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April 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward This Year's Book-Themed April Fools April Fool's Day for the book industry means a day of pranks, tricks - and perhaps a few pointed digs at powerful players like Amazon, all in the name of a "joke." Literary connections to the day stretch back many years - Herman Melville published his final novel The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade on April Fool's Day, the very day on which the satirical plot was set, while the first mention of April Fool's Day is held by some to be in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Click here to read the best of this year's crop  Continue reading... Does 'Hobbit' First Look Offer Major Surprise? Artist Creates Nude Font 10 Things To Know About Kickstarting A Book This Year's Book-Themed April Fools This Year's Book-Themed April Fools 8 Guaranteed Ways To Get What You Want 9 Reasons You Might Be An Introvert 8 Guaranteed Ways To Get What You Want 10 Ways To Insult Someone LEV RAPHAEL Is Most Contemporary Literary Fiction Really Terrible? I hear this complaint a lot, and it's just been repeated on Salon.com. Is it true? Continue reading... JEFFREY SHAFFER War Stories All Americans Should Read Attention everyone who wants to know what war is really like for the troops in the front lines: you now have several excellent opportunities to learn about the incredible horror and nightmarish consequences of mortal combat. Continue reading... KAREN DIONNE Why Literary Agents Attend Writers Conferences (It's Not What You Think) Every week literary agents receive hundreds of query letters from aspiring writers. Why then, would agents take time from their busy schedules to go to a writers conference and meet yet more writers in person? I asked a few of my favorite agents why they attend writers conferences. Continue reading... RICARDO B. SALINAS The Collapse of Complex Societies: Review The book helps to understand our history and extrapolate lessons to the delicate global situation of public finances, especially since governments that claim to be the solution to the global crisis often represent the problem. Continue reading... PHILIP SEIB A Reporter Looks at Hillary Clinton's Public Diplomacy The Secretary, by BBC correspondent Kim Ghattas, is a remarkable book. Not only does it provide an insightful record of life on the road with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but also it treats public diplomacy seriously. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003