Writers
9. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
10. How H. L. Mencken Helped One Writer Land a 6-Figure Book Deal

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including John Grisham‘s $6 million mistake, freelance writer tips from a New York Times magazine editor and a 50-year-old Ernest Hemingway book trailer (embedded above).

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1. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
2. Amanda Hocking: ‘A lot of authors tend to over market’
3. Controversial Vogue Essay Sparks Book Deal
4. John Grisham & His $6 Million Mistake
5. Ernest Hemingway Book Trailer
6. When Should Writers Work for Free?
7. Musicians Inspired by Harry Crews
8. NYT Magazine Editor Shares Tips for Freelance Writers
9. Rachel Maddow, Carl Hiaasen & Jacqueline Winspear Debut on the Indie Bestseller List
10. CONTEST: Write the Worst Sentence in 25 Words

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including a Kurt Vonnegut Kindle Single, a Vogue essay book deal and some Fifty Shades of Grey online history.

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1. Controversial Vogue Essay Sparks Book Deal
2. The Lost History of Fifty Shades of Grey
3. NYT Magazine Editor Shares Tips for Freelance Writers
4. Chuck Palahniuk Survives Car Accident
5. Police Drop Criminal Investigation into Middle School Teacher Who Read ‘Ender’s Game’ in Class
6. Writing Advice from Anne Lamott
7. Amazon Kindle Store Glitch Temporarily Removed Buy Buttons
8. Kurt Vonnegut Gets a Kindle Single
9. The Hunger Games & Revolution
10. Occupy Wall Street Library Confiscated in Union Square

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including a Twilight teaser, a marijuana mystery and Reddit’s new page for literary videos (including the one embedded above).

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1. Amazon to Acquire Kiva Systems
2. St. Martin’s Press Marijuana Mystery
3. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Teaser Trailer Unveiled
4. Will Fifty Shades of Grey Inspire More Fan Fiction Writers to Publish?
5. Free Customized ‘Go Away, I’m Reading’ Book Covers
6. Celebrate National Novel Editing Month with Kurt Vonnegut Story Grids
7. Facebook Timeline for Pages Tips
8. Reddit Adds Site for Literary Videos
9. INFOGRAPHIC: Dystopian Fiction on Goodreads
10. Barry Eisler on Amazon: ‘It’s pretty hard to see how someone could destroy bookselling by selling tons of books’

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including tributes to the great Jan Berenstain, Professor Snape‘s massively popular Academy Award tweet and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Oscar win (the complete film is embedded above).

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1. Professor Snape ‏Wrote the Most Popular Tweet of the Academy Awards
2. Jan Berenstain Has Died
3. Free iTunes U Courses for Writers & Readers
4. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Wins Oscar for Best Animated Short
5. One Million Moms Group Targets Archie Comic
6. Hunger Games Soundtrack List Unveiled
7. How To Find Free eBooks on Pinterest
8. Jackie Collins to Self-Publish
9. Mass Market Paperback Sales Down Nearly 41%
10. Why Self-Published Authors Need Editors