Larry McMurtry, award-winning novelist who pierced myths of his native Texas, dies at 84

He won a Pulitzer for “Lonesome Dove” and shared an Oscar for his “Brokeback Mountain” screenplay. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Janson-Smith wins de la Motte trilogy

Patrick Janson-Smith at HarperCollins imprint Blue Door has won the UK battle for the Swedish... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette leads Bookseller Industry Awards pack

Hachette UK has topped the shortlist league table for the 2012 Bookseller Industry Awards, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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€100,000 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced

Pulitzer Prize winner A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Alfred A Knopf) is among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The misunderstood 'digital native' has a two-minute attention span

There have been quite a few studies aimed at figuring out what makes the so-called "digital native" (i.e. children of the 90's who have had Web access and mobile technology their entire lives) tick. Most of them arrive at some disparaging conclusion or other: "Digital natives are slow to pick up... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newbury Comics: ‘It’s Always Morph or Die’

As digital book sales continue to gain traction, the comparison between bookstores and record stores has gotten closer. Coupled with the comparisons comes an implicit warning that bookstores could share the fate of Tower, Virgin, and HMV—record stores that are all gone. While the number of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ASME Announces 2012 National Magazine Awards Finalists

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) today announced the finalists for the 2012 National Magazine Awards, known familiarly as the Ellies. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surrey residents win library challenge

Surrey residents have won their High Court judicial review challenge against council plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: 'Lives of the Novelists' by John Sutherland

These delightful biographies of 294 authors begin with John Bunyan in the 17th century and ends with Rana Dasgupta, born in 1971.My assignment: Read almost 300 literary biographies in more than 800 pages, all of English-language authors, beginning in the 17th century and ending in the present... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duddle wins Waterstones Children's Book Prize

Jonny Duddle, a concept artist for the new Aardman Animation film "The Pirates! In An... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duddle wins children's book prize

Jonny Duddle, the concept artist for Aardman film The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, is named overall winner of the prestigious Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA calls for nominations for IBW Book Award

The Booksellers Association is calling for publishers to nominate titles for the Independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First BolognaRagazzi digital prize awarded

French publisher eToiles Editions, with an app that "breaks away from the page by page way... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Business Media's 2012 Neal Award Winners

This story first appears on FOLIO: sister site, minonline. Business-to-business media were in the forefront on March 16 as American Business Media presented its 58th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards at a New York luncheon. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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John Smith and OUP win at APS Conference

John Smith & Son academic booksellers and Oxford University Press each scooped two awards at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury wins six-figure deal for Sophia

Bloomsbury has acquired a non-fiction title about Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edith Pearlman wins National Book Critics Circle fiction prize

The under-the-radar author won for her collection "Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories."Reporting from New York -- The National Book Critics Circle gave its 2011 fiction prize to Edith Pearlman, an under-the-radar writer of short stories, at its annual awards ceremony Thursday evening at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Media and Tech Winning the Viral News War

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zell Company Seeks Part of Any Future Lawsuit Winnings Over Tribune Buyout

Billionaire Sam Zell is demanding a share of any money retirees and other creditors may win in lawsuits or legal settlements over the 2007 leveraged buyout he engineered of newspaper publisher Tribune Co. (TRB) The demand, made through the Zell-co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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