Sam McBratney: Guess How Much I Love You author dies
Sam McBratney, author of the children's classic book Guess How Much I Love You, has died at the age of 77. The author, who was born in Belfast, died on 18 September, his publisher Walker Books...
View Article'Barefoot bookseller' sought to run island bookshop in Maldives
For those in dismay at the prospect of wet, dark evenings and social isolation this autumn, a luxury desert island resort in the Maldives is looking for a live-in bookseller to start next month. The...
View ArticleNational Book Awards "5 Under 35 Honorees"
The 5 Under 35 program, now in its fifteenth year, honors five young fiction writers selected by past National Book Award Winners and Finalists, or previous 5 Under 35 Honorees. These year's honorees...
View ArticleHarold Evans obituary: Crusading newspaperman with a second act
Harold Evans, who has died aged 92, lived a life of two halves, almost two distinct lives. In his first life, he was the Manchester lad who grew up to be the most famous and most admired newspaper...
View ArticleAttenborough gains 1 million followers on Instagram in first four hours--a...
Naturalist and TV host David Attenborough has claimed the record for shortest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, racking up the numbers just hours after joining the social media platform...
View ArticleJames Patterson donates $2.5 million to teachers during Covid-19
In an effort to assist teachers and students during the coronavirus crisis, bestselling author James Patterson is donating $2.5 million through his Patterson Partnership program with Scholastic Book...
View ArticleArthur Conan Doyle's estate sues Netflix for giving Sherlock Holmes too many...
The estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has sued Netflix over its upcoming film Enola Holmes, arguing that the movie's depiction of public domain character Sherlock Holmes having emotions and respecting...
View ArticlePublishers worry as ebooks fly off libraries' virtual shelves
After the pandemic closed many libraries' physical branches this spring, checkouts of ebooks are up 52 percent from the same period last year, according to OverDrive, which partners with 50,000...
View Article2020 NBA finalists announced
The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2020 National Book Awards. The winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 18 at the 71st...
View ArticleAuthors N.K. Jemisin and Jacqueline Woodson receive MacArthur 'Genius' grants
Authors N.K. Jemisin and Jacqueline Woodson are among the 21 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants--$625,000 paid out over five years to people "who show exceptional...
View ArticleNobel Prize in Literature awarded to American poet Louise Glück
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." Glück (rhymes with...
View ArticleJim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, dies at 63
Jim Dwyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, columnist and author whose stylish journalism captured the human dramas of New York City for readers of New York Newsday, The Daily News and The New York...
View ArticleSusan Hill and Mary Berry awarded damehoods in Queen's Birthday Honours
Novelist Susan Hill and food writer Mary Berry have been awarded damehoods in the Queen's Birthday Honours, while the National Literacy Trust's chief executive Jonathan Douglas received a CBE, and...
View ArticleABA Launches 'Boxed Out' campaign in support of indie bookstores
The American Booksellers Association is launching a campaign called "Boxed Out," aiming to emphasize to customers "the high stakes indie bookstores face this holiday season in the age of Amazon and...
View ArticleAva DuVernay to write, direct and produce 'Caste' film adaptation at Netflix
After the success of her documentary "13th" and miniseries "When They See Us," Ava DuVernay has set her first feature film at Netflix. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker will write, direct and produce the...
View ArticleAugust bookstore sales dropped 31%
Bookstore sales tumbled 30.7% in August compared to one year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales fell to $754 million compared to $1.09 billion in August...
View ArticleNew York's Strand bookstore appeals for help
The Strand Bookstore, a landmark of literary New York, is in serious trouble, appealing for customers to help it stave off closure amid the coronavirus pandemic. "We've survived just about everything...
View ArticleWhy lockdown was the plot twist that libraries needed
In an opinion piece in the Guardian, the head of Suffolk Libraries in the East of England explains "why lockdown was the plot twist that libraries needed." ...It is often said librarians suffer from a...
View ArticleAt this bookstore in Taiwan, visitors shop in the dark
Remember when you used to sneak a flashlight under the covers so you could read a book after bedtime? A bookshop in Taiwan promises you a similar experience. Wuguan Books is located in Kaohsiung's...
View ArticleHow bookstores are weathering the pandemic
An article at Vox explores how independent bookstores in the USA are doing everything they can to stay in business: .... Powell's and other independent bookstores across the country face an uncertain...
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