This week: writers say the darndest things, Americans buy the darndest books, and also some zombies. Read more »

This week: the J.D. Salinger tizzy resurfaces (um, in a funny way), Sarah Palin’s tips for writing a book, and a Twilight parody, all after the jump. Read more »

This week: Banned Books Week, R.L. Stine, literary recommendations, and some witchcraft, after the jump. Read more »

This week: more Dan Brown, writers groups in Second Life, former presidential candidates turning to fiction, plus your pick-me-up, after the jump.

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This week: the Dan Brown clusterfuck, Amish smut, and some fantastic author lists from HTMLGIANT, along with your pick-me-up, after the jump.

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This week: dramatic interpretations of literary hatemail, Twitter film adaptations, fun facts about the reading habits in Guantanamo Bay, and more after the jump. Read more »

Because a lot can happen in one week and we think it’s worthy to tell you about it, we’re starting a new feature called Midweek Pick-Me-Up. Every Wednesday we sum up the week’s lit & culture news and then help to push you through the rest of the week with a pick-me-up, which is a folksy way of saying we show you a funny video, story, or webcomic.

The demise of Reading Rainbow, more discussion about digital readers (as if you haven’t had enough already), and some freaky Twilight-inspired cover art for a classic novel, and more after the jump.

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