“The importance of such publications in the literary or intellectual history of a period is tantalizingly hard to gauge, especially in the case of journals that were short-lived and erratically distributed.”
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British Columbia Publishing Suffers ‘Massive’ Funding Cuts
“The Arts and Culture branch of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts has cut all provincial funding from the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC), BC BookWorld newspaper and the B.C. Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP).”
Waterstone’s Blocks Staff’s Access To The Bookseller
“Waterstone’s has prevented its staff from accessing book trade magazine The Bookseller’s website after it ran a negative story about the book chain’s new distribution system.”
Despite Rich Autumn Offerings, Book Sales Have Fallen
Last week, “book sales were down about 4 percent compared with the same week last year, suggesting that” none of the fall’s big titles, not even Dan Brown’s, “were helping booksellers to overcome the sludgy economy.” But there’s always the holiday season to save the day, maybe.
WWII Vet Returns Rare Books He Looted From Germany
“German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth said the 16th century volumes date to the dawn of the Protestant Reformation when Germany was the book publishing center of the world. The first book has been traced to a museum in Paderborn, Germany…. The second has been traced to a library in Bonn.”
Book Awards Season: Today’s Prize Is Which One, Exactly?
“The American Book Awards are different from the National Book Awards . . . how? Is it like a National League/American League type of thing? Which is the one that Philip Roth is always nominated for? … Clearly, assistance is needed. Bring in the lesson plan. Bring in the Tweed Brigade.”
The Literature Nobel: ‘Defiantly, If Predictably, Unpredictable’
Dwight Garner: “The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature isn’t always a bolt-out-of-the-blue surprise, a writer whose work is known only to an elite fraction of American readers. It only seems that way.”
The Real Value Of The Nobel In Literature
“The Nobel, considered by many to be the most prestigious prize, carries with it a hefty monetary award — last year’s winner got more than a million dollars. But it has the potential to bring a lot more money — through book sales.”
What Was The Crying Need For A New Pooh Book?
“In the new book, a different author” — David Benedictus, not A.A. Milne — “controls [the characters’] actions. Pooh is a tad more resourceful. And Eeyore is downright sociable…. It’s unsettling. How’s a kid reading that to know what you mean when you call someone Eeyore?”
Nobel Juror: American Authors Are Deserving, Too
“The most prominent member of the Nobel literature prize jury believes the secretive panel has been too ‘Eurocentric’ in picking winners and said Tuesday there are many American writers who would qualify for the coveted award.”