Record companies are usually quick to capitalize on the never-before heard recordings of their biggest artists. So why did Sony drag their feet and hush up the release of new Bob Dylan rarities? The answer lies in a complex copyright law.
Today in books and publishing: Depp to publish "authentic" books; a female version of Holden Caulfield; the First Amendment protects phone books; a Chinese writer receives a prestigious German prize.
We're already gearing up for the year's big literary/gambling hybrid: The 2012 Nobel prize for literature! Will our laureate be Bob Dylan? Haruki Murakami? Mo Yan or Cees Nooteboom? The speculation has begun.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
President Obama will award the Medal of Freedom to 13 honorees this year, the White House announced Thursday, among them Bob Dylan, which prompts the question: Which Dylan song will Obama try to sing at the ceremony?
The poet beat out Bob Dylan, and was praised by the committee for giving a "fresh access to reality."
Plus: Rod Stewart jumps into the pop star memoir game
A guide to the tributes to the music icon
On China, America as Europe's slum, and Bob Dylan's poetry
Also, plenty of people came to see him play in Beijing
A commenter presumably a lawyer looks back on a career of lyrics-quoting
Even John Roberts has cited Bob Dylan
Over 40 years after war, legendary singer-songwriter finally plays for the country
Dylan self-censors his first performance in China days after Ai Weiwei's arrest
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