Saturday, March 31, 2012
London Review of Books - 5 April 2012
London Review of Books - Volume 34 Number 7 5 April 2012 is now available online
Toshiba partners with txtr for eBook store
eBook retailer and app maker txtr is to power the ereading apps for Toshiba's european range of tablets and PC devices. The company will local stores to customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, The Netherlands and Poland
The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012 winner
A story about a group of middle-aged men and their passion for authentic beer has won the world's most valuable short story prize. The Irish author Kevin Barry was presented with a cheque for £30,000 by novelist and prize judge Joanna Trollope at a ceremony last night at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival for his bittersweet tale of camaraderie amongst a group of ale aficionados
No moral to the story as ‘looters’ target children’s publishing fair (Bologna)
It is a literary genre renowned for its simple morals and admirable heroes and heroines. However, adult enthusiasts of children's literature have forgotten their manners, it would seem. British publishers have expressed outrage at what they describe as the widespread "looting" from their stands by people attending the world's leading children's book exhibition. Michael O'Mara Books, an independent publisher, found nearly three-quarters of its titles had vanished. Its staff took the titles to Italy for the Bologna Children's Book Fair to sell the rights to publishers worldwide – only to find themselves left without the tools of their trade
2nd UK China Publishing Forum
2nd UK China Publishing Forum - in association with the Publishers Association, Peking University, and the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication - 13 April 2012 - Oxford, UK
PA Bulletin 19 March 2012
PA Bulletin 19 March 2012, from The Publishers Association, UK, is now available online #publisher #publishing
The Man Booker Prizes Weekly Roundup - 30 March 2012
The latest news about Man Booker Prize writers and judges - 30 March 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Richard and Judy’s Spring Book Club 2012 titles
In conjunction with WHSmith Richard and Judy have unveiled the 8 books that make up the Spring Book Club
Literature Prize could coincide with London Book Fair
The Literature Prize is to be awarded in the spring of each year, with founder Andrew Kidd saying it will take place for the first time in 2012 if the necessary funding is secured by the end of this year. Kidd said the prize would be awarded "after the Costa, before the Orange, and some distance from the Booker". Since the Costa is usually awarded in January, and the Orange in May, this means the prize may be awarded close to London Book Fair, which takes place next year on 16th to 18th April
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