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2013 Edgar Award Nominees Announced
The Mystery Writers of America announced the nominees for their annual Edgar Awards today.Those works honored with a nomination include Gillian's Flynn's hit Gone Girl (Crown Publishers), which will be...
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200th Anniversary of Pride and Prejudice
January 28, 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice.In the two centuries since its publication, Pride and Prejudice has delighted...
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Advice From the Book Publishing Pros
Want great advice about how to get a literary agent, or how to promote your book with Twitter? Of course, you can learn lots from this site--like how to create a book marketing and publicity plan. You...
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NYC Cookbook Conference Begins This Week
Do you live in or around the NYC area and want to be the next Julia Child? Or maybe you're just fascinated by cookbooks. Then maybe you should check out the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference. Now in its...
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SCBWI 14th Winter Conference a Success
Aspring Newbery- and Caldecott Medal winners met this past weekend, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) hosted their annual winter conference in New York City to a sold-out...
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Riggio to Make Bid for B&N Stores
It was widely reported yesterday that Len Riggio, chairman of Barnes & Noble booksellers, is preparing to buy back the chain of bricks-and-mortar bookstores that he took public in 1993. The...
View Article2013 IACP Cookbook Award Finalists Announced
The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced the finalists for the 2013 IACP Cookbook Awards yesterday. Among those honored were multi-cookbook author and expert on food matter...
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Writers love libraries
"A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and...
View ArticleAbout the New York Times Best Sellers
It's a rare author who doesn't dream about his or her book landing on a New York Times Best Sellers list. Ever wonder how The New York Times Best Sellers lists are compiled? Who puts them together?...
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Ghostwriters Unite!
Sometimes, the community of ghostwriters can be a little... invisible.Not anymore. The first Ghostwriters Unite Conference will bring the profession out into the open. It takes place May 3 - May 5 at...
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50th Bologna Children's Book Fair Starts
Today marked the start of the 50th Annual The Bologna Children's Book Fair, an event which prides itself on the ability to be both a large children's content licensing market and a driving force in the...
View ArticleBelated congrats to the National Book Critics Circle Award winners...
Where did March go?About Book Publishing begs forgiveness from the winners of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards, which were given out on February 28.Better late than never - read the...
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Taxes and the book author...
April 15 is just a tad over two weeks away.... do you know where your receipts are?If you're writing a book and wondering what taxes have to do with it, read these new articles to give you an entry...
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Ghostwriters: Increase Your Pro Visibility...
Are you a ghostwriter, scared of being alone and in the dark?Maybe you need to attend the Ghostwriters Unite Conference. The event promises to shed some light on the behind-the-scenes profession and...
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The Late Roger Ebert on Books (and Twitter)
The film critic Roger Ebert, who passed away earlier this week, wrote these lovely words--his signature "thumbs up"--for books and reading:"I've made a change recently. After writing my blog and...
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Pulitzer Prizes for Letters
The Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded this past week and the prize for Fiction (conspicuously absent from the roster last year) went to The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson (published by...
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Film Explores Digital Book Revolution
The documentary Out of Print, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival this past week, cuts a broad swath through the digital issues that affect book publishing today.Narrated by Meryl Streep, the...
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Ghostwriting...
Scared of being in the dark about being a ghostwriter?Then check out the new articles on the site about how to command a decent payday for "invisible" work. Marcia Layton Turner tells About.com readers...
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2013 Edgar Award Winners
At the 67th Edgar Allen Poe Awards Gala Banquet last night, veteran author Dennis Lehane picked up his first Poe statuette -- his book Live by Night (HarperCollins / William Morrow) won the award for...
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2013 James Beard Book Awards
The winners of the 2103 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards were announced Friday night (in advance of the Beard food and beverage awards, which will be bestowed this...
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