- The four-story Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center will be shuttering its doors (via The Wall Street Journal)
- When the French return from their traditional August sebatacle, apparently publishers are ready to fill their shelves with new, non-beach read books (via France 24)
- It’s raining poetry. Berlin bombed with poetry bookmarks as a protest against war (via Guardian)
- Five years after Hurrican Katrina, New Orleans is rebuilding and there is a new photo book coming out next week documenting the progress (via Huffington Post)
- What’s so special about August 24th? Apparently nothing. August 24th is rumored to be 554th anniversary of the revolutionizing Gutenberg Bible. The New York City Public Library, the holder of this great artifact, says hooey. We have no idea who started that rumor. (via Huffington Post)
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