Literary Magazines in the Running for 2008 Ellies

by Staff
Daily News
3.20.08
The American Society of Magazine Editors announced yesterday the finalists for the 2008 National Magazine Awards. The annual awards, also known as the Ellies, honor print and online magazines "that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise, and imaginative design." Among the 128 finalists in twenty-five categories were the usual titles—the New Yorker led the finalists with twelve nominations—but a number of literary magazines are also in the running.

VQR and McSweeney's Among Finalists for Coveted National Magazine Awards

by Staff
Daily News
4.4.06
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) recently announced the finalists for the 2006 National Magazine Awards, which honor both print and online magazines for "superior execution of stated editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise, and imagination and vigor in layout and design."

Taslima Nasrin Goes Into Hiding After Protests Lead to Riots

by Staff
Daily News
11.27.07
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin was forced into hiding in the Indian capital of New Delhi last night after protests from Muslim groups led to riots, the Guardian in London reported today. The protests follow the publication in August of Nasrin's Shodh (Getting Even), a novel that, according to Muslim groups, contains "extreme liberal views." Nasrin fled Kolkata, where she had been living on a tourist visa since 2004, and was taken to a safe house in Rajasthan last night. She will be moved to a guarded apartment in New Delhi.

Bangladeshi Author Faces Criminal Charges After Last Week's Attack

by Staff
Daily News
8.14.07
Thirteen years after she fled her native Bangladesh when thousands of Muslims threatened to kill her for blasphemy, author Taslima Nasrin is being charged with "hurting Muslim feelings," the New York Times reports. The charge follows an attack last week at a book party for Nasrin's novel Shodh (Getting Even), during which dozens of protesters shouted slogans describing the author as "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Islam." They threw chairs, overturned tables, and, according to a report last week in the Guardian in London, Nasrin was slapped. She escaped unhurt but told reports she was in shock.

Paris Book Fair Opens Under Cloud of Controversy

by Staff
Daily News
3.14.08
The Salon du Livre, an international book fair in Paris, opened today despite the protests of several Arab nations over the selection of Israel as the festival's guest of honor. The Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization encouraged its fifty member nations to boycott because of "crimes against humanity that Israel is perpetrating in the Palestinian territories." Many publishers, booksellers, and authors from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, Morocco, and Algeria withdrew from the festival, though some participants from those countries may still attend.

Simon & Schuster's New Paper Policy Will Save 483,000 Trees Each Year

by Staff
Daily News
11.8.07
Simon & Schuster recently committed to increasing the level of recycled fiber in its paper from 10 percent to 25 percent within the next four years. The publisher also announced plans to buy 10 percent of its paper from forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world's forests.

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