rachelfershleiser: On Monday night, Ms. Attenberg will appear at the Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene with Maris Kreizman, whose tumblr, “Slaughterhouse 90210,” cleverly matches literary quotes to screenshots from TV shows. It’s one in a series of events curated by Beatrice.com creator Ron Hogan featuring authors and bloggers “who share the same territories, passions, and preoccupations.” (via Culture Count: A Family Story Takes on Added Gravity - WSJ.com)

rachelfershleiser:

On Monday night, Ms. Attenberg will appear at the Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene with Maris Kreizman, whose tumblr, “Slaughterhouse 90210,” cleverly matches literary quotes to screenshots from TV shows. It’s one in a series of events curated by Beatrice.com creator Ron Hogan featuring authors and bloggers “who share the same territories, passions, and preoccupations.”

(via Culture Count: A Family Story Takes on Added Gravity - WSJ.com)

theatlantic: A Map of the World Based on Book Publishing When it comes to book publishing, not all countries are created equal, as this distorted map of the world by the International Publishers Association shows. […] As you can see, places like the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia are engorged in illustration of their strong publishing industries. Meanwhile, Africa and the Middle East are tiny slivers, meaning that the number of books published in those places is extremely low compared to the rest of the world. [Image: International Publishers Association]

theatlantic:

A Map of the World Based on Book Publishing

When it comes to book publishing, not all countries are created equal, as this distorted map of the world by the International Publishers Association shows. […]

As you can see, places like the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia are engorged in illustration of their strong publishing industries. Meanwhile, Africa and the Middle East are tiny slivers, meaning that the number of books published in those places is extremely low compared to the rest of the world.

[Image: International Publishers Association]