The Sunday News - October 13, 2013

A weekly collection of literary links best enjoyed with coffee or tea on your Sunday morning. This week's edition of The Sunday News is brought to you by Alice Munro, the art of the book cover, and bookshelf organization.

Have you started watching Emma Approved, the new web series by creators of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? It's a modern-day spin on Emma by Jane Austen told in a way that is only possible through web video content.

Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature! She's the first Canadian writer to receive the award. My twitter feed was filled with congratulatory tweets and proud Canadians on the day of the announcement.

Nicole Kidman will star in (and produce) the upcoming film adaptation of A.S.A. Harrison's The Silent Wife.

Design*Sponge published a great essay on the book cover: "A Book By Its Cover: What Is The Book Cover's Place In The 21st Century?"

James Franco has found yet another way to take over the book publishing world. Franco will publish a novel loosely based on the Alcoholic's Anonymous 12 Steps manual.

My newest post for Quirk Books: 7 Ways to Organize Your Bookshelves.