» George Carlin becomes first posthumous Mark Twain honoree
The John F. Kennedy Center will “go ahead with plans to present its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to the late George Carlin ...”

» University Presses Start to Sell Via Kindle
Typically pricier and aimed at narrower audiences, will UP titles benefit from Kindle editions?

» Making Reading Appear Fashionable
On the new Anthropologie catalog’s “summer classics” concept.

» HBO bites into Crosley’s “Cake”
The network plans to adapt the ubiquitous Sloane Crosley memoir.

» Christian Novel Is Surprise Best Seller
How a self-published novel — too controversial for Christian publishers and too Christian for mainstream publishers — landed atop the bestseller lists.