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Harry Potter virus

Jul 02 2007: Harry Potter fans be warned: An email is doing the rounds purporting to contain a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It is a a virus. Experts in the field describe the "worm" as an 'old school' virus, in that it is written to give the author a platform to ...

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Independent bookstores about NPR links to Amazon

Jul 01 2007: Publishers Weekly reports independent bookstores' frustrations that despite the fact that many underwrite their local National Public Radio stations, NPR links to Amazon.com for sales, both at a national and, often, regional level. NPR VP for communications Andi ...

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New magazine publishing writing & artwork by children aged 6-12

Jun 29 2007: "Launch Pad: Where Young Authors and Illustrators Take Off!" is a new magazine devoted to publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and artwork by children ages 6-12. The first print issue will be Jan/Feb 2008. They are looking for creative works about ...

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NEA support for Big Read program increases

Jun 27 2007: The National Endowment for the Arts has substantially increased its participation in its Big Read program. On Monday the organization awarded 117 new grants totaling over $1.5 million and more than doubling the number of communities participating in the program.

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Jury finds

Jun 25 2007: The jury in the suit filed by a film company to recoup film rights granted by Laura Albert for Sarah by JT Leroy found Leroy to be "not just a fictional creation, but a fraud."  As part of its verdict in the civil case, the jury ordered Ms. Albert ...

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Stephen Hawking to publish children's book

Jun 17 2007: Simon and Schuster will publish Stephen Hawking's first book for children this fall (aimed at middle grade readers). George's Secret Key to the Universe, written with his daughter, Lucy Hawking, and illustrated by Garry Parsons, will explain the cosmos to children ...

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Out Stealing Horses wins Impac Award

Jun 15 2007: Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horses was named the winner of this year's International Impac Dublin Literary Award, which carries with it a $135,000 cash.

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Nigerian author wins Man Booker International Prize

Jun 13 2007: Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart (1958) and Anthills of the Savannah (1988), has won the Man Booker International Prize, which honors "a living author who has contributed significantly to world literature." Achebe, who was a diplomat for ...

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