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ALA 2014 Preview: Getting Ready to Read

The conversation about the Common Core standards will be a hot topic at this year’s ALA Midwinter Meeting, as many public librarians make efforts to reach their patrons and community members—as well as form partnerships with school librarians—to provide information on the standards. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Burial Rites' author Hannah Kent finds mystery in Iceland

Chronicling the Chill of 1820s Iceland in 'Burial Rites,' Australian author Hannah Kent finds deep humanity, for better and worse, in a faraway isle. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014 Preview: Meet the Team

At PW, we’ve always served the library community, but you’ve probably noticed that in recent months we’ve ramped up our commitment to covering library news and issues, with a lineup of monthly columnists writing on a broad range of issues affecting libraries and publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House's Grinch campaign encourages children to do selfless deeds over the holidays

The Grinch campaign, also known as the 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan relaunches online teen platform

Macmillan celebrated the relaunch of MyKindaBook.com, an online platform for teen and YA books,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trainspotting 'favourite Scots book'

Irvine Welsh's debut novel Trainspotting is named as Scotland's favourite book of the past 50 years. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paizo’s Magical Realm of RPG Publishing

Founded in 2002, Paizo Publishing specializes in publishing tabletop role-playing games, or RPGs, in particular its flagship Pathfinder Role Playing Game, as well as magazines, books and a wide range of gaming accessories all designed for the fantasy game-playing marketplace. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday book gift guide: Coffee table

The Library A World History James W.P. Campbell and Will Pryce University of Chicago Press, $75 Sneak inside 85 of the world's greatest libraries in 21 countries, from the National Library of China to the Altenburg Abbey in Austria. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Doesn't Want to Pay the Feds' E-Book Lawyer $70,000 a Week

Apple lost its antitrust ebook trial this summer. Now it has to pay a court-appointed attorney more than $1,100 an hour to keep tabs on itself. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Strand Partners with Club Monaco

A “store-in-store” is how Strand marketing manager Lilly Widen described the new book shop inside Club Monaco’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids book recommendation site launched

A new book recommendation website is aimed at helping children navigate away from the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trainspotting voted 'favourite Scottish novel'

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (Vintage) has emerged as the winner of Book Week Scotland’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC lines up Tim Minchin sitcom

Comedian and musician to play loudmouth cocktail pianist in pilot for 88 Keys, which will also star Fonejacker's Kayvan NovakComedian and musician Tim Minchin will star in his first sitcom as a loudmouth cocktail pianist in 88 Keys for the BBC.Minchin will co-star with Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McIlvaney's Laidlaw trilogy heads for TV

Company Pictures have optioned the TV rights to William McIlvanney's Laidlaw trilogy. Lisa... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish novelist wins first book award

Irish author Donal Ryan wins the 2013 Guardian First Book Award for his debut novel The Spinning Heart. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes calls Larry Ellison book one of 2013’s best

The book about Lanai majority owner and Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison’s pursuit of the America’s Cup yachting championship has received rave reviews from Forbes magazine’s editors and writers as one of the “most entertaining and illuminating nonfiction books of the year.” Author Julian... Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter's first deals at Oneworld

Oneworld has acquired what could be the final novel from prominent US novelist Peter Matthiessen... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail apologises to Robert Peston - with a sting in the tail

The Daily Mail carries a piece today in which it apologises to the BBC's business editor, Robert Peston for having revealed that his late wife had cancer.In 2008, the paper reported on the illness of Peston's wife, Sian Busby, without giving the couple any advance warning or checking whether... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter Alliance brings together fans to effect social change

The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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