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Is it Autobiographical? And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask: Gabriel Roth Promotes Through Twitter Spat with Publisher

May 22, 2014

In a world where stunts are a popular method to attention for and move products, it is unsurprising that one would be used to sell a book. Take yesterday: observers (including me) were trying to figure out if the Q&A disaster between Little, Brown & Co. and author, Gabriel Roth, was in ...

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The Thursday Book Beat

May 22, 2014

Hello, Book Nerds! From now on, Thursdays will be all about book news. Anything that quakes in the book industry in the last week will be featured here, so grab onto your favourite, dog-eared book and enjoy the ride. Tolkein’s Beowulf Translation Finally Published J. R. R. Tolkein’s ...

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Apple Picking At Night: Friendship, Risks & Summer Loving

May 20, 2014

Since You’ve Been Gone Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book from the publisher for an honest review. Since You’ve Been Gone is about Emily and Sloane: two best friends about to embark on an epic summer of fun. Right before ...

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News and Things: Killer Book Kept Under Wraps

May 15, 2014

HarperCollins Keeps Zodiac Killer Book Quiet You don’t often have a publisher keep a hype worthy book under wraps for as long as HarperCollins did. The Most Dangerous Animal of All, by Gary L. Stewart, is about the author’s search for his biological father who he alleges to be the ...

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The Saviour of Boys’ Literacy: Lovecraft, Bond, and the Order of the British Empire

May 14, 2014

Here in England there is a man they call the saviour of boys’ literacy. In February, he was awarded an OBE, and his name is Anthony Horowitz. In 2007, Anthony was singled out by then Education Secretary Alan Johnson as the not-so-secret weapon to get boys reading. —Horowitz’ ...

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News & Things: Get Your Cyberpunk On

May 14, 2014

Akira live action fan trailer They crowdfunded through Indiegogo back in 2002, now the Akira Project has released their live-action trailer. Artist H.R. Giger dies at 74 Known for nightmarish imagery, his design for the main creature in the movie “Alien” is stamped in our collective ...

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Rainbow Rowell Interviewed At The Toronto Public Library

May 13, 2014

YA bestselling author Rainbow Rowell visited the Toronto Public Library this past Thursday to answer questions from Elaine Lui, creator of LaineyGossip, author of The Squawking Chicken and overall Rainbow Rowell fangirl. They spoke in a crowded room of fans about Rowell’s life, her books, ...

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BookCon Notices #WeNeedDiverseBooks

May 13, 2014

The same day ReedPOP, the company behind BookCon, added more diverse authors to their line up, they announced a panel called “The World Agrees: #WeNeedDiverseBooks,” based on the popular hashtag that trended around the world. ReedPOP has suffered under the backlash of public ...

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Locus Award Finalists Announced

May 9, 2014

On Wednesday, the Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the finalists for this year’s Locus Awards. Finalists are determined for each of the 15 categories by popular vote of Locus Magazine’s subscriber base. The magazine has been covering science fiction and fantasy since 1968 and boasts ...

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Staff Picks for May — Books

April 29, 2014

Since You’ve Been Gone Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster, May 6th It’s about a girl named Emily who’s best friend, Sloane, has disappeared but not without leaving behind a list of things to do (like skinny dipping and apple picking at night). I’ve had the chance to read ...

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Is it Autobiographical? And Other Questions You Shouldn’t Ask: Gabriel Roth Promotes Through Twitter Spat with Publisher

The Thursday Book Beat

Apple Picking At Night: Friendship, Risks & Summer Loving

News and Things: Killer Book Kept Under Wraps

The Saviour of Boys’ Literacy: Lovecraft, Bond, and the Order of the British Empire

News & Things: Get Your Cyberpunk On

Rainbow Rowell Interviewed At The Toronto Public Library

BookCon Notices #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Locus Award Finalists Announced

Staff Picks for May — Books

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