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Women Swept The 2015 Nebula Awards – So women took almost all the major Nebula Awards, including Novel (Naomi Novik), Novella (Nnedi Okorafor), Novelette (Sarah Pinsker), Short Story (Alyssa Wong), and YA (Fran Wilde). Take that, Puppies? The science fiction world has had its share of drama with the Hugo Awards ... more >
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Uganda, where a book can cost a month’s salary – In Uganda, a book can cost the equivalent of a week’s worth of food (more than $40 or almost £30), complicating attempts to “stop reading being regarded as a purely middle-class luxury,” especially for children, whose literacy is key to future economic ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Australia / bookseller / Ebooks / education / Humor / literacy / publishing2 Comments
Amazon steps up Australian book sales through The Book Depository – While Amazon is working to increase its presence in Australia via its subsidiary business, The Book Depository, Australia’s own online retailer, Booktopia, acquired Bookworld, which was the second largest Australian online bookseller. Booktopia’s CEO, Tony Nash, insists that he doesn’t consider ... more >
Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / class / Hugo Awards / literacy / piracy / poverty / reading / Romance Writers of Australia / SFF / writer's conferences14 Comments
2015 Hugo Awards Ceremony – Missed the Hugo Awards ceremony? You can catch it (in four parts) on Livestream. I hear that Laura Mixon’s acceptance speech for Best Fan Writer was particularly moving. –Livestream Viewpoint: Changes at Barnes & Noble may indicate a privilege problem – Nick Norton of Wayne State ... more >
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Facebook Loses Appeal on New York Search Warrants – A very significant ruling around the issue of legal standing in regard to whether social media sites like Facebook have the right to challenge search warrants served on their customers. The court held that only the defendant can challenge the warrants, ... more >
Publishing NewsAngela Carter / children's lit / diversity / Fairy-Tales / Fantasy / gender / Hollywood / literacy / SFF / YA2 Comments
James Patterson Debuts New Children’s Imprint – I have to give James Patterson credit – he’s putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to his own publishing ideals. His new venture is a YA imprint, jimmy patterson, will publish 10 books a year, half of which will ... more >