Never mind the Brits, here are five American novels perfect for ‘Masterpiece’ treatment

Sure, Jane Austen and E.M. Forster wrote great costume dramas, but let’s not overlook the works of Twain and other Americans. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Amazon Kindle bookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans (partly) out of the loop

Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle ebooks, but they've had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don't have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads buys Kirsty Wark novels

Hodder imprint Two Roads has acquired two novels from "Newsnight" presenter Kirsty Wark... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American City Business Journals Acquires Streetwise Media

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American City Business Journals, the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, has acquired Streetwise Media, a Boston-based digital media company that uses a community ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Baby-sitters Club' novels will get ebook releases

The first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arundhati Roy Writing New Novel

Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things, announced at the Sharjah International Book Fair that she is currently working on a new novel. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Bridget Jones novel to Cape

Jonathan Cape has acquired a new Bridget Jones novel by Helen Fielding.  The novel, for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld acquires 'powerful first novel'

Transworld has acquired a "powerful first novel" by clinical psychologist S L Lewis,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Alex Rider graphic novels for Walker

Walker Books UK has acquired world rights in two more titles in the range of graphic novels based... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlos Fuentes’s Last Novel to be Published Posthumously

Spanish publishing house Alfaguara will publish Mexican author Carlos Fuentes's last novel, Federico en Su Balcon, posthumously later this week. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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60% of Young Americans Use Libraries, 83% Read a Book This Year

According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBookstore lines its shelves with paid content in New Zealand, 17 Latin American countries

iDevice owners in New Zealand and 17 Latin American countries are no longer restricted to a diet composed of free content when it comes to their respective iBookstores. A quick search of the storefronts will reveal virtual shelves stocked with paid-content that haven't yet found their way to the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crombie: Creative Scotland 'not perfect'

Sir Sandy Crombie, chairman of the board of Creative Scotland, has acknowledged that his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs novel about Tourette's

Bloomsbury has acquired an "uproariously funny" novel about a teenage boy with Tourette... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill acquires novel from Batuman

Harvill Secker has acquired the debut novel by journalist Elif Batuman, following a "highly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I Wrote a Chick-Lit Novel

A week ago, Salon.com published an interview with the novelist Jeffrey Eugenides titled, “Jeffrey Eugenides: I don’t know why Jodi Picoult is belly-aching.” Eugenides was asked a question about gender bias in the publishing world (a topic about which Picoult, along with other novelists like... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Association of American Publishers strike deal over book digitization

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced an agreement that marks the end of nearly seven years of litigation, kicked off in 2005, when five members of the organization filed an infringement suit against the online giant. The deal helps bring digitized books and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling publishes adult novel

Bestselling author JK Rowling spoke for the first time in public last night about her new novel The Casual Vacancy, which signals the coming of age of the Harry Potter generation. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New children's novel from Rowling 'likely'

Author J K Rowling has said she will "very likely" write a children's story next,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC buys three novels from Lean

HarperCollins Children's Books has signed up three new titles from author Sarah Lean. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Briefcase 2012: What the American Agencies Are Bringing to the Fair

At this year’s publishing pow-wow in Germany: John Banville channels Raymond Chandler; Daniel Woodrell explores a 1929 American bombing; Michael Pollan gets elemental; Elif Batuman tries fiction; and Lionel Shriver goes to Iowa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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