Today in books and publishing: 1Q84 author wants everyone to simmer down; a reading list for inmates; John Travolta didn't libel author; Apple owes Chinese encyclopedia.
Today in books and publishing: Woman cuffed for late library returns; get to know Indian-American fiction; Samuel L. Jackson curses for Obama; did Chabon get Oakland right?
Today in books and publishing: Newspaper pulls book serialization critical of football team; science fiction awards announced; mapping DFW's world; Tesco buys e-bookstore.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Today in books and publishing: Cloud Atlas sweeps China; Kindle lands in India; China Miéville is cautiously optimistic; Martin Amis talks to Slate.
Today in books and publishing: An excerpt from Michael Chabon's latest novel; pricey e-books hit the top of the charts; the myth of Gen-Y illiteracy; Irvine Welsh accuses the Man Booker Prize of classism.
Today in books and publishing: Susan G. Komen exec to tell her side of the Planned Parenthood story; bookstore imitates Chabon's fiction; Woodward's next book will cover Obama's economic strategy.
Michael Chabon fans are about to get another little teaser about the writer's much anticipated next novel, Telegraph Avenue, which will be released on September 11.
Today in books: Bill Clinton's five favorite books are heavy reading, Michael Chabon says publishers are getting an unfair share of e-book profits, and The New York Times assembles "a North Korea reading list."
Plus: Michael Moore wants his book removed from Georgia bookstores
Plus: Hollywood agencies want to be in the Mel Gibson business
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