Today in books and publishing: Linsanity may be subsiding, but the Knicks guard is still going to the subject of a biography for kids
Today in publishing and literature: Random House increases the price libraries have to pay for e-books, a Jose Saramago novel sees the light-of-day 59 years after it was written, and the house where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's sells for $11 million
Today in books and publishing: Penguin is "cutting ties" with e-book supplier Overdrive, author Lev Grossman is miffed at Fox, and the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas bets big on the modern novelist.
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.
Scott Rudin is developing Swamplandia! for HBO, three major publishing houses are going to let authors have greater access to their sales numbers, and the National Day on Writing.
Today in literature and publishing: Politico's online bookstore is missing some of the classics, Lauren Myracle describes her National Book Award unnomination, and a devoted Tintin fan has harsh words for Steven Spielberg.
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