California Literary Review

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer ‘can’t write worth a darn’, says Stephen King: King compared the Mormon author to JK Rowling, saying that both authors were “speaking directly to young people”. “The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good,” he told an interviewer from USA Weekend. [Guardian]

Some Fear Google’s Power in Digital Books: “Google will enjoy what can only be called a monopoly — a monopoly of a new kind, not of railroads or steel but of access to information,” Mr. Darnton writes. “Google has no serious competitors.” [NYT]

How cartoons joined the 21st century: Forget paper and wave goodbye to inky fingers. Simon Usborne discovers the hottest comics are strictly online [Independent]

Reading Bridget Jones could improve your love life, new study shows: It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for: reading a good book prepares you for real life. [Guardian]

HarperCollins’s New Format: Video Books: As publishers continue to look for diverse ways to spread content, HarperCollins today released a video edition of What Would Google Do?, a business book by Jeff Jarvis [PW]

Book dealer jailed over Rothschild library thefts: David Slade, 59, admitted taking more than 30 books belonging to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild after he was hired to catalogue the family’s collection. [Guardian]

Venerable Bookstore to Close in Village: The Oscar Wilde Bookshop in Greenwich Village, which is believed to be the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the country, will close on March 29, its owner announced on Tuesday, citing economic troubles. [NYT]