PEN American Center expressed outrage today at the harassment and confinement in a mental institution of South African psychologist and novelist Zainub Priya Dala (ZP Dala) exacted in reprisal for her comments in appreciation of the writing of former PEN American...
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2015 National Book Awards
The 2015 National Book Awards entry form is open and available exclusively online at nationalbook.org until May 15, 2015, midnight PT. No late entries will be accepted. To determine eligibility, learn costs, and understand NBA submission rules, read the NBA...
Bertlesmann Revenues Hit Seven-Year High-2015
Revenues increase 3.1 percent to €16.7 billion Operating EBITDA grows 2.7 percent to €2.37 billion Group profit affected by special items Investments continue at high level and hit €1.6 billion Advances in strategy implementation improve growth profile Merger of...
Bertlesman reinvests in U S Education—2015
Bertelsmann is making another investment in its strategic growth business of education. The international media, services, and education company is significantly increasing its direct shareholding in Synergis Education, a university services provider in the United...
Baylor English Professor’s Book Earns U.S.’s Largest Fiction Award–2015
“Elegy on Kinderklavier,” a book by Arna B. Hemenway, M.F.A., assistant professor in the department of English in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded the 2015 PEN/Hemingway Award for a distinguished first work of fiction, the largest award for...
BISG Executive Director to Resign-2015
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) announced today that Executive Director Len Vlahos will resign his position effective June 12, and will relocate to Denver, Colorado where he and his wife will join the senior management team of the Tattered Cover bookstores and...
Nearly 100 Authors on Board for 2015 Library of Congress Book Festival
Almost 100 of the nation’s best writers, poets and illustrators have already committed to appear at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ...
Independent Book Publishers Pick 2015 Finalists
Once a year, IBPA grants the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award to some of the best books available from independent publishers. The 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award finalists, announced today, include nearly 160 incredible books shining light on fresh voices and unique...
The Alchemist’s Daughter by Mary Lawrence
The Alchemist’s Daughter A Bianca Goddard Mystery Mary Lawrence ISBN-13: 978-1-61773-710-7 Buy This Book www.amazon.com "Readers . . . will most likely be eager to read future Bianca Goddard adventures." Estranged from both her father, an infamous...
Longlists Announced for 2015 PEN Literary Awards
Pen America today announced the longlists for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards, spanning fiction, nonfiction, biography, essays, translation, and more. The finalists will be announced on April 15. The winners for all 2015 awards, including PEN's career achievement awards,...
