Dark Knight Rises, Borders Liquidates & Haruki Murakami Plays: Top Publishing Stories of the Week

By Jason Boog 

As we head home for the weekend, we’ve collected the ten most  popular publishing stories of the week–ranging from Google+ tools to Batman news to lagging print book sales.

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1. Writers Who Want To Connect on Google+
2. The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Leaked on YouTube
3. Clara Heyworth Has Died
4. Borders Preparing To Liquidate
5. Songs from Haruki Murakami Novels: Free Spotify Playlist
6. Borders Employees Celebrated on Twitter
7. Severus Snape Crowned Greatest Harry Potter Character of all Time
8. Google+ Counts 10 Million Users
9. Laurann Dohner Signs 75-Book Deal with Ellora’s Cave
10. Adult Hardcover Sales Down 23% This Year