For your weekend reading pleasure, we’ve collected the ten most popular publishing stories of the week–ranging from earthquake reshelving to Barack Obama’s summer reading list to authors who visit book clubs.
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1. JCPenney Stirs Controversy with ‘Too Pretty to do Homework’ Shirt
2. Librarians Reshelve 27,000 Books After Virginia Earthquake
3. Free Samples from Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List
4. How Authors & Publishing Professionals Can Use Storify
5. Irene Floods Bartleby’s Books in Vermont
6. David Rakoff, Mike Birbiglia & Rick Reilly Named Thurber Prize Finalists
7. What Does It Take to Write a Second Book?
8. Authors Who Visit Book Clubs
9. Maya Angelou Objects To MLK Monument Quote
10. Three Elements of a Great Title