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Weekend Reading: Tiger Woods, Unagented Submissions, and Baby iPad

mattel.pngAs you enjoy the weekend, check out our favorite stories from the last week–a little weekend reading to keep you busy until we meet again on Monday morning.

The science fiction and fantasy imprint Pyr began accepting unagented submissions in certain genres.

Mattel unveiled a kiddie version of the iPad–a children’s tablet device with a story book app.

We asked Tiger Woods‘s biographer: can the golfer re-write his biography?

Our “Kindle-rella” story had a happy ending, as a Kindle “bestseller” author scored a book deal with a major publisher.

We looked at the literary offerings at Toy Fair 2010.

This week, GalleyCat readers rescued, adopted, and helped name the Homeless Snow Kitty.

Author Paul Theroux talked about his 17,000-word Kindle-only short story.

Finally, we opened a new directory: The Best Book Reviewers on Twitter.

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