Leading Canadian Writers: 2017 Winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards are Announced

Authors, poets, illustrators and actors are among the winners of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards for Canadian writing in French and English. The post Leading Canadian Writers: 2017 Winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards are Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Writers unite in campaign against 'thuggish' Amazon

Nearly 900 authors across world back criticism of online retailer's business tactics in ebooks dispute with US publisher HachetteThey include some of the biggest literary names on the planet, among them Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Paul Auster, James Patterson and John Grisham; a Pulitzer prize... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Literary Agent to Re-Publish Author's 2004 Novel

Literary agent Marly Rusoff is re-releasing, through her publishing imprint Maiden Lane Press, a debut novel by Jonathan Odell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Names Winner in 2014 Novel Contest

Amazon has chosen D.M. Pulley of Shaker Heights, Ohio, as the grand prize winner in its seventh annual Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Does Los Angeles Get Enough Love in Literary Circles?

Los Angeles might often be dismissed by the bookish as a 'Hollywood Town' but it is home to numerous small presses and a vibrant literary community. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bauer's Rubbernecker wins Theakstons crime award

Belinda Bauer has won the £3,000 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Green, Thor Lead

Brad Thor's thriller "Act of War," released July 8, debuted in the #2 spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Children's book author refuses award backed by Amazon

Allan Ahlberg refused a lifetime achievement award because it was sponsored by the internet bookseller Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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The literary World Cup: readers' best all-time teams

Could goalie Camus cope with an attack formed by Burroughs, Ballard and Bolaño? Guardian readers imagined football squads made from their favourite writers. As the World Cup comes to an end, we take a look at our best fictional elevens. But what team would you put your money on? Back when the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Amazon-backed award turned down by Ahlberg

Distinguished children’s author Allan Ahlberg [pictured] has declined the inaugural... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Children's leads US 2014 print revival

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Debut collection wins Frank O'Connor Award

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Wattpad Acquires Red Room Writers’ Site

Wattpad, an online writing and reading community, has acquired the Red Room, an online community originally described as a “Facebook for authors.” The site will be subsumed into Wattpad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's battle with Hachette is a fight for readers, writers and retailers | Hugh Howey

As things stand, Hachette is making ebook discounts impossible, and almost everybody else stands to lose, writes Hugh HoweyNews: New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claimHow much should an ebook cost? And how should that money be split? These two questions... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Image Announces Third Image Expo for Comic-Con

Hoping to counter the glut of show-biz razzle dazzle at Comic-Con in San Diego with some comic book firepower, Image Comics has announced the third Image Expo, an all-Image Comics media day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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What a Food Writer Eats: PW Talks with Diana Henry

Food writer Diana Henry spoke with PW about the pleasures of "accidentally healthy" eating and why her latest cookbook, 'A Change of Appetite,' isn't a "diet" book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Klassen, Magnason and Williams win UKLA book awards

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Award-winning children's author Walter Dean Myers dies

Myers, author of such books as 'Hoops' and 'Monster,' recently published an essay lamenting what he saw as a lack of diverse characters in children's literature. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Are African Writers Trumping African-American Authors?

In the NYTimes, Felicia R. Lee asks if the 'new wave of African writers' with an international appeal are drawing attention away from African-American voices. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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ALA Awards 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries

Michigan’s Ypsilanti District Library and Montana’s Lewis & Clark Library were both awarded 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the recent American Library Association convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Guadalajara Book Fair to Honor Argentine Literary Greats

The Guadalajara Book Fair's guest nation, Argentina, will honor literary greats and acknowledge Mexico as a haven for exiled writers during the Dirty War. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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