Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, who wrote nihilistic and violent tales of the American frontier and post-apocalyptic worlds that enthralled and appalled readers, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his representative confirmed to CBC News. Continue reading at 'CBC'
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For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emue Books is a new Australian publisher with an unexpected mission: publishing Francophone literature and reviving "fairness" in publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzy Lucas is to be prize administrator for the newly established Literature Prize.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books has acquired three novels by science-fiction novelist, blogger and technology... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indian writer Jeet Thayil has won the third DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, worth $50,000,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several current projects—from YA novels to television to our own year-long reading group—are striving to make Shakespeare accessible to a contemporary audience. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are 'important' to their communities, say 91 percent of Americans in a Pew survey, but they need more ebooks and more programs for children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the world is being set up to facilitate frictionless commercial transactions between diverse cultures, is literary fiction losing its role? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pew report assures us that, even in the digital age, libraries continue to serve a variety of functions.Perhaps the most groundbreaking aspect of “Library Services in the Digital Age,” the report released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project is how... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books has acquired a military science-fiction thriller, describing it as a “the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners are forecasting a grim 2013, predicting that 300 libraries could... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titan Comics has teamed up with comics veteran Dave Elliot on a new co-publishing venture which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly a quarter of Americans have read ebooks in the past year, with the number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle ebooks, but they've had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don't have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Literature Prize, the book prize founded by Aitken Alexander m.d. and agent Andrew Kidd, has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature organisations in the North East have said they face difficult times with a combination... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Janhsen, publishing director of Germany's Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, predicts that we'll see fewer vampires and zombies in forthcoming YA and teen books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American City Business Journals, the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, has acquired Streetwise Media, a Boston-based digital media company that uses a community ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waldek Węgrzyn’s innovative take on the electronic book turns the book itself into a new digital interface, without eliminating the joys of ink on paper. Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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