Sunday, January 28, 2018

The Roundup with PW


Apple Returns to the E-Book Game: Apple is working on a redesigned version of its iBooks e-book app for iPhones and iPads and has hired an executive from Amazon to help.

Bob Smith Dies at 59: The first openly gay comic to perform on 'The Tonight Show' and author of both fiction and nonfiction books died on Jan. 20 at his home in Manhattan.

Was Robert Burns a "Sex Pest"?: On this year’s Burns Night, the 18th-century bard has come under harsh scrutiny from Liz Lochhead over his treatment of women.

Ten Things Learned from Le Guin: The lessons Karen Joy Fowler learned from the late author, one of the first sci-fi writers Fowler ever read.

A Publisher’s Life and Library: Friends and colleagues of former Random House publisher Howard Kaminsky share their thoughts on his literary collection.

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