ELit blog‘s review, 06 June 2016

Fear & Censorship
Syria’s Voices – PEN talks to writer Housam Al-Mossili
http://www.pen-international.org/newsitems/syrias-voices-pen-talks-to-writer-housam-al-mosilli/

Contemporary Literature
Ziggy Stardust in Iceland - Interview with Sjón
http://www.versopolis.com/interview/104/ziggy-stardust-in-iceland
The Queer Issue VII
http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/current-issue/
Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/books/middle-eastern-writers-find-refuge-in-the-dystopian-novel.html?_r=0
An Interview with Dubravka Ugrešić
http://www.utne.com/arts/interview-with-dubravka-ugresic.aspx

Publishing
The IPA, the Arab World, and ‘Building Dialogue’: Bodour on the Controversy
http://porteranderson.com/ipa-arab-world-bodour/
International Expansion, Ads, and Deals: BookBub, Goodreads and Consumers
http://publishingperspectives.com/2016/06/bookbub-goodreads-international/#.V1VOduRQ2qw
Ebook Sales in Germany Up, Revenue Down
http://publishingperspectives.com/2016/06/ebook-sales-germany-revenue/#.V1VODORQ2qw
The digital model that treats books like magazines
http://www.thebookseller.com/futurebook/new-digital-model-treats-books-magazines-330260