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Last chance to sign up to be a host location for World Book Night USA, April 23, 2013

Nov 27 2012: Bookstores and libraries wishing to be a host location for the 2013 World Book Night USA event (Apr 23) need to apply by December 1. Forms available at worldbooknight.org.

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Saturday, December 1st is Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day

Nov 27 2012: The third annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day is set for this Saturday, December 1. 400 stores in the USA took part last year, as did stores in the UK, Canada and Australia. This year it's expected that many more stores will take part.

For more info on the ...

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Bryce Courtenay, author of the bestselling "Power of One", dies aged 79

Nov 26 2012: Australian author Bryce Courtenay, who wrote about the struggles of life in Australia and South Africa, has died at his home in Canberra, his publisher said on Friday, just two weeks after his latest novel was published and three months after he informed fans that he ...

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Will the Big Six Publishers become the Big Two?

Nov 21 2012: Having lost out on their prospective bid to buy Penguin (which is to merge with Random House), News Corp, who already own Harper Collins, appears to have its eyes on Simon & Schuster which is currently owned by CBS Corp.

Currently, Random House, Penguin, Hachette, ...

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Louise Erdrich wins National Book Award for Fiction; Katherine Boo wins Nonfiction

Nov 14 2012: The winners of 2012 The National Book Awards are:

Fiction: The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Nonfiction: Behind The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Poetry: Bewilderment by David Ferry

Young Readers: Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

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Google's ad revenue exceeds all U.S. print combined

Nov 13 2012: Google generated $20.8 billion in ad revenue in the first six months of 2012, while newspapers and magazines in the U.S. made $19.2 billion, according to Statista. While an astounding figure, it should be noted that this is not an apples to apples comparison as it ...

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National Book Awards planning big splash ceremony

Nov 12 2012: It's looking like the National Book Awards dinner this Wednesday evening in Manhattan will be a considerably more glamorous event than in recent years.

In addition to moving the event from a midtown Marriott to the Cipriani Wall Street and installing a red carpet ...

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New Bridget Jones book on the way, plus musical & movie

Nov 12 2012: Author Helen Fielding announced on U.K. radio today that the perennially lovelorn Bridget Jones will return for a third installment.

"The new novel is set in present-day London, with an entirely new scenario for Bridget," Fielding said on the show Women's Hour Friday...

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