Weekend Reading

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including free iTunes U courses for book lovers, a tribute blog for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver and a flying baby photographer hoping for a book deal (photo embedded above).

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1. J.K. Rowling to Publish First Adult Novel
2. 30 Clients Using Computer-Generated Stories Instead of Writers
3. R.L. Stine Posts a Horror Story on Twitter
4. Free iTunes U Courses for Writers & Readers
5. Stephen Colbert Lands Deal for Children’s Book
6. Author Publishes Book as Facebook Photo Album
7. Friends Launch Mary Oliver Tribute Blog
8. Cormac McCarthy Did Not Join Twitter
9. Jeremy Lin Books for Your Kindle
10. Flying Baby Photographer Hopes to Publish Book

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Pinterest boards for book lovers, why your Google+ profile matters and a Lana Del Rey-inspired parody of The Hunger Games (embedded above).

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1. Police Sketches of Literary Characters
2. Pinterest Boards for Book Lovers
3. Literary Pick-up Lines for Valentine’s Day
4. Jeffrey Zaslow Memorial Page
5. Why Your Google+ Profile Matters
6. Librarians Respond to Penguin’s Decision to End Library eBook Lending
7. The Hunger Games Gets Lana Del Rey Parody
8. How Writers Can Stay Optimistic
9. R.L. Stine Posts a Horror Story on Twitter
10. Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Rachel Maddow’s win, Amazon book search results visualized and The Hunger Games Super Bowl trailer (embedded above).

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1. Rachel Maddow Wins John Steinbeck Award
2. Amazon Book Search Results Visualized
3. S*** Agents and Editors Say
4. Help Give Away One Million Books
5. Pinterest Boards for Book Lovers
6. Revive the Lost Art of Letter Writing This Month
7. Facebook Timeline to Be Mandatory Soon
8. Jamie Raab Interview Sparks eBook Royalty Debate
9. Hunger Games Trailer for Super Bowl
10. Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Barnes & Noble’s “declaration of war” against Amazon, how to rescue Goodreads books and S*** Agents and Editors Say (video embedded above).

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1. Barnes & Noble Stores Will Not Stock Books Published By Amazon
2. Pinterest Tips for Writers
3. S*** Agents and Editors Say
4. How To Rescue Books on Goodreads
5. INFOGRAPHIC: Most Quoted Books of 2011
6. Facebook Timeline to Be Mandatory Soon
7. Why Literary Agents Like Amazon Publishing
8. Paulo Coelho: ‘Welcome to Download My Books for Free’
9. Amazon Book Search Results Visualized
10. Revive the Lost Art of Letter Writing This Month

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s shocking news about Amazon, a fake Cormac McCarthy Twitter account and  Jack Gantos‘ Newbery Medal winning novel (pictured).

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1. 10 Bestselling Books with More Than 80 One-Star Reviews
2. What’s the Best Book You’ve Read in a Single Day?
3. Cormac McCarthy Did Not Join Twitter
4. Pinterest Tips for Writers
5. INFOGRAPHIC: Most Quoted Books of 2011
6. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Distribute Amazon Books
7. J.R.R. Tolkien & George Orwell Removed From Public Domain
8. Best Mystery Books of 2011
9. Revive the Lost Art of Letter Writing Next Month
10. Jack Gantos Wins the Newbery Medal

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the most popular stories of the week, including a Toni Morrison challenge, Megaupload indictments and free Downton Abbey-era poetry (Wilfred Owen, pictured).

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1. Facts Without Wikipedia Hashtag Sweeps Twitter
2. Books Dance in Empty Bookstore
3. Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ Challenged in Michigan
4. What do Editors Want in 2012?
5. Jennifer Weiner Analyzes Gender Balance in NYT Fiction Coverage
6. Megaupload Founder & Employees Indicted
7. Amazon Authors See 449% Royalty Growth From Library Lending
8. Apple Unveils iBooks Author App
9. Downton Abbey Poetry Reading List
10. McDonald’s to Put 9 Million Books in UK Happy Meals

For your three-day weekend reading pleasure, here are the most popular stories of the week, including A Heartbreaking Shower Curtain of Staggering Genius, Captcha-inspired literature and books dancing in an empty bookstore (amazing video embedded above).

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1. Books Dance in Empty Bookstore
2. Dave Eggers Publishes Shower Curtain
3. Banished Words of 2012
4. How to Buy eBooks from an Indie Bookstore
5. Christopher Hitchens’ Final Vanity Fair Essay
6. 2012 Reading Challenge at Goodreads
7. Captcha Inspires New Literary Genre
8. Study: Kids Like eBooks Better Than Print
9. McDonald’s to Put 9 Million Books in UK Happy Meals
10. The Picture of Dorian Grey Poupon

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the top stories of the week. They include self publishing marketing strategies, Amazon’s controversial price check app and our readers’ amazing Book Christmas Trees (slideshow embedded above).

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1. Make a Book Christmas Tree
2. ABA Attacks Amazon’s Price Check App
3. How to Make a Secret Door in Your Bookcase
4. U.S. Senator Urges Amazon to Cancel Price Check App Promotion
5. How Darcie Chan Used Paid Reviews & Banner Ads to Make a Self Published Bestseller
6. Facebook Timeline Tips for Writers
7. Sell Your Writing for a Tweet
8. Amazon’s Bestselling Books Of 2011
9. Digital Publishing Executives Share Discoverability Advice for Writers
10. 5 Ways Writers Earned $5 on Fiverr

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our most popular stories of the week. They include the sad passing of fantasy novelist Anne McCaffrey, a program that helps you meet deadlines with kittens, and self-publishing advice for literary authors.

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1. Anne McCaffrey Has Died
2. Seth Godin Ends the Domino Project
3. National Novel Writing Month Writers Produced 3 Billion Words
4. Stephen King & Haruki Murakami on Bad Sex in Lit List
5. Guides to Nook Tablet & Kindle Fire Covers
6. Mark Cuban Explains Why He Self Published
7. Meet Your Deadline with Kittens
8. App Tips for Children’s Book & Comic Creators
9. Should Literary Authors Self Publish?
10. Read the Voynich Manuscript for Free Online

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the top stories of the week. They include big changes at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the Occupy Wall Street Library eviction and Nikky Finney’s inspiring speech at the National Book Awards (embedded above, scroll ahead to 16:10-mark).

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1. Occupy Wall Street Library Evicted
2. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Restructure
3. Quentin Rowan Explains Why He Plagiarized
4. Christopher Hitchens Creates Reading List for 8-Year-Old Girl
5. Share Books & eBooks with Our Troops
6. Occupy Wall Street Library Recovery Reports
7. Free Samples of the National Book Award Winners
8. Nikky Finney Speech Rocks National Book Awards
9. 10 Charities That Promote Literacy
10. Build a Digital People’s Library