Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique was published fifty years ago today [2]. (Huffington Post)
And on the subject of feminism, while two-time Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel remains under tabloid fire for her recent critique of the media and Kate Middleton, the Guardian digs a little deeper [3].
A Sherlock Holmes scholar is suing the Arthur Conan Doyle estate [4] in an attempt to bring Holmes and Watson to the public domain. (GalleyCat)
Publishers Weekly editor Judith Rosen breaks down the burgeoning digital marketplace for used e-books [5].
Emily Temple gives readers a sneak peek into the personal bookshelves of the Flavorwire staff [6].
And while you're at Flavorwire, check out Alison Nastasi's collection of statements from twenty-five writers on the importance of libraries [7].
Tolstoy’s War and Peace will be adapted into a six-part BBC television series [8]. (Telegraph)
Ploughshares interviews Regin Igloria, visual artist, bookbinder, and founder of the Chicago-based North Branch Project, which turns pizza boxes into books [9].