Today in books: An unpublished Kurt Vonnegut novella is now available as a Kindle Single, Steven Millhauser is your Story Prize winner, and Stephen King's introduction to the eighth Dark Tower book has been posted online.
Today in books: Stieg Larsson's longtime girlfriend isn't a fan of Rooney Mara or H&M's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo clothes, season's greetings from The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, and David Foster Wallace's vocabulary sheet from 1997.
Today in books: Kurt Vonnegut's son says that his dad may have been a grouch, but didn't own stock in Dow Chemical, the Department of Justice confirms an investigation into e-book price-fixing, and the tricky business of picking a pen name.
Today in literature and publishing: God's memoir won't be sold at Walmart, the rise of the giant novel, and Kurt Vonnegut's cautionary tale.
Plus: Mark Twain's 105 year ban from a Massachusetts library is over
Vonnegut Library Director promises to send 150 copies of the banned book
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