Martina Cole receives CWA Diamond Dagger

Martina Cole has been awarded the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, almost 30 years after she was "dismissed by some as a one-book wonder”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Cole supports literacy among seafarers

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diamond Calls 2013 “Our Best Year Ever”

Pointing to strong titles, a growing backlist, and retailer optimism, Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book unit of Diamond Comics Distributors, reported that its 2013 sales rose by “double digits” over 2012 in the U.S., Canada, and international markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisiana residents choose libraries over jail to receive funds

Residents of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana recently voted down a proposal that would have used money currently going to local libraries to build a new prison. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime customers will now receive Sunday deliveries

There is an ever-growing list of benefits that Amazon provides for its Prime customers. For a $79 yearly fee users enjoy Netflix-like streaming video, Kindle book rentals and free two-day delivery service. The latter has only one simple drawback -- if you order an item on a Friday, you need to... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten 'enterprising libraries' receive grant

Ten library services around the country will receive a share of £450,000 designed to help... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Kindle Fire tablets receive good response from reviewers

The tech community seems especially impressed by a feature called Mayday, which calls up an Amazon tech support employee via video chat to help with tablet issues. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welsh libraries to receive £1m boost

A group of libraries in Wales is set to receive a boost of £1m to help modernise their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel to receive Bodley Medal

Hilary Mantel will be awarded the Bodley Medal at the Oxford Literary Festival, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can You Trust Jared Diamond?

Jared Diamond is a master of cultural and historical bricolage. His books weave epic stories about the human condition from the disparate cultural practices of a wide range of people living in different environments. In his Pulitzer Prize–winning Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond used this... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cole tops charts as Mantel nets Man Booker boost

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How Joanna Coles Nabbed Cosmo's Corner Office

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[ Fast Company | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A Wrinkle in Time' receives the graphic novel treatment

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