Simon and Blackman to judge 500 Words competition

Authors Francesca Simon, Malorie Blackman (pictured), Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell Boyce are among the judges of this year’s 500 Words children’s short story writing competition. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Jarrett-Macauley and Menon among Orwell Prize judges for 2021

In the 2021 Orwell Prizes, writer, academic and broadcaster Delia Jarrett-Macauley is to chair the Political Fiction judging panel while Anand Menon, a professor at King's College London and director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative, chairs the judges for the Political Writing Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Free words

On social media, when someone tweets something about someone else without directly referring to them, it is called a sub-tweet.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon accused of anti-competitive practices by US subcommittee

Amazon has been accused of anti-competitive practices in a scathing report into US tech giants by Democratic politicians. The online retailer has rebutted the claims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mrs Hinch's This is Me mops the floor with Super Thursday competition

Mrs Hinch's This is Me (Michael Joseph) has swept straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 91,389 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Tale of Chinese takeaway in Wales scoops Richard and Judy's Search for a Bestseller competition

Julie Ma, a Chinese takeaway owner from west Wales, has won Richard and Judy's Search for a Bestseller competition for her novel, Happy Families. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 03:26:12 UTC ]
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Merriam-Webster Has Strong Words For Trump’s Debate Take On Proud Boys

According to the dictionary publisher, "stand back" means to take a few steps backward while "stand by" means to be or to get ready to act. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Craig asked to step down as Myslexia judge after signing Rowling support letter

Amanda Craig has been dropped as a competition judge by women’s writing magazine Mslexia over her signing of a letter to the Times in defence of J K Rowling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Robinson, Gleeson and McGregor to judge Rathbones Folio Prize

The T S Eliot Prize-winning poet Roger Robinson, Irish writer and broadcaster Sinéad Gleeson and novelist and short story writer Jon McGregor have been announced as judges for the 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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At Hearing, Judge Appears Unmoved by New Claims in Bolton Case

At a September 24 teleconference, Judge Royce Lamberth suggested that a former NSC official's claims that Trump officials had abused the prepublication review process for John Bolton's bestselling memoir amounted to a "political diatribe." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faber wins story of Nina Simone memento

Faber is to publish musician and composer Warren Ellis' debut title, Nina Simone's Gum, featuring an introduction by Nick Cave.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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L.A.'s poet laureate isn't mincing words: 'The world's on fire. We're just trying to survive.'

L.A. poet laureate Robin Coste Lewis joins the L.A. Times Book Club Sept. 24 for Black Poets in a Time of Unrest, an evening of discussion and poetry performances. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-17 20:34:53 UTC ]
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International Booker Prize reveals 2021 judges

The International Booker Prize has revealed its judging panel for next year's award, to be chaired by cultural historian and novelist Lucy Hughes-Hallett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-06 15:40:24 UTC ]
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Firefly poet launches children's competition

A debut poet is encouraging children aged seven to 11 to write poems about their daydreams, for the chance to have theirs printed in his first collection.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster

ViacomCBS is expected to reactivate the sale process for Simon & Schuster this month, and Bertelsmann's chief says he's interested. The post Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Blackman and Cottrell-Boyce support LoveMyRead subscription service

Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell-Boyce are supporting a book subscription service that launches today (3rd September). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Simon Stephenson’s hilarious ‘Set My Heart to Five’ follows a robot with Hollywood aspirations

Programmed to be a dentist, Stephenson’s protagonist heads west, unleashing wry observations along the way. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Judge Issues Sweeping Order Against E-book Piracy Operation

A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction against a major e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library, after the operators of the site failed to show up at a hearing or to file any response to a lawsuit filed in July by the Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, Penguin... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Judge Sets Tentative Schedule for Internet Archive Copyright Case

Under the August 31 order, the closely watched case over book scanning and lending is to be ready for trial by November 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Clavis Names Amal Karzai’s ‘My Key’ Winner of Inaugural U.S. Key Colors Competition

Karzai’s picture book My Key was awarded top honors—$8,000 and a publishing contract from Clavis—in the first-ever Key Colors Competition in the United States. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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