Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The Roundup with PW

  
Bezos Bets on Middle Earth: Amazon has closed a rumored $250 million deal for global TV rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings.'

The Dark Side of DC Comics: At least two female employees at the comics giant accused a top editor of trying to forcibly kiss or grope them. He was promoted anyway.

Radhika Jones Is Ready to Go: The 'New York Times' books desk editorial director will become the sixth editor of 'Vanity Fair' since its founding in 1913.

Ten Books That Changed the World: From the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' to the 'Communist Manifesto,' ten works that ensured the world would never be the same.

Latin America's Knausgaardian Answer: Richard Piglia and his alter ego, Emilio Renzi, give Karl Ove Knausgaard a run for his self-exhuming literary money.

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