Judy Blume, author of five banned young adult classics, appeared with a stellar line of authors, including Sara Paretsky (didn't know any of her books...
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What constitutes good sales for a literary novel?
The ubiquitous GalleyCat reports an interesting answer to an interesting question posed to editorial-assistant-turned-blogger "Moonrat," on her very interesting...
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Medina "Suspended" In UK
The Jewel of Medina stalled yet again.Alan Jessop, managing director of Compass, the sales company for the UK's Gibson Square, has reported to the Bookseller that Martin Rynja "has put publication in suspended animation while he reflects and takes advice...
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The London Book Fair, Monday 20th — Wednesday 22nd April 2009.
As regular as birdsong in spring, the London Book Fair is one of the major world events where book, audio, serial, TV, film, and digital rights are negotiated and sold. Billed as "a unique opportunity to hear from authors, enjoy the vibrant atmosphere...
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Jacket copy blog, and Moby-Dick re-imagined
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Monday, September 29, 2008 | 8:50 PM
Apologies to Carolyn Kellogg, book blogger for the Los Angeles Times, as the URL I provided for the next post along -- a chat about the hunt for McCain-pro writers -- came up with a ??? message. It should be as follows:http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/09/who-are-the-aut.htmlHowever,...
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Are there any authors-for-McCain out there?
Book-blogger of the Los Angeles Times, Carolyn Kellogg,went hunting for literati who support John McCain, following lots of publicity on her own site...
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While the band plays on, a book festival is held in DC
On Capitol Hill, legislators were wrestling with the fine print of the doomed bail-out bill, but neither that nor the wet weather deterred those determined to put in an appearance at Washington, DC's National Book Festival on Saturday. Created by First...
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Scotland Yard Stops Attack on UK Medina Publisher
It reads like a film script. Three men described as "Islamic extremists" put a firebomb in the North London home of Gibson Square publisher Martin Rynja late Saturday night, and were promptly arrested by Scotland Yard in "a preplanned intelligence-led...
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Cowboys have best public library in the US
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, September 26, 2008 | 2:24 PM
A recent (Sept. 11th 2008) article in The Economist lauds the public libraries in the country "of mountains and cattle." A tiny town in southern Wyoming...
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Life without Harry Potter
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 2:53 PM
It can't all be blamed on the Wall Street meltdown and the credit crisis.Scholastic has reported a net loss of $44.7 million from first quarter sales. Last year looked a lot different, with a net profit of $3.3 million, helped enormously by $240 million...
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Mission Accomplished
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 7:04 PM
It is amazing how phrases enter the common vernacular, and become part of history. Yes, the Wellington Lions -- our local rubgy team -- won the Ranfurly...
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Historians take note
Dick Cheney, arguably the most powerful vice-president in United States history, has been instructed not to withhold or destroy important policy documents...
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Can you spare a moment?
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Saturday, September 20, 2008 | 7:18 PM
From Mexican director Alonso Alvarez Barreda, a beautiful, moving short film about the power of the written word. Hit the link below to see it for yourself...
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Ever wanted to write a book?
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, September 19, 2008 | 1:44 PM
The UK newspapers Guardian and Observer are publishing a five-part series of booklets on the art of writing, starting tomorrow."Fear not the blank page, that scary A4," they say;"Fear not writer's block, let it haunt you no more ..."Have a look at this...
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Young Adult Writers Unite for Obama
GalleyCat on http://www.mediabistro.com/ asks, "Who will the YA community vote for?" And a new site, Young Adults for Obama, hopes to start providing...
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Peter Jackson in limbo
The financial crisis is striking the world of film: Universal Studios have pulled the plug on Tintin funding. They are not renewing their longstanding option.This has left Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and the cast and crew in Los Angeles in limbo,...
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Shortlist announced for Best Business Book
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, September 18, 2008 | 2:49 PM
Ironically, in view of this week's meltdown on Wall Street, the shortlist for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award has been...
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Printing books in bookstores
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 | 11:45 PM
Way back on July 5, I posted a news item ("A Book with that Latte") about Blackwell UK installing machines in their stores which allowed customers to download, print, and bind (securely) on demand. ATMs for books, you could say.Well, they are as imitative...
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I can't believe Peter Jackson isn't there!
Esquire magazine is running a slide show of the editors' pick-list of the seventy-five most influential people of the 21st century on their website.http://www.esquire.com/features/most-influential-21st-century-1008And I am running this post mostly because...
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Reading Agatha Christie faster
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Monday, September 15, 2008 | 9:03 PM
Murder can now be solved in fewer pages, according to a story by Eric Pfanner in the International Herald Tribune.Agatha Christie's whodunits, which have...
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Double talk with an advertising message
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, September 14, 2008 | 7:06 PM
For every sales pitch, you need the right words -- and the right choice of language, according to a story by Alex Mindlin in the New York Times.A New Delhi study has found that when you are dealing with a bilingual population, you have to be careful...
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More on Palin censorship
Today, the New York Times is running a lengthy study by Jo Becker, Peter S. Goodman and Michael Powell, "Once elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed...
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Read book reviews, and eat them, too.
A "scan toaster" that prints text or photos from the internet straight onto your bread has been produced by designer Sung Bae Chang. It connects to the...
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Are we getting closer to Sarah Palin's book list ?
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, September 12, 2008 | 1:54 PM
There has been a lot of chat and controversy over an item that was posted on many blogs, including this one, reporting talk that back when Republican...
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Booker shortlist: surprises galore
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 2:56 PM
Booker Shortlist AnnouncedWhat a shock. Salman Rushdie and John Berger did not make the final cut!Nor did Tom Rob Smith's Child 44, which was a surprise in itself, just by being held up as a possible nominee. Also left aside were Netherland by Joseph...
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International conference on the book
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 8:44 PM
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BOOKThe Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA25-27 October 2008http://www.Book-Conference.comThis conference serves as a forum for examining the past, current and future role of the book. Recognizing...
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A new way to share or find your love
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 3:12 PM
The majority of classic romantic novels end with either marriage or heartbreak. Now, book lovers around the world will have the chance to plot and develop their own real-life romantic stories as a major publisher launches the first online dating site...
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Journalists arrested at Republican convention
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the arrest of at least seven journalists covering protests out side the US Republican Party convention and is calling for the release of three journalists still being held and for all charges...
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NYC inspires the most atrocious opening sentence
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, September 5, 2008 | 3:06 PM
So the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for the worst opening sentence for a novel (inspired by that deathless phrase, "A Dark and Stormy Night") went ahead,...
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Fixing the English language
In the UK, Tesco is changing its checkout signs after coming under criticism from linguists for using "less" rather than "fewer". As in the sign over...
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Did Palin attempt to have books banned?
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, September 4, 2008 | 5:59 PM
There has been huge interest in the assertion made by several people, and publicized in TIME Magazine, that Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah...
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That list of banned books
There have been many questions about the source of the list of books that Republican Vice-President nominee Sarah Palin tried to have banned from the Wasilla Public Library, and which I published in part on this blog.The complete list was posted by a...
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Palin's attempt to ban books
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 | 1:34 PM
TIME magazine is running an article on Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, describing how she tried to fire librarian Mary Ellen Baker for not removing...
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