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January 25, 2018

Thursday News: RIP Ursula Le Guin, the print sales crawl, NBCC finalists, and a deadly book

JanetPublishing Newsarsenic / Book Awards / book-sales / History / NBCC / obituaries / publishing / Ursula Le Guin6 Comments

Ursula K Le Guin, by Margaret Atwood: ‘One of the literary greats of the 20th century’ – I’m sure you know by now that Ursula Le Guin died earlier this week, and there are a ton of obituaries and articles on her life and her work. I have chosen to ... more >

March 17, 2017

Friday News: NBCC awards, blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Clueless comic book

JanetPublishing Newsblasphemy / Book Awards / children's literature / Clueless / Comic books / Facebook / Islamophobia / Louise Erdrich / TwitterComments Off on Friday News: NBCC awards, blasphemy, Islamophobia, and Clueless comic book

Louise Erdrich, Matthew Desmond Among Winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards – I have always loved Louise Erdrich’s books, because despite their often grim elements, there is a sense of gentleness and illuminated love in her writing (similar IMO to the film “Moonlight”). So I’m thrilled to see that she ... more >

January 25, 2017

Wednesday News: Mike Briggs dies, ALA awards, Edgar noms, beautiful US libraries

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican Library Association / Book Awards / Edgar Awards / Libraries / Mike Briggs / Mystery Writers Association / Newberry / obituary / Patricia-Briggs10 Comments

Husband of best-selling Benton City author dies – Those of you who read Patricia Briggs or who follow her social media accounts (including her website), may be familiar with her husband, Mike, who was very involved in his wife’s career, not only serving as her research assistant, but also blogging on her ... more >

January 23, 2017

Monday News: NBCC finalists, Nielsen sells to NBD, Harlequin billionaire “bookazine,” and T-Rex engagement photos

JanetPublishing NewsBook Awards / bookazine / dinosaurs / engagement photos / Harlequin / National Book Critics Circle / Nielsen2 Comments

Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards – The NBCC Awards will be presented on March 16th, and include the categories of fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, criticism, biography, and poetry. Finalists are chosen by the NBCC Board (24 members), and in addition to the standard categories, special awards include the Ivan Sandrof ... more >

October 7, 2016

Friday News: Book prize season, suing for bad reviews, and great tv couples

JanetPublishing NewsBook Awards / gaming / lawsuit / Mann Booker Prize / National Book Award / negative reviews / Nobel Prize / racial inequity / Steam / television / television couples2 Comments

Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards – The next couple of months are filled with award announcements, including the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Man Booker Prize (October 25th), and the National Book Award (November 16th – the full list of finalists can be found here; this article was ... more >

September 13, 2016

Tuesday News: Man Booker shortlist, Norwegian Facebook censorship, YA National Book Award, Soar with Reading

JanetPublishing NewsBook Awards / book vending machines / censorship / Facebook / Man Booker Prize / National Book Award / Norway / YA2 Comments

The Man Booker Prize 2016 Shortlist – If you want to catch up on the Man Booker nominees, check out Rosario and Liz’s blogs, as both are working their way through the longlist. The list is disappointingly narrow in its geographical scope, but overall, what do you think? Paul Beatty (US) The ... more >

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