German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist

'A diverse range of themes' and experimentation with form are reflected in the 2020 longlist announced by the jury of the German Book Prize. The post German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Berkley Prime Crime Turns 20

Berkley Prime Crime made its debut 20 years ago, releasing 40 mass market cozy mystery paperbacks in 1994. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Thomas King Wins Canadian Nonfiction Prize

Thomas King's "subversive, hilarious, enraging" re-examination of Canada's history with aboriginal people wins $25,000 non-fiction prize Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Indian Publisher Pauses on Second Hinduism Book

An Indian publisher says it will have independent scholars examine objections from a conservative Hindu group to a book by American religion scholar Wendy Doniger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Saunders awarded first Folio Prize

US writer George Saunders has won the inaugural Folio Prize for his short story collection Tenth... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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David Nicholls moves on from One Day with new novel

After his bestselling love story about finding a partner, Nicholls' new book Us will look at holding on to oneIn his hugely popular novel One Day, David Nicholls explored the search for a soulmate through the long-drawn-out love affair between Em and Dex. Five years on, Nicholls is set to take... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Deals: Week of March 10, 2014

Tor seeks ‘Truth’ from Dennard, gets ‘Unnoticed’ by Brockway and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Plaintiffs: No 'Do-Overs' For Apple in E-book Case

Attorneys for the consumer class argue there is enough evidence to assess damages against Apple via a summary judgment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'Paddington' movie trailer glimpses at children's book series bear

The 'Paddington' book series was written by Michael Bond and initially illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Samsung's thing for (faux) leather continues with the ATIV Book 9 Style

Samsung's clearly been listening to Venus in Furs a lot recently, which explains why it's gone a bit crazy on the faux-leather all of a sudden. After covering both the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab Pro and Chromebook 2 in the stuff, the company has now... Continue reading at Engadget

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Read Harry Potter books in a few hours? New tech may make it possible

A new technology that is set to make its debut in April could one day make it possible for users to read Harry Potter books in just a few hours.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Goldman Sachs elevator tweeter loses book deal

It was recently revealed that former banker John Lefevre, who lives in Texas and does not work for Goldman Sachs, was behind the popular Twitter account. Publisher Simon & Schuster said at first it would still publish Lefevre's book but now says the deal has canceled. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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The Audio Book Club Live in Seattle!

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Parents push to end gender division of boys' and girls' books

Let Books Be Books campaign wins instant repsonse from publisher Usborne, in time for International Women's DayA campaign to break down gender divides in children's publishing has met with instant success, after one of the publishers under fire announced they will stop producing titles labelled... Continue reading at The Guardian

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 10, 2014

This week, Philip Marlowe returns, how Paris became Paris, and the book that powerful people don't want you to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Book That Lies Behind The Success Of HBO's "True Detective"

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Tartt and Atwood vie for book award

Margaret Atwood, Donna Tartt and Booker winner Eleanor Catton are among the novelists longlisted for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at BBC News

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Crace, Aslam, Forna win $150k Windham Campbell prizes

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SCIBA Mobilizes Against Festival of Books Amazon Connection

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UK’s ValoBox: Selling, Sharing Books at Point of Discovery

UK-based startup ValoBox offers an attractive revenue sharing model for those who use social media as a catalyst to sell books, empowering discovery. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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