Here's the National Book Awards' 2019 longlist for young people's literature

The National Book Foundation has unveiled the 2019 National Book Award longlist for young people's literature. Contenders tackle major sociopolitical issues. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-16 18:19:57 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair Invests in IPR License

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How The Onion Gets People to Read Sponsored Content: Make Fun of It

About a month ago, The Onion posted an article to its Facebook page with the headline, "Complete Idiot Forgot to Shave Area Between Nose and Mouth." The complete idiot, you might have guessed, sports a mustache. The Facebook post has more than 13,000 "likes," nearly 2,200 shares and reams of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Korean Kid’s Poem About Eating Mom Prompts Pulped Book

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Books Inc. to Open in Silicon Valley, New Owners for Mystery Lovers

The California mini-chain will add its 12th location in July 2016 in Santa Clara. In Pittsburgh, Natalie Sacco and Trevor Thomas purchased the Raven Award-winning mystery bookshop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of May 25, 2015

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Meek's privatisation book wins Orwell Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China at BEA 2015: The E-book Market in China

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 25, 2015

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Book Deals: Week of May 25, 2015

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Chelsea Clinton pens book to inspire tweens

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[ The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Published E-Book Review: Frolic in Conservative Utopia

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