Morris and 81-year-old debut novelist shortlisted for SoA awards

Bestselling author Heather Morris and 81-year-old debut novelist Norma MacMaster have been shortlisted for the Society of Authors' Awards.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Steam's Linux game count explodes in one year, big publishers still absent

Since Valve released the first stable version of Steam for Linux a year ago, the number of Linux-supported games has grown more than fivefold.Valve's digital game distribution service now hosts 333 games for Linux, compared to 60 games last February. (Strangely, Steam's store page claims that... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'12 Years a Slave': Would it be a good classroom teaching tool?

Not only is the memoir by Solomon Northup now an Oscar-nominated film, but director Steve McQueen is encouraging schools to use the book as part of their units on slavery and the Civil War. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheridan Morley Prize shortlist revealed

Authors Michael Blakemore, Michael Simkins and Philip Zeigler are all contenders for the 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCB buys debut from comedian Campbell

Hodder Children’s Books has acquired Boyface, a debut series from children’s comedian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ciraolo wins Sebastian Walker award

Walker Books has awarded this year’s Sebastian Walker award for new talent in children... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Choice sales hit five-year high as it benefits from closure of TV Pick

Listings magazine, which is the most popular paid-for title in UK, reported an average weekly sale of 1,374,813TV Choice has increased sales to a five-year high of almost 1.4 million, the biggest beneficiary among listings magazines from the demise of Richard Desmond's short-lived TV Pick.H... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber leads on Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist

Faber has achieved three shortlistings for this year’s 10th Waterstones Children’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrissey critique wins Hatchet award

A scathing review of Morrissey's recent autobiography by AA Gill wins an award presented annually to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review" of the past 12 months. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hatchet Job of the Year doesn't cut it | Alex Clark

This celebration of bookish snark, won by AA Gill for his Morrissey assault, is less daring and less worthy than it thinksIt's the middle of a wet, wet winter, unaccountably you haven't shed the pounds or learnt the cello as per the optimism of 1 Jan, and to make matters even worse, Valentine's... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hatchet Job of the Year goes to AA Gill for Morrissey broadside

Sunday Times critic honoured for 'expert caning' of rock star's autobiography"A cacophony of jangling, misheard and misused words … a sea of Stygian self-justification and stilted self-conscious prose … " AA Gill's caustic review of Morrissey's Autobiography has been named the Hatchet Job of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Challenging' YA debut for Atom

Little, Brown Book Group has acquired Unspeakable, a YA debut from author Abbie Rushton, for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Shortlist for Arabic fiction prize announced

Two Iraqi novelists, two Moroccans, one Syrian author and one Egyptian author have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardam and McBride on inaugural Folio Prize shortlist

British novelist Jane Gardam and Irish writer Eimear McBride are on the shortlist for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cartoonist Studio Prize: The Shortlist

The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the nominees for the second annual Cartoonist Studio Prize. The winner in each of our two categories will be announced March 7; each winner will receive $1,000 and, of course, eternal glory. The shortlists were... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray signs BBC journalist debut

John Murray has acquired the debut novel from former BBC News journalist Terry Stiastny. Acts of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Has Record Year

Sales at academic and professional publisher Rowman & Littlefield rose 8% in 2013, to $51 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why this year's Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue cover is a great leap forward

The annual showbiz gatefold tableau, an Annie Leibovitz shot of the cream of the film world wearing funny-looking clothes, has finally overcome its past shortcomingsAwards season breaks into a gallop with the first peek at Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue, second only to the Superbowl as an annual... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who are the Next Generation of Good Housekeepers? New Editor Looks to Update 129-Year-Old Magazine

Good Housekeeping is a monster brand for parent company Hearst. The 129-year-old magazine is among its largest in terms of revenue, with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Consumers place enormous trust in the Good Housekeeping Seal. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook: 10 years of social networking, in numbers

Ten years today, the social networking giant has notched up some interesting numbers along the way• How Facebook became the world's biggest social network1.23bn monthly usersBy the end of 2013, Facebook boasted 1.23bn monthly active users worldwide, adding 170m in just one year. According to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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