Boualem Sansal scoops German book prize

Internationally acclaimed Algerian author Boualem Sansal on Sunday received the annual German Book Trade Peace Prize and said that people everywhere were rising up against dictatorship. Sansal, 62, received the award for his open criticism of the regime in Algeria and his drive for "freedom of speech, culture and religion" in his native country, said Gottfried Honnefelder, president of the organisation

Interview with Brian Murray, CEO of HarperCollins

In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Brian Murray, CEO of HarperCollins Publishing, who discusses ROI, library ebook lending, and the pace of innovation in book publishing

Lost CS Forester book "The Pursued" to be published

The Pursued - a crime novel written in 1935 by Horatio Hornblower creator CS Forester that was thought lost - is to be published for the first time. It was lost after the English author decided not to publish it so he could concentrate on a follow-up to the first Hornblower novel, The Happy Return. But a copy of the text surfaced at an auction in London in 2003 when it was bought by enthusiasts

The 2011 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award shortlist

The Crime Writers' Association has announced the shortlist for this year's prestigious Ellis Peters Historical Award. The six books on the shortlist are:

* Rory Clements Prince (John Murray)
* Sam Eastland The Red Coffin (Faber & Faber)
* Gordon Ferris The Hanging Shed (Corvus)
* Andrew Martin The Somme Stations (Faber & Faber)
* RN Morris The Cleansing Flames (Faber & Faber)
* Imogen Robertson Island of Bones (Headline)

CWA chair Peter James said: "Historical fiction remains as popular as ever and has seen the creation of some of crime writing’s most enduring characters. This year's books continue that fine tradition."

The winner will be announced on November 30 at the Athenaeum in London, UK

Man Booker Prize shortlisted authors on BBC Today programme

The winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize will be announced on Tuesday 18th October. In the run up to the award, BBC Radio 4's Today programme is previewing the six shortlisted novels

Andy Warhol's children's book illustrations

Before there were Marilyns and Campbell's cans, there were neon-colored cats and pearl-bedecked birds. Andy Warhol illustrated several children's books in the 1950s as part of Doubleday's Best In Children's Book series before leaving the publishing world behind, and lately they've been back in the public eye

ACCESS announces advanced, platform-independent eBook reader that supports the EPUB 3 standard

ACCESS CO., LTD. has announced the availability of NetFront™ BookReader v1.0 EPUB Edition, a new, platform-independent eBook reader that features support for EPUB® 3, the latest version of the distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents developed and maintained by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)

The Penguin Podcast: Rob Brydon's Small Man in a Book

In this special podcast, TV personality Rob Brydon reads an extract from his autobiography, Small Man in a Book. Before his much-loved performances in shows including The Trip, Gavin and Stacey, Human Remains and Marion and Geoff, Rob Brydon had a difficult ascent to fame. In this extract, he discusses his college years and the trials and tribulations of starting your career

WHSmith to launch e-book readers (UK)

WHSmith, the UK newsagent and bookseller, is to launch a range of e-book readers in partnership with a Canadian company called Kobo

Interview with Sarah Wendell, author and book blogger

In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Sarah Wendell, who discusses the romance reading community, DRM, the possibilities of ebooks, and library lending of ebooks