Topic: Kurt Vonnegut

Barnes & Noble CEO Is Done with Books; 43 Famous Writers Walk into a Cafe

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Today in books and publishing: William Lynch is a Nook guy; a sort-of-star-studded shoot; Kurt Vonnegut warns against shacking up with students; Michiko Kakutani writes reviews in verse now.

By David Wagner

Oct 30, 2012

Making Sense of Penguin Random House; Sandy's Toll on Bookstores

Today in books and publishing: Everyone's thoughts on the world's biggest publisher; bookstores hit by storm; the author's cut on a pick-your-price deal; Khaled Hosseini to publish new book.

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By David Wagner

Aug 30, 2012

States Settle With Publishers; Amazon's Kindle Fire Burns Out

Today in books and publishing: Amazon's fresh out of Kindle Fires; on the 'authenticity memoir'; states ready to end e-book suit; controversial Paterno bio sells like hotcakes.   

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 23, 2012

A Previously Unpublished Vonnegut Novella; Introducing the Next 'Dark Tower'

Today in books: An unpublished Kurt Vonnegut novella is now available as a Kindle Single, Steven Millhauser is your Story Prize winner, and Stephen King's introduction to the eighth Dark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.

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By Ray Gustini

Dec 21, 2011

David Foster Wallace Defines 'Primipara'; 'Dragon Tattoo' Merchandising Run Amok

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.

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By Ray Gustini

Dec 8, 2011

Kurt Vonnegut's Son Defends His Dad's Stock Portfolio

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.

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 4, 2011

Our Books Are Morbidly Obese

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.

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 23, 2011

The Most Powerful People in Books Don't Write Many Books

Plus: Mark Twain's 105 year ban from a Massachusetts library is over

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 8, 2011

Spatwatch

Vonnegut Library Director Fights School District's 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Ban

Vonnegut Library Director promises to send 150 copies of the banned book

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