An outstanding Irish writer of fiction will be chosen to promote Irish literature around the worldAs Ireland becomes the first country to exit the eurozone bailout programme, one of its writers can look forward to a period of prosperity with the creation of a laureateship award worth €150,000 (£126,500) over three years.Ireland's Arts Council has teamed up with University College Dublin and New York University to select an outstanding Irish writer of fiction who will promote its literature around the world and inspire the public to engage with the best Irish fiction.According to the chairman of the Arts Council, Pat Moylan, the new position will be appointed in 2014 and represents a "milestone for Irish literature and will place Irish writing at the forefront of global public thought"."The laureate will be a terrific honour for a literary fiction writer, and his or her work will benefit all emerging writers," Moylan said in an Arts Council statement. "The laureate will have an impact on the wider public through major events, a blog and promotions each year, all with the purpose of getting people reading high-quality literary fiction."According to the statement, the nominations process is due to begin immediately and will be carried out in consultation with "key members of the literary community as well as a spread of national organisations". The laureate will be chosen by a panel of judges, which is set to include "high-profile" writers from Ireland and from the US, along... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Titles on rugby, cycling, horse racing and Gaelic games have been shortlisted for this year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Books published by Abacus and Frances Lincoln took the prizes in the published work categories of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 23/11/2011 - 08:15 The Romantic Novelists' Association has restructured its awards, switching names from the Pure Passion Awards to the RoNAs, and with a new brand identity for the organisation. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 09:30 Books apps from Faber, NosyCrow, Penguin, HarperCollins and Transworld have been shortlisted for the FutureBook Innovation Awards, while new companies including 24Symbols, Anobii, and Unbound have been shortlisted in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:25 The long wait for news about job cuts at Eason's should be over by the end of this month following weeks of negotiation, it has been revealed. More than 145 full-time positions at the Irish chain are currently under threat.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:15 Stephen Kelman's Pigeon English (Bloomsbury) has made the shortlist of the £10,000 Guardian First Book Award, equaling its achievement on the Man Booker Prize this year, with Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:30 Return to Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan (Simon & Schuster Children's Books) has been awarded the Guardian Children's Book Award, beating off shortlisted titles including David Almond's My Name is Mina and Simon Mason's Moon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Custom Content Council received a record 638 entries for its annual award ceremony this year, and 160 guests gathered in New York City last night to celebrate the winners. Gold, silver and bronze awards were given in design, editorial and strategic initiatives in print and digital custom media. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 09:00 Alan Hollinghurst's The Stranger's Child (Picador) which was controversially omitted from this year's Man Booker shortlist, has been lauded at the Galaxy National Book Awards at a night which saw Jackie Collins, Caitlin Moran and Dawn French winners.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:00 Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sold 379,000 copies in the US in its first week on bookshop shelves, BookScan US data has revealed. The $35 publication, published by Simon & Schuster in the US,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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National Geographic Magazine topped 100,000 paid digital subscribers this past weekend and the magazine's special series on world population, which was collected into one app called "7 Billion", was the number one free app for iPad in iTunes. The 7 Billion app was promoted in Apple's new and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:00 Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sold 379,000 copies in the US in it first week on bookshops shelves, BookScan US data has revealed. The $35 publication, published by Simon & Schuster in the US,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 14:49 The Literature Prize is to be awarded in the spring of each year, with founder Andrew Kidd saying it will take place for the first time in 2012 if the necessary funding is secured by the end of this year. Kidd said the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 14:59 Caitlin Morans How to Be a Woman and Darren Shans Ocean of Blood have won the BMS seasonal adult and childrens marketing campaign awards respectively. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 08:45 Academic Michael Hunter has won the 2011 Samuel Pepys Award for his "fascinating" biography of 17th-century scientist Robert Boyle. Boyle: Between God and Science (Yale) was awarded the £2,000 prize and a specially commissioned medal at a special dinner... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 14:59 Caitlin Morans How to Be a Woman and Darren Shans Ocean of Blood have won the Book Marketing Society (BMS)' seasonal adult and childrens marketing campaign awards respectively. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers Weekly now has more than 200,000 Twitter followers, passing that mark last week and as of today has more that 203,000 following the magazine via @PublishersWkly. Eileen Gardner, a self-professed pop culture junkie and aspiring author, was the 200,000th PW follower. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 15:30 A new internet bookselling site has launched specialising in travel literature. The Culture Trip is selling four million books and films, organised into categories by countries. The company is also planning to launch a music... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 15:51 Terry Pratchett's Snuff (Doubleday) was narrowly the bestselling book in the UK last week, outselling Martina Cole's 18th novel, The Faithless (Headline), by just 768 copies. Snuff, which last week became the fastest-selling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Finally, publishers have a reason to cheer Apple. In the 10 days since Apple launched its Newsstand for the iPad and iPhone, many are reporting big spikes in sales of their digital editions. Ease of discovery is a big reason for the sales increase; titles are now collected in one place rather... Continue reading at AdWeek
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