Geoff Dyer to judge Goldsmiths Prize

Author Geoff Dyer will be one of the judges of the Goldsmiths Prize 2014, the second year of the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Korea Worthy of a Nobel Prize for Literature?

Korean literary agent Joseph Leo of KL Management says, 'Before asking why Korean authors fail to win the [Nobel], I want to ask them how many books you read a year.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mistry wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 has been given to Cyrus Mistry for his novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evolve Media Hires Geoff Schiller Away from Hearst

Publisher of enthusiast consumer content Evolve Media, LLC has lured Geoff Schiller from his position as Hearst Digital Media’s chief sales officer to join the company as chief revenue officer. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brits shortlisted for new US military history prize

The works of two British authors, Roger Knight and Richard Overy, have been recognised on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Denies Stay; Orders Apple to Cooperate with Monitor

Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s request for a stay of its external monitor provision, and ordered the company to cooperate fully with the external compliance monitor she appointed last fall following her ruling in Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sinead Morrissey wins TS Eliot Prize

Sinéad Morrissey has won the TS Eliot Prize for her collection, Parallax (Carcanet),... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former winners recapture Costa prize

Novelist Kate Atkinson and poet Michael Symmons Roberts become double winners at the Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Denies Apple’s Bid to Extend E-book Damages Inquiry

After a flurry of year-end filings, Judge Denise Cote late last week rejected Apple’s bid to extend its deposition of plaintiff expert witness Roger Noll, whose report had pegged Apple’s total ebook damages at just over $307 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Recommender: Jill Bernstein, Fast Company's Editorial Director (Not Iron Chef Judge)

The three best things Fast Company's Editorial Director found on the Internet this week. More Recommendations Christina Chaey on bygone beers and Beyoncé Jessica Hullinger, Founder/Editor-In-Chief/Ace Reporter At "The Hullinger News" Miles Kohrman, The Cat-Juggling Intern Name: Jill... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don't judge a cat book by its cover

Publishers may think a cute animal on the cover is what sells in the supermarket, but ask around online and those who buy pet books will tell you otherwiseThe moment of receiving your first book jacket is one that every author remembers. I was so excited when I got mine – a jacket, for a book,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prizes for book-lovers in Got it Covered competition

The Bookseller's consumer sister site We Love This Book is inviting book-lovers to test their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, Virginia: Winning the Nobel Prize DOES Sell Books

In the week after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature, sales of her books jumped 6,650% in Canada, and saw significant bumps around the world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grayling and Wagner among Man Booker judges

Philosopher A C Grayling will chair the judging panel for this year's Man Booker Prize for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith and Rickerty win Roald Dahl Funny Prizes

Titles from Simon and Schuster and Egmont/Jelly Pie have won the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prizes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manil Suri Wins the One Book Prize Most Authors Don’t Want

The Literary Review has awarded its 21st annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award to Manil Suri for a scene in The City of Devi featuring a, err, stellar climax. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names turn out for Folio Prize Festival

The Folio Prize is to launch a two-day fiction festival in March just ahead of the announcement... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lazarus' novel awarded book prize

Stoner by late US author John Williams, first published 48 years ago, wins the Waterstones Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published title shortlisted for business book prize

A self-published title has been included in the shortlist for the CMI Management Book of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Extends Order Delaying 'Diary of Malcolm X'

U.S. District court judge Laura Taylor Swaim extended the temporary restraining order issued against Third World Press, indefinitely barring sales of its much anticipated release of the Diary of Malcolm X. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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