Posted on November 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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The New York Times interviews Nora Roberts about what she aims to do in her novels and how she's redefined the perception of an entire genre.
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Class author Stephanie Land, like Roberts, gave an interview about defying expectations and pushing back against what the establishment wanted and expected from her (NPR).
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Barnes & Noble will end support for certain older models of the Nook, meaning that users won't be able to buy new books, among other features (The Verge).
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Scribd has changed the name of its "reading and knowledge" platform to Everand (Draft2Digital).
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The BBC is marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's First Folio by investigating the disappearance of one of the Bard's plays.
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