by | Mar 17, 2008 | Literary News
snipped from IMBA, noted by Shelf-Awareness The INDEPENDENT MYSTERY BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (IMBA) Connecting Criminally Inclined Readers with Arresting Mysteries The following were the bestselling titles at member bookstores of the Independent Mystery Booksellers...
by | Mar 17, 2008 | Literary News
from Guardian UK Sean O’Brien’s workshop Sean O’Brien Monday March 10, 2008 guardian.co.uk A central figure in the world of contemporary poetry, Sean O’Brien is famous for balancing the demands of tradition and poetic structure with a flair for...
by | Mar 14, 2008 | Literary News
by Jim Milliot — Publishers Weekly Penguin is committed to trying different things in the digital space and things that work will be continued and those that don’t will be stopped, company chairman John Makinson told journalists at a luncheon in New York...
by | Mar 13, 2008 | Literary News
snipped from Shelf-Awareness newsletter Selected new titles out next Tuesday, March 18: Seen It All and Done the Rest: A Novel by Pearl Cleage (One World/Ballantine, $25) follows an actress as she copes with reaching middle age. Charley’s Web: A Novel by Joy...
by | Mar 13, 2008 | Literary News, Mirth
from AbesBooks.com Our Recommended Books – The Hooker Prize The Happy Hooker Xaviera Hollander Callgirl Jeannette Angell Mayflower Madam Sydney Biddle Barrows Love for Sale Nils Johan Ringdal Brothel Alexa Albert More Recommended...
by | Mar 13, 2008 | Literary News
Kate Christensen, The Great Man Kate Christensen’s novel The Great Man (Doubleday) has been selected as the winner of the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The announcement was made March 12 by the directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Patricia Griffith...
