Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues. Continue reading at 'CBC'
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Crime novelist P D James has won the Sacla' Women of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is to undergo a restructure in the new year, creating two separate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Individual Kindle users already have Whispernet, and Amazon has now announced another free service designed to make Kindles easier to manage for large organizations. Dubbed Whispercast, the service will let schools, businesses and other groups both distribute and manage the Kindles themselves... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a dip in overall book sales down under, Australian agents and rights managers report a booming business from the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carrie Arcos, an L.A. mom whose first novel, 'Out of Reach,' is a young adult literature finalist, is in the company of Robert A. Caro, Junot Diaz and more.Carrie Arcos was mystified when she received an email from the National Book Foundation instructing her to call its office. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Junot Diaz, Dave Eggers, and Katherine Boo all made the cut for final consideration for the award. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Junot Díaz, who was recently named a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, is among the National Book Awards fiction finalists for his short-story collection, "This Is How You Lose Her." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Syrian writer Samar Yazbek, author of A Woman in the Crossfire (Haus Publishing), has been chosen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling's next published work is likely to be for children younger than the readers of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author JK Rowling has promised fans that her next published book will be for children. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A M Heath is bringing the first novel for 15 years from Charles Palliser, author of The Quincunx... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simply Books of Bramhall in Cheshire has been judged Independent Retailer of the Year at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) has topped the US charts in its first week... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15,000 BBC International Short Story Award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Diaz, reporter David Finkel, and writer Dinaw Mengestu were honored by the MacArthur Foundation, each receiving a $500,000 grant. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's range manager Sarah Clarke, Ron Johns of Mabrecon Books (pictured) and Foyle... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Janklow & Nesbit is bringing a thriller, Early Riser, which marks a new direction for writer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The work of radical authors and publishers will be highlighted at a one-day radical book fair... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author JK Rowling spoke for the first time in public last night about her new novel The Casual Vacancy, which signals the coming of age of the Harry Potter generation. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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