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Stan Lee, chief writer and editor of Marvel Comics dies aged 95

Nov 12 2018: Stan Lee, who as chief writer and editor of Marvel Comics helped create some of the most enduring superheroes of the 20th century and was a major force behind the breakout successes of the comic-book industry in the 1960s and early ’70s, died on Monday in Los Angeles. ...

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Amazon backs down after booksellers in 27 countries protest

Nov 08 2018: A worldwide strike by antiquarian booksellers against an Amazon subsidiary proved successful after two days, with the retailer apologizing and saying it would cancel the actions that prompted the protest.

It was a rare concerted uprising against any part of Amazon by...

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Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, long-time-serving New York Times book critic, dies at 84

Nov 08 2018: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, a nationally influential literary critic for The New York Times for three decades, who wrote some 4,000 reviews and essays, mostly for the daily column Books of The Times, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84.

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Jin Yong, literary giant of the Chinese-speaking world dies aged 94

Nov 07 2018: Jin Yong, a literary giant of the Chinese-speaking world whose fantastical epic novels inspired countless film, television and video game adaptations and were read by generations of ethnic Chinese, died on Oct. 30 in Hong Kong. He was 94.

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A Tribute to Todd H. Bol: A Little Free Library board member recalls what made the organization's founder tick

Nov 06 2018: ... For those of us lucky enough to know Todd, it was not only the adorable, customizable structures of the libraries that made him happy but it was something far bigger: community. For Todd, Little Free Libraries were places that strengthened community ties where they ...

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Booksellers protest Amazon affiliate AbeBooks

Nov 05 2018: Beginning today and lasting a week, more than 300 booksellers around the world are not selling titles on AbeBooks, the Amazon subsidiary that specializes in collectible and used books, to protest AbeBooks' decision to ban booksellers from several nations, including ...

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Hundreds form human chain to move thousands of books for a local bookstore

Nov 04 2018: The plea went out a few weeks ago from October Books in the port city of Southampton, England: “Care to lend a hand?”

Volunteers were needed to help the store move to a new location about 500 feet down the road--a move made possible by a fundraising campaign that ...

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'Well-Read Black Girl' - Instagram, book club, and now book

Oct 26 2018: What started as Glory Edim's Instagram account has grown to a book club, a festival and now, a book, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves.

Well-Read Black Girl started as an online community in 2015, when Edim launched an Instagram account...

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