S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris writes about her inspiration for Heresy, which masterfully blends true events with fiction into a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Adam Haslett
A conversation with Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Mar 18 2010: Rumors swirled today that Amazon could revoke the buy buttons for books by Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin, or Hachette if the major publishers can't strike an eBook deal with the online...
Mar 18 2010: With Apple's iPad launch just weeks away, Amazon raised the stakes again when it threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, which include three-year contracts and the guarantee...
Mar 17 2010: Hilary Mantel, Sarah Waters and Barbara Kingsolver have made the longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize, a 20-strong list described by chair Daisy Goodwin as "muscular, original and...
Mar 11 2010: Each March, the NBCC present awards for the finest books and reviews published in English (in the USA) the previous year in six categories: Fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism and...
Mar 10 2010: Yesterday, Samsung announced the Samsung eReader, a $299 device which allows you to take notes in the margins and share content with other Samsung eReaders.
Samsung also announced a relationship with Barnes and Noble which enables the eReader to access more than a million e-books and...
Mar 10 2010: The electronic book passed another milestone this month, with the number of books available on the iTunes App Store passing the number of games for the first time. According to data released earlier this month by the mobile phone advertising company Mobclix, there are more than 27,000 books now...
Canadian Booksellers Association says no to Amazon
Mar 09 2010: In reaction to the news that Amazon is seeking government approval to establish operations in Canada, the Canadian Booksellers Association released a statement demanding that the government reject the online retailer’s application. From the press...
Mar 09 2010: In a letter sent to "Colorado-based Amazon Associate[s]," the Amazon said that effective Monday March 8 it was ending its associates program in the state. Amazon cited newly passed legislation aimed at imposing sales tax on online retailers for its decision to end the...
Mar 03 2010: For anyone worried about the future of ebooks and their prices, or bemused by what is meant by the 'agency model', Macmillan CEO John Sargent's blog is likely to provide enlightenment...
Holt withdraws 'Last Train From Hiroshima' from sale
Mar 02 2010: Update March 1: After questions have surfaced about the validity of other accounts Pellegrino sourced in The Last Train From Hiroshima, Holt has decided to shelve the title entirely. Holt shipped 18,000 copies of the book and will issue a credit to wholesalers and retailers on returns of...
Mar 01 2010: Library Journal and School Library Journal, two of the many publications Reed Business Information has been trying to divest itself of over the past several months, have been sold to Ohio-based Media Source, which already owns Junior Library Guild and The Horn...
Feb 23 2010: Studies by several colleges including Princeton and the University of Virginia have failed the Kindle as a study tool.
The biggest problems that students had with the Kindle was difficulty highlighting and making notes - as summarized by Princeton researchers in their report released...
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.
The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
I read this book in two days and found it so refreshing. Although you will learn a great deal about barn owls by reading it, the book is not just ...
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I enjoyed reading this book, however, feel that this is not completely her own ideas. This books remembers me of a cross between 'ghost','Sixth ...
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Lisa See has written a great book! This story is satisfying on many levels, some scenes horrifying, but seemingly truthful, and her handling of the ...
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Amazon 'buy button' rumors abound(Mar 18 2010) Rumors swirled today that Amazon could revoke the buy buttons for books by Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin, or Hachette if the major publishers can't...
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Amazon's e-pricing threats(Mar 18 2010) With Apple's iPad launch just weeks away, Amazon raised the stakes again when it threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online...
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