Today in books: The bidding for a rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of North America is expected to top $10 million, National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward signs a deal for a new novel, and director Chris Columbus is getting into the young adult literature game.
Today in books: A memorable speech from poet Nikky Finney at the National Book Awards ceremony last night, Penguin's lending self-publishing authors a counter-intuitive helping hand, and Libya's ceremonial "unbanning" of books.
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