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Peter Robinson, 1950 – 2022

Oct 11 2022: Peter Robinson, the prolific British Canadian crime novelist and creator of the popular Alan Banks series of books, has died, his publisher confirmed on Friday. The Toronto-based Robinson died on Oct. 4, 2022 after a brief illness at the age of 72.

Born in England on...

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Ukraine's Lviv BookForum free online Oct 7-9

Oct 07 2022: The Lviv BookForum, Ukraine's largest literary festival, has opened with messages of support from President Volodymyr Zelensky and participants including Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman. The aim of the forum is to create a civic space for a free and tolerant exchange of...

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Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel prize in literature

Oct 06 2022: The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”.

Ernaux, who writes novels about daily life in France as well as non-...

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Have we forgotten what a public library is for?

Oct 04 2022: In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, Deborah E. Mikula, executive director of the Michigan Library Association and Loren Khogali, executive director of the ACLU of Michigan, respond to the population of Jamestown, Michigan voting that they would rather defund — ...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak at Frankfurt Book Fair

Oct 04 2022: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, will speak by video at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 20, at 12:30 p.m. The global publishing community has shown support for Ukrainian, banning Russia from participation in a majority of events around the world.

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Court dismisses 'implausible' price-fixing suits against Amazon, Big Five publishers

Sep 30 2022: A federal judge in New York has officially dismissed price-fixing claims against Amazon and the Big Five publishers following a magistrate judge's finding that the cases lacked sufficient evidence to continue. But in dismissing the suits without prejudice, Judge Gregory...

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Today, the indomitable Ukrainian Library Association celebrate All-Ukrainian Library Day

Sep 30 2022: Today in Moscow, Vladimir Putin is pretending he can annex four chunks of his western neighbor, but nothing can deflate the spirit of All-Ukrainian Library Day. The national holiday on Sept. 30 started in 1998 as a way to celebrate librarians and the crucial role ...

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James Patterson donates $2m to help PEN America raise its reach, voice, and influence

Sep 29 2022: James Patterson, the best-selling author, has donated $2 million to PEN America to build communications capacity and help the premier writers’ organization speak louder in defense of free expression against evolving threats in the United States, online, and around the ...

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