National Book Award 2014 nominees for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature are announced

Works that were nominated include 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson and 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?' by Roz Chast for the nonfiction prize as well as 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr and 'Station Eleven' by Emily St. John Mandel for the fiction award. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Two new books scheduled on Jeremy Thorpe

Viking and Little, Brown are both to publish books about the former leader of the Liberal Party Jeremy Thorpe, who died yesterday (4th December). Little, Brown will be first, releasing Jeremy Thorpe by Michael Bloch on 16th December, less than two weeks after Thorpe’s death. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Campaigners and prominent trade figures, including many high-profile authors, have expressed their delight with the High Court’s decision to rule the government's ban on sending books to prisoners unlawful. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 5, 2014

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Ben Okri given Bad Sex Award

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Black Friday boosts US book sales

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Mexico’s Conaculta Launches Book Sales Website

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Authors on the Air December 5, 2014: Steven Dupin

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Hot Key strikes twice on inaugural YA Book Prize shortlist

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Authors on the Air December 4, 2014: Pat Hackett

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Osborne announces new tax on UK-generated profits for multinationals

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