Anthropological study of metaphor takes 2020 Diagram prize, pulling ahead of Introducing the Medieval Ass in public voteA Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path has beaten Introducing the Medieval Ass to win the Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year.Both books are academic studies, with the winning title by University of Alberta anthropologist Gregory Forth. It sees Forth look at how the Nage, an indigenous people primarily living on the islands of Flores and Timor, understand metaphor, and use their knowledge of animals to shape specific expressions. The title itself is an idiom for someone who begins a task but is then distracted by other matters. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-11-27 00:01:11 UTC ]
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Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman has signed a new 5-book deal with HarperCollins, it was announced Wednesday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason is to launch its e-reader later this year, the Irish bookseller has revealed, as it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author G.P. Taylor says 'children's literature has gone too far' and advocates a ratings system like that for movies or video games. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Nathan Englander has been announced as the winner of the world's most valuable short... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A single good-sized book will provide you with many hours of entertainment, it will make you think about some aspect of the world around you and make you reconsider that aspect a little. And even better, that single book can be acquired for practically nothing. Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2012-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Begg, CEO of digital publisher Mindshapes, explains how his team turn traditional children's books into digital, interactive ones. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has won an 11-publisher tussle for a début by Lottie Moggach, daughter of novelist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The front page of the New York Times Book Review has always been—and continues to be—a much coveted spot for authors and publishers alike. But just how much does a Book Review cover affect a book’s sales in today’s publishing climate—does the revered paper publication still move units in the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press is the first publisher to announce it will be releasing a title... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roger Bootle has been announced this morning (5th July) as the winner of the £250,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen McAleer has been appointed to the newly created position of chief global development... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of tablet adopters are reading books and other media on their tablet screens instead of relying on paper. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nigerian author Rotimi Babatunde has won the 13th Caine Prize for African Writing. The writer was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the fight between Apple, Amazon, the government, and publishers to set prices for electronic books, independents were overlooked. Now, they're banding together and voicing complaints. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to the record-breaking popularity of E L James' Fifty Shades trilogy, printed book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has today announced the next 12 titles in its quarterly Book Club, featuring four... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It used to be that offering customers coffee, tea, or occasionally wine or beer with their books was enough. But in some communities, books go better with heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, and local organic meat. Outdoor marketplaces may not work for everyone—Powell’s Books in Portland, Ore.,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired a new book by comedian and actress Jo Brand, described as "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotic book Fifty Shades of Grey has become the fastest adult paperback novel to sell one million print copies, smashing previous records. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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