Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics

BookBrowse Book News

Page 326 of 439

View abbreviated list of news stories

Coalition Challenges New Massachusetts Internet Law

Jul 14 2010: A coalition of organizations, including publishers and booksellers, filed suit on Tuesday to block a Massachusetts law that would ban certain works from the Internet deemed to be "harmful to minors."

Full Story

New Jersey Library Funding Cuts

Jul 13 2010: New Jersey has slashed its library support by 43 percent, but, though shocking, it's still a victory for library supporters, who staved off a proposed 74 percent reduction. As a result, libraries will lose half their per capita state aid and four regional networks will ...

Full Story

Pennsylvania Support for Libraries Drops 8.4% More

Jul 13 2010: Pennsylvania's libraries are bracing for an additional 8.4 percent cut in state aid following a massive 27.9 percent decrease in 2009.

Full Story

B&N on the Hot Seat

Jul 12 2010: In court testimony Friday, the second day of trial in the suit by Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Companies against Barnes & Noble over B&N's "poison pill" provision, B&N chairman Len Riggio testified that the provision was not about "me and my family," the Wall Street Journal ...

Full Story

Stieg Larsson's 4th manuscript clouded in mystery

Jul 12 2010: The ongoing legal dispute between Stieg Larsson's family and partner Eva Gabrielsson complicates the likelihood of the unfinished 4th Millenium novel from being published anytime soon, but some details on the book have come to light ...

Full Story

Beryl Bainbridge dies, aged 75

Jul 03 2010: Beryl Bainbridge, one of the grandes dames of the UK's literary scene, died yesterday. Bainbridge was a prolific writer whose short, dark comic novels - which invariably included a streak of tragedy - landed her five shortlistings for the Man Booker prize (and the label...

Full Story

W. S. Merwin named US Poet Laureate

Jul 01 2010: W. S. Merwin has been named the next Poet Laureate of the USA. At 82, Mr. Merwin is an undisputed master, having written more than 30 books of poetry, translation and prose over the course of six decades.

"W. S. Merwin is an inevitable choice for poet laureate," said...

Full Story

BN stock falls sharply, Waterstones profits slump 70%

Jun 30 2010: Barnes and Noble's stock fell sharply yesterday, down over 19% - the largest one-day drop in the bookseller's shares since November 2001, and it's lowest stock price since 2008. The sell off followed Barnes & Noble's decision to invest in digital ventures at the ...

Full Story

Book Club Giveaway!
Win L.A. Women

L.A. Women by Ella Berman

Two ambitious writers in 1960s LA face betrayal when one writes a novel based on the other's life.

Enter

BookBrowse Book Club

  • Book Jacket
    Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
    by David Woo, Margalit Shinar
    Nine linked stories reveal how globalization sparks life-changing consequences across continents.
  • Book Jacket
    Chelsea Girls
    by Catherine Lloyd
    A glamorous biographical novel on Mary Quant, whose daring design of the miniskirt revolutionized fashion.
  • Book Jacket
    Days of Sun and Shadow
    by India Hayford
    A young woman’s coming-of-age story set in the early American frontier, shaped by tragedy, nature, and resilience.

Members Recommend

  • Book Jacket
    Summer of Love
    by Kerri Maher
    Three women reshape their family's Napa Valley winery after the 1967 Summer of Love.
  • Book Jacket
    An Infinite Love Story
    by Chanel Cleeton
    “A tender, romantic drama that soars as high as it’s astronauts.” —Kate Quinn
Book
Trivia
  • Book Trivia

    Can you name the title?

    Test your book knowledge with our daily trivia challenge!

Wordplay

Solve this clue:

The C is A R

and be entered to win..

Your guide toexceptional          books

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.