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Feb 21 2007: Today marks the centenary of the birth of the poet Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H.) Auden, born Feb 21, 1907.
Feb 16 2007: The bankruptcy court has approved Perseus Book Group's offer to take over the distribution contracts of all Publishers Group West (PGW) publishing clients that have signed distribution agreements with the company. The decision, handed down late Friday afternoon, ends...
Feb 12 2007: Fred Mustard Stewart, author of bestselling novels such as The Mephisto Waltz, Six Weeks and Ellis Island, all of which became movies or TV miniseries, died Feb 7 aged 74
Feb 08 2007: The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney has won the Costa Book of the Year Award (formerly the Whitbread Award). Stef beat novelist William Boyd, biographer Brian Thompson, poet John Haynes and children's writer Linda Newbery to take the first-ever Costa Book of the...
Feb 08 2007: According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), net book sales in
2006 were effectively static year on year at approximately $10,000 billion,
although net book sales fell in December by 0.6%.
Big gains were shown by e-books, up 24% year on year ...
Feb 07 2007: National Book Network has proposed taking over the distribution contracts of PGW clients, offering to pay 85 cents for every dollar owed publishers in the AMS bankruptcy and asking for a three-year contract extension. The proposal, compares to the 70 cents/four year ...
Feb 01 2007: Harry Potter Book 7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be simultaneously released in a number of English speaking markets on sale July 21. In the USA the hardcover will be priced at $34.99, the first price increase since 2003. Amazon have already announced ...
Feb 01 2007: Molly Ivins, author, syndicated columnist, former co-editor of the Texas Monthly and author of many books, died on Jan 31 of breast cancer, she was 62. Her books included Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush; Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush'...
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.
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