Man is shot and killed in Fairfax neighborhood; shooter fled in a black SUV, police say

Police are looking for a man who fled in a black SUV after fatally shooting someone late Monday afternoon in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said. About 5:45 p.m., paramedics responded to Sierra Bonita and Melrose avenues, where they found a man wounded by gunfire, said LAPD... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Kearney among 2013 Man Booker judges

The full panel of Man Booker Prize judges has been announced, with BBC broadcaster  Martha... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angela Carter wins James Tait Black Best of the Best

Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus has won the Best of the Best James Tait Black Prize,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thayil and Twan Eng on Man Asian longlist

Two novels shortlisted for this year's Man Booker will have a chance of winning the Man Asian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers join in Black Friday offers

Publishers have joined retailers for the first time in offering customers up to 50% off books as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spider-Man writer lands book deal

One of the writers behind disaster-prone Spider-Man Broadway musical, Glen Berger, will reveal all in a "fly-on-the-wall" book. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cole tops charts as Mantel nets Man Booker boost

Singer Cheryl Cole, who rose to fame on ITV's "Popstars: The Rivals", has topped... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Asian Literary Prize loses funding

The Man Group, which also sponsors the Man Booker Prize, has withdrawn its support from the Man Asian Literary Prize, which will be unable to go on after this year if another sponsor isn't found. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US billionaire Black buys Phaidon

Art publisher Phaidon has been acquired from Richard Schlagman by the family of private equity... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Dog to publish Underground series

Black Dog Publishing is kicking off a new series in association with London Underground's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker sales boost, but down on 2011

Sales of the six novels in contention for the Man Booker Prize trebled week-on-week following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can a White Author Write Black Characters?

When a man routinely hailed as one of America’s “greatest living writers” publishes a new novel, one hardly expects it to draw reviews posing questions along the lines of “Can he do it? Can he actually pull it off?” Because when you’re Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner, the act of writing a... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Professor X killed off by Marvel

Hallowed comic book character Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, is killed off in the latest edition of Avengers vs X-Men. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel the top seller on Man Booker shortlist

  Since the Man Booker longlist was announced in July, Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker shortlist revealed

Hilary Mantel is still in the running for a second Man Booker Prize, with her historical novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to co-publish Man Booker contender

Faber is teaming up with independent publisher And Other Stories to help give a wider release to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welsh slams Man Booker Prize

Author Irvine Welsh has hit out at the Man Booker Prize at the Edinburgh World Writers'... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker to broadcast readings

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is to broadcast an evening of readings by this year's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize longlist is announced

Two novels that have received praise in the US – 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Hilary Mantel and 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce – made the cut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies delighted by Man Booker longlistings

Independent publishers with titles selected for this year's Man Booker longlist, published... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate dominates Man Booker longlist

Three books from Fourth Estate have made it onto the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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