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The ABA elects a new president; a royal wedding book is published in seventy-two hours; a book of short stories based on video game characters; Australian women writers fight sexism by developing a new literary prize; and other news.
Salman Rushdie weighs in on Pakistan; Alabama libraries suffer major damage in the recent tornadoes; Bui Chat is arrested in Vietnam after winning the International Freedom to Publish Prize; Argentina considers a writers' pension plan; and other news.
A roundup of books on Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda; Al Gore's e-book app; the best translated book award winners are announced; book gift ideas for Mother's Day; and other news.
Arts supporters in Kansas succeeded in their efforts to reverse Governor Sam Brownback’s decision to replace the Kansas Arts Commission with a private foundation.
In this regular feature, we offer a few suggestions for podcasts, smartphone apps, Web tools, newsletters, museum shows, and gallery openings: a medley of literary curiosities that you might enjoy.
Librarians revolt against HarperCollins after its decision to limit the number of times a digital copy of an e-book can be checked out and returned.
Public relations consultant Lauren Cerand offers tips for how to utilize Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and community Web sites to not only persuade a reader to buy a book, but to do it now.
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Tracey K. Smith's Life on Mars and Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters Street, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
As he prepares to step down from his role as publisher of Coffee House Press, founder Allan Kornblum speaks about responsible publishing, the future of the book, and returning to his roots.
Two book paintings by Los Angeles artist Mike Stilkey, whose works will be on display in the exhibition Face to Face: The Changing Face of Portraiture at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in Carlsbad, California.
