S&S secures two from debut 'Picoult' novelist

Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ann Leckie wins top sci-fi award for debut novel 'Ancillary Justice'

'Ancillary Justice' is the first novel ever to win the science fiction 'triple crown' – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards – all in the same year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Square Register debuts appointment scheduling service

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Debuts New Browsing Platform

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Japanese Manga, Anime Firms Debut Latest Antipiracy Project

In the latest effort by Japanese manga and anime houses to fight digital piracy, the industry is coupling take down notices with a series of online video appeals that direct fans to legal access points for manga and anime. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Harlequin MIRA signs debut thriller trilogy

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dublin-set debut for Bloomsbury

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Harper Lee memoirist insists that she had novelist's blessing

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Condé Nast Entertainment Debuts The Scene

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Faber signs debut psychological thriller

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DPW Debuts Disney Story Central, a Kids' E-book Portal

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Debut collection wins Frank O'Connor Award

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Fourth Estate signs debut from The Book People's Glaister

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Sudan security service confiscates copies of newspaper

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[ The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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