Okay, so some of these might have been touched on here and there. I tried reading much of what’s gone on the last couple weeks while on the plane, but I just can’t keep all that awesomeness in my head at one time. So pardon the reposts:

News:

Carol Ann Duffy just went one more step up the Awesome Ladder, ascending from Gnarly to Rad… only a few more steps and she’ll be at the top: Totally Tubular. Presenting the Ted Hughes award, funded with Duffy’s paycheque… (The Laureates of the future thank her for being a rate buster, I’m sure)

Michel Jackson, le fou etoile, est aime apres tout… peut-etre… Ma Francais est tres tres bien, non?

Remainders are great for making money… except if you’re, you know, an author

It’s really perfect, if you think about it: New Nabokov story  to be released in magazine full of naked little girls (mental note: do not look at search stats for next month until the hits on that last phrase die down…)

Ted Kennedy LE to come, like a high-end dominatrix, between rich Democrats and their money

In an undoubtedly fair and balanced story, the New York Post (aka the Fox News of print journalism), notes that Arabic translation of gay travel book turns word “gay” into “pervert”

Publishers lean on backlist tombstone set in troubled times—ZOMBIE POWER!

Penguin is the world’s largest publisher… In related news, gay penguin leaves partner for chick… Fucking little tuxedo’d player. Even considering my own biographical details, I’m inordinately sad

New Pinter award from PEN

The Pope and Oscar, sitting in a tree….

New Grahan Greene mystery

Tolkien family versus the world, round 12

Naipaul switches teams

Aussie book regulations changed, publishers recry foul… Moby with the call

Reports say Frank McCourt is deathly ill and we wish him the best

Daily Dose of Digital

If publishers force Amazon to raise ebook prices, they’ll get pirated… In related news: 2+2=4

When to release the ebook of your expensive hardcover?

…And again

Kindle set to bring future to UK

Youtube book club?

Spain arming for digitial revolution