Jul
23
Booker Prize Nominees Are Released
Posted in: UncategorizedThirteen novels are on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize, considered Britain’s most prestigious literary award.
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Jul
19
My Mademoiselle Summer
Posted in: UncategorizedLike Sylvia Plath and Joan Didion before her, Meg Wolitzer spent the summer as a guest editor at Mademoiselle. A look back at a time both heady with promise and tinged with the sadness of an era about to end.
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Jul
18
Another Rowling Mystery Solved: Behind the Tweet That Identified Her
Posted in: UncategorizedRussells, a firm known for its work in the entertainment industry, said on Thursday that one of its partners had told his wife’s best friend that the book was actually written by J.K. Rowling.
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Jul
17
Rainn Wilson of ‘The Office’ Will Write Book
Posted in: UncategorizedThe actor who plays Dwight Schrute on the NBC comedy will write about his life, but says he hasn’t accomplished enough for it to be called a memoir.
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Jul
16
Rowling Book Skyrockets to Instant Hit
Posted in: UncategorizedBooksellers who struggled to sell a book by Robert Galbraith are now struggling to get hold of the same book, whose author was revealed to be J. K. Rowling.
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Jul
15
The Media Equation: Why Barnes & Noble Is Good for Amazon
Posted in: UncategorizedHaving a bookstore in your neighborhood, as opposed to one that is bookmarked on your browser, is an invitation.
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Jul
14
Sold Back to Its Founder, Frommer’s to Publish Anew
Posted in: UncategorizedArthur Frommer, the brand’s founder, is moving quickly to release a first batch of titles in October under a new name, FrommerMedia.
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Jul
09
National Book Foundation Names 3 Board Members
Posted in: UncategorizedThe foundation, which presents the National Book Awards, reached into the fields of academia, journalism and education as it tries to expand beyond publishing.
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Jul
01
Appeals Court’s Ruling Helps Google in Book-Scanning Lawsuit
Posted in: UncategorizedThe court says that a federal judge was too quick to allow authors to sue Google as a class.
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Jun
29
Actors Today Don’t Just Read for the Part. Reading IS the Part.
Posted in: UncategorizedAs audiobooks flourish, thanks in part to digital technologies, the industry has given many aspiring actors a steady paycheck.
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Jun
19
Relative Unknown Chosen to Direct ‘Fifty Shades’
Posted in: UncategorizedSam Taylor-Johnson will direct the film adaptation of the best-selling erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
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Jun
19
Trailside: Buyers Are Scarce for Quinn’s Memoir
Posted in: UncategorizedChristine C. Quinn’s book, which was released on June 11, has sold only 100 copies.
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Jun
11
Peter Thiel to Write Book on Building Companies
Posted in: UncategorizedThe co-founder of PayPal will write about forming companies of the future, and building “great things that have never existed before.’’
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Jun
07
Kevin Barry Wins Dublin Literary Award for Debut Novel
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Barry, who won for “City of Bohane,’’ will receive a prize of about $130,000.
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Jun
03
James Agee’s Article as ‘Cotton Tenants: Three Families’
Posted in: UncategorizedJames Agee’s unpublished 1936 article for Fortune about Alabama sharecroppers is being released on Tuesday as a book, “Cotton Tenants: Three Families,” with Walker Evans photos.
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May
31
BookExpo America Draws 20,000 to Javits Center
Posted in: UncategorizedAfter a turbulent few years in the book business, there was a feeling of calm this week at BookExpo America, the annual trade convention.
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May
30
Andrew M. Greeley, 1928-2013: Andrew Greeley, Outspoken Priest and Writer, Dies at 85
Posted in: UncategorizedFather Greeley’s outpouring of sociological research, contemporary theology, sexually frank novels and newspaper columns challenged reigning assumptions about American Catholicism.
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May
30
From Christine Quinn, a Memoir More Personal Than Political
Posted in: UncategorizedChristine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, offers a look at her transformation from middle-class Long Island daughter to front-runner for mayor of New York.
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May
27
Daily Deals Propel Older E-Books to Popularity
Posted in: UncategorizedFlash sales have taken hold in the book business, helping older books soar from the backlist to the best-seller list.
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May
21
A Pearl Buck Novel, New After 4 Decades
Posted in: Uncategorized“The Eternal Wonder,” an unpublished novel by Pearl S. Buck that surfaced last year in a storage unit, is to be released this fall by Open Road Integrated Media.
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