News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff.
Book News
- 20 New Lines from The Epic of Gilgamesh Discovered in Iraq
- Svetlana Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel prize in literature (The Guardian)
- Scholastic Contributes to Syrian Refugee Relief Efforts Through Save the Children (press release).
- And Waterstones Launches the “Buy Books for Syria” Campaign (GalleyCat)
- Officials Threaten to Destroy a Little Free Library in Texas (LA Times)
- “Lemony Snicket” (Daniel Handler) and wife Lisa Brown will donate $1 million to Planned Parenthood (Bustle)
Worth Reading
- Dear Slate: Banned Books Week Isn’t a “Crock” (Michelle Anne Schingler, BookRiot)
- Sendak’s Estate: Debating Where the Things Go (Randy Kennedy, New York Times)
- Why I’m Tired of the Same Old Music in YA Fiction (Angel Cruz, BookRiot)
Book & Movie Announcements
- Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle will be adapted as films… and for TV and videogames, too. The author signed with Lionsgate and will be part of the adaptation team. (Patrick Rothfuss’s blog)
- Patrick Ness will write a Doctor Who spin-off for teens. (BBC News)
- Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races is coming to the big screen; it will be developed by Focus Features. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Stephanie Meyer gender-swapped Bella, Edward, Jacob in Twilight: Life and Death. (BuzzFeed) The nearly 450-page novel is bundled with the original text in the Twilight 10th-anniversary special edition. In other words, the author wrote a fanfic–of her own work.
Awesome Lists
- The Best of Bookish Art from Tumblr (BookRiot)
- Age Is Just a Number: Romance Novels With Mature Couples (The Booklist Reader)
- 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon Book Editors)
Really Cool / Just for Fun
Hand-bound journals from alExLibris
- Gorgeous hand-crafted leatherbound journals and books from aLexLibris
- Penguin Kids is running a Halloween costume contest for costumes based on picture book characters
- Harry Potter soundtrack themes played (beautifully!) by The Indian Jam Project, using a mix of Western and Indian instruments:
Bookish Quote
That’s it for this week!
Literary Feline
I am so excited about Patrick Ness writing a Dr. Who Spin-off. I hope it’s good.
I heard about the Stephanie Meyer book on Twitter earlier this week. It’s not something I’ll likely be reading, but it will be interesting to hear what fans of the series have to say.
Thank you for sharing the links! Have a great weekend!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
No, I won’t be reading it either. I wasn’t thrilled with the first book, so I have no interest in revisiting it.
I hope you have a good weekend too!
Lory @ Emerald City Book Review
I love the bookish art! Thanks for the links.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I’m glad you enjoyed them! I’m on Tumblr, too, and see (and reblog, and post) a lot of art with books in it… even the occasional original photograph. 🙂
Bea @Bea's Book Nook
Oh,look at that gorgeous hand-bound journal! Wow.
I see several links I need to check out, such as the older couples in romance, Gilgamesh, and Amazon’s list of sci fi and fantasy books to read.
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Lark_Bookwyrm
There were some fun and interesting things going on in the book world over the last two weeks. And those journals – wow!
R_Hunt @ View From My Home
I loved the Tumblr Book Art– so many beautiful images, and I really liked the Bookworm one, where the woman is sprawled in a chair, reading on her e-reader.
Also enjoyed the beautiful book cover images.
The story about Little Free Library, yet another one where books are taken away from neighbors.. I wish I could set one up but I live in a community here. It’s a shame more folks can’t do this to help others, especially kids who live nearby develop a love for reading.
Thanks, Lark!
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Lark_Bookwyrm
I wish I could set up a Little Free Library, too, but our POA rules don’t allow it. 🙁
Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library
Great links this week! I’m curious about the Doctor Who spinoff and the Maggie Stiefvater movie. And can I have that book? It’s beyond gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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