'This seems endless.' Fires force evacuation of 12,000 in 3 French Riviera towns 

Wildfires blazing across the south of France have forced the emergency evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists. The French authorities said they had moved to safety around 12,000 people — most of whom are vacationing on its Mediterranean coast in camping sites and holiday homes — as flames... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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French PA raises concerns over merger of Hachette Livre and Editis

The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) and a group of authors have sounded alarm bells over the imminent merger between France’s two largest book publishers, Hachette Livre and Editis, into a single media group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 15:58:02 UTC ]
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The best books to read by the fire: Let’s talk about our favorites in science fiction and fantasy

Feeling nostalgic? Try ‘The Chronicles of Prydain.’ For something more modern, there’s ‘The Midnight Bargain. And so many more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-03 23:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s SFF Deals for January 3, 2022

The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Deals: Week of January 3, 2022

Atria nabs an essay collection by William Shatner, Sourcebooks Casablanca picks up a new Claire Legrand trilogy, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-31 05:00:00 UTC ]
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12 books I should have reviewed this year: A critic’s lament

There were too many worthy books, but I had too little time — and, alas, too many excuses. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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PA backs filing against Maryland law forcing publishers to license library e-books

The Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers have voiced their support for the Association of American Publishers’ challenge of an “unprecedented, unjustified” Maryland law which could force publishers both in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:08:03 UTC ]
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Somerset indie Snug Bookshop forced to close after roof damage

An independent Somerset bookshop is being forced to close for good after Storm Arwen damaged the roof. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 01:26:46 UTC ]
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Online retailer Books2Door donates 1,000 books to Afghan child refugees

Online children’s retailer Books2Door has donated more than 1,000 books to child refugees from Afghanistan who have recently arrived in Leicester.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 22:39:43 UTC ]
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PRH Fires Back at the DoJ's Effort to Stop Its S&S Purchase

Penguin Random House is disputing the U.S. Department of Justice's main argument in the government's lawsuit to block PRH’s acquisition of S&S, namely that the merger would lead to "substantial harm to authors of anticipated top-selling books and ultimately, consumers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy Book Club features Jewell, Slaughter and French

Novels by Lisa Jewell, Karin Slaughter and Tana French are among the six-strong line-up for the Richard & Judy Book Club this winter, with all the choices written by women. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-09 05:25:34 UTC ]
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Unbound reprints 70,000 copies of TikTok hit Cain's Jawbone

Unbound is reprinting 70,000 copies of Cain's Jawbone, as the literary mystery by Edward Powys Mathers continues to prove a TikTok sensation and bookshops experience high demand from customers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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3 privately owned, commercial space stations get NASA funding

NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million US to billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately owned and operated commercial space stations. ... Continue reading at CBC

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This Week's Bestsellers: December 3, 2021

Diana Gabaldon has the #1 book in the country with her ninth Outlander novel, 'Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.' Plus Brandon Sanderson's latest Skyward novel, 'Cytonic,' lands at #3 on our children's fiction list, and 'The Wheel of Time' Prime Video series gets its first tie-in edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie-Claire Blais, celebrated French Canadian novelist, dies at 82

Literary critic Edmund Wilson, an early champion, called her “a writer in a class by herself.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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After 200,000 years, we’re still trying to figure out what humanity is all about

In “The Dawn of Everything,” two scientists set out to discover where inequality began Continue reading at The Washington Post

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53,000 Fans Flock to Javits for AnimeNYC’s Return

AnimeNYC 2021, an annual event celebrating Asian popular culture, returned after a year’s hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic to the Javits Convention Center, November 19-21, attracting more than 53,000 fans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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People Like Her Didn’t Exist in French Novels. Until She Wrote One.

Fatima Daas’s debut book explores the writer’s conflicted identities as a lesbian, Muslim woman with an immigrant background. In France, it was an unlikely literary hit. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Amazon Fire tablets are down to record-low prices right now

Amazon's Fire tablets make great portable, secondary devices, or primary devices for the kids in your life. They're already pretty affordable — that's one of the best things about them — but Black Friday has knocked their prices down even more. Most Fire tablets are on sale right now, including... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-19 09:30:03 UTC ]
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12 Free Short Stories by Your Favorite Authors

These free short stories by your favorite authors will entice and enchant you with bookkeeping aliens, ant writing, and sentient drones. Continue reading at Book Riot

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