The Weekly Beast: police deflate Gold Coast Bulletin's Underbelly-inspired scoop

Mark Scott tipped to throw bombs in final address, Aaron Patrick’s second book on Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin due out and News Corp poaches Fairfax staffThe Gold Coast Bulletin thought it had a big local scoop on its hands when an Arundel businessman told them he had witnessed an Underbelly-style murder in a carpark and was now “living in fear”. In a breathless report the man said he saw a group of bikies drag a lifeless man’s body into a car. “They dragged him out under the back of his arms … He was completely motionless,” he said.“His legs kept falling out of the door while they were trying to put him in [the car]. They were parked outside when I arrived here. They were the only car in the carpark and they were all hovering around, very nervous and agitated. It looked odd straight away, so I sat in my car and took some photos. I watched them carry the body out of one car into the other one. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Online and On Air: Week of April 18, 2016

Looking for a great summer read, or want to get a head start on what books to recommend to customers, patrons, and friends? We’re here to help: PW’s editors have pored through the season’s offerings and come up with a killer list of the best fiction, mysteries, memoirs, romances, children’s... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 18, 2016

Putnam preempts a debut novel about two Korean sisters separated by war, Tamara Ireland-Stone sells her fourth YA book to Disney-Hyperion, and Italian food importer Rolando Beramendi signs up with SMP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties, Week of April 11, 2016

An Italian thriller about an American investigating a decades-old murder emerges as one of the big pre-London Book Fair titles. Deals for the book have already closed in 16 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 11, 2016

HarperCollins nabs a book about video game development, Scribner signs a picture book author for an adult title about birding, Other Press buys a book about a Boko Haram captive, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 11, 2016

This week: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece, plus Chester Brown's latest graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: April 11, 2016

‘Laguna Beach’ alum Lauren Conrad’s latest lifestyle guide celebrates its debut at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus new books by Peggy Orenstein and Augusten Burroughs talk about sex, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of April 11, 2016

Supreme Court delays Google decision and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookseller Gary Schulze Dies One Week After Selling Store

The recent co-owner of Minneapolis's Once Upon a Crime Bookstore, which is a fixture in the Twin Cities' literary community, died on Wednesday afternoon of leukemia. He was 66. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child makes it two weeks at number one

Lee Child’s Make Me (Bantam) has held the number one spot for a second consecutive week, selling 36,697 copies for £138,058, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rights scooped up on first day of Bologna

A debut YA novel, a dyslexia-friendly version of Of Mice and Men, and a book by a Private Eye cartoonist were among the titles bought and sold as Bologna Book Fair kicked off. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago duo inspired by memoir to run half-marathon

Inspired by Helen Stevenson's "poignant" memoir about her daughter Clara's struggle with cystic fibrosis, Virago's Donna Coonan and Poppy Stimpson are to run a half marathon in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apartment fire in Clovis leaves woman dead, 4 police officers injured

One woman died and four police officers were injured after an apartment caught fire in Clovis, Calif., early Friday, authorities said. The blaze broke out just before 2 a.m. near the woman’s bedroom, said Clovis’ deputy fire chief John Binafki. See more of our top stories on Facebook >>... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Book Deals: Week of April 4, 2016

Marcus Sakey sells his latest to Thomas & Mercer, David Macinnis Gill takes Uncanny to Greenwillow, a former Seinfeld writer strikes a deal with Forge, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: April 4, 2016

'The Nest,’ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s high-profile debut, and 'The Summer Before the War,’ Helen Simonson's highly anticipated sophomore effort, land at #4 and #5 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus 'The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book’ is no joke—it’s at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list—and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 4, 2016

This week: an inquiry into the mystery and art of living, plus essays on love lost and found. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Video captures police officer playing hopscotch with homeless girl

A video showing a Huntington Beach police officer playing a game of hopscotch with an 11-year-old homeless girl is capturing hearts online. See more of our top stories on Facebook >> The short video was posted on the Huntington Beach Police Department Facebook page and shows Officer Zach... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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How One B2B Publisher Struck Gold with Paid Video

RealVision has figured out the model. The post How One B2B Publisher Struck Gold with Paid Video appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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The eagle dares: Independent goes out of print on a scoop

Journalists and readers pay fond tribute to newspaper as it publishes final print edition before going online-only Related: Former Independent editor Simon Kelner: ‘The paper had a real soul' The final print edition of the Independent was greeted with a fond farewell from journalists around the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 28, 2016

Berkley lays down seven figures for Karen White, Garth Nix takes his latest to Scholastic, trans-rights activist Janet Mock sells another memoir, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Fantastic Beasts tie-ins to HarperCollins and Scholastic

Warner Bros Consumer Products has signed licensed publishing deals with HarperCollins, Scholastic and Insight Editions for the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set in J K Rowling’s Wizarding World. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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