September 3, 2019
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1. The Ohio State University Seeks to Trademark ‘The’ 2. Jhumpa Lahiri is named director of the creative writing program at Princeton University 3. Knopf Goes Back to Print with Morrison 4. Major book publishers sue Amazon’s Audible over … Continue reading
July 16, 2019
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1. How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell named new children’s laureate 2. Arimah’s ‘naked until married’ story wins Caine Prize 3. College student was late returning a textbook to Amazon, so the company took $3,800 from her dad … Continue reading
July 3, 2019
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1. Melvil Dewey’s name stripped from top librarian award 2. Suzanne Moore of the Guardian wins Orwell prize for journalism 3. Poet hitting a language barrier with Amazon 4. The Writer Who Lost Her Book Deal After Calling Out A … Continue reading
May 28, 2019
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1. Raymond Antrobus becomes first poet to win Rathbones Folio prize 2. Iranians, Afghans Plead With Amazon For Self-Publishing In Persian 3. Game of Thrones new books will not match HBO show’s finale, says author George R.R. Martin 4. Man Booker … Continue reading
May 14, 2019
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1. Greta Thunberg’s speeches to be rushed out as a book 2. Word’s new AI editor set to improve writing 3. Lucasfilm just announced the Star Wars books that will lead to The Rise of Skywalker 4. Amazon is Shutting … Continue reading
November 20, 2018
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1. Canadian literary prize suspended after finalists object to Amazon sponsorship 2. Junot Díaz welcomed back by Pulitzer prize after review into sexual misconduct claims 3. Maya Jasanoff Wins the $75,000 Cundill History Prize 2018 4. India’s DSC Prize for … Continue reading
November 13, 2018
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1. Amazon’s AbeBooks backs down after booksellers stage global protest 2. Peter Rabbit brought to life on augmented reality app Bookful 3. ‘Single-use’ as Collin’s dictionary’s word of the year 4. Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ Adaptation ‘The Watch’ Lands At BBC … Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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1. BBC short story prize selects all-female shortlist for fifth time 2. Danez Smith becomes youngest winner of Forward poetry prize 3. Japan’s Haruki Murakami withdraws from consideration for alternative Nobel award 4. French bookshops revolt after prize selects novel … Continue reading
September 4, 2018
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1. Amazon removes blueprint for a 3-D-printed gun that was uploaded in book form 2. Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp sells publishing, film rights for first book 3. Libraries in Kerala devastated by floods 4. J.R.R. Tolkien’s final posthumous book … Continue reading
August 28, 2018
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1. Amazon could Buy a Movie Theater Chain 2. The 2018 Hugo Award Winners 3. The New York Public Library is publishing entire novels on Instagram 4. Snoop Dogg to publish cookbook, From Crook to Cook 5. Walmart’s latest move … Continue reading