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SHAUN SMITH'S SUNDAY SUNDRIES
Submitted by ssmith on October 26, 2013 - 11:58pm
A WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF INTERNET CURIOSITIES FROM THE BOOK WORLD
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Too busy to read? A clever new book from design firm H-57 delivers a few hundred stories in pictograms.
Stacks
The librarian’s dream desk.
OED3
The third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is 18 years behind schedule. But no rush.
Here’s a joyful piece of writing from Lionel Shriver for anyone aspiring to authorship: How to Succeed as an Author: Give Up on Writing - The rancid smell of 21st century literary success
The sad thing is I agree with much of what he has to say.
If Popular Books Had Clickbait Titles
I have no idea what a clickbait is and I refuse to look it up. Still, these are funny.
What is the total damage claimed in the lawsuit against Apple in the e-book price-fixing scandal?
$307M (Incidentally, that's pocket change for Apple.)
Costumes
Your Kids On Books
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SHAUN SMITH is a novelist and award-winning journalist in Toronto, Canada. His young-adult novel Snakes & Ladders was published in 2009 by the Dundurn Group. His book Magical Narcissism: Selected Writings on Books, Writers, Food, and Chefs was published by Tightrope Books in June 2013. shaunsmith.ca
