Publishers have spent a lot of time and money building their own company Web sites with fresh information on their books and authors. The trouble is, very few book buyers visit them. In search of an alternative, three major publishers said on Friday that they would create a new venture, called Bookish.com, which is expected […]
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Strange doings over the upcoming publication of a book about Harper Lee, famous reclusive author of To Kill a Mockingbird: The statement did little to clear up the confusion surrounding the book, “The Mockingbird Next Door: Life With Harper Lee.” It was announced on Tuesday as “the story of Mills’s friendship with the two
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This article in the New York Times includes all winners. Here are the winners in the arts and letters categories: FICTION – “A Visit from the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan (Alfred A. Knopf) DRAMA – “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris HISTORY – “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” by Eric Foner (W.
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Borders Group, Inc. Website The book world has been speculating on this for a long time, and now it’s official. Borders will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and, as part of its reorganization strategy, will close about 200 stores nationwide. You can download the store list from the sidebar on the left of this page.
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Kallos, Stephanie. Sing Them Home Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009, 560 pages ISBN: 0871139634 Audiobook by Blackstone Audio Narrated by Tavia Gilbert The sudden death of physician Llewellyn Jones brings together his three grown children in their small hometown of Emlyn Springs, Nebraska. Nearly 30 years earlier the children’s mother, Aneira Hope Jones,
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Donoghue, Emma. Room New York: Little, Brown, 2010 ISBN 978-0-316-09833-5 Five-year-old Jack lives with Ma in an 11-foot square room. This room is Jack’s whole world. It’s where he eats and plays and learns. It’s where he watches the unreal pictures, made only of colors, on the television. Room is filled with Jack’s friends: Bed,
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This has been an abysmal year for me in terms of pleasure reading: I read a mere 18 books. The reason for this low count is that I’ve spent the entire year researching and then writing my dissertation, which I hope to finish up in early 2011. So I’m looking forward to 2011 being a
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This has been an abysmal year for me in terms of pleasure reading: I read a mere 18 books. The reason for this low count is that I’ve spent the entire year researching and then writing my dissertation, which I hope to finish up in early 2011. So I’m looking forward to 2011 being a
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5 unusual gift ideas for booklovers – Book purses and wallets – CSMonitor.com: If you’re still in need of some last-minute gifts for the bibliophiles on your list, the Christian Science Monitor offers a few possibilities. (Note to Santa: My favorite is the jewelry made with tiles depicting the covers of commonly banned books.) And
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Books | 27 best books of 2010: The Seattle Times looks back at a year of great reading | Seattle Times Newspaper: Yet another list.
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