MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2011 Edition Tomas Tranströmer of Sweden Wins Nobel Prize in Literature STOCKHOLM (AP) The Swedish Academy says Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature. The academy said it awarded the 80-year-old...
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HarperCollins, Barnes & Noble Launch Kids Book Program
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2011 Edition HarperCollins, Barnes & Noble Launch Kids Book Program NEW YORK, AUTHORLINK NEWS/October 6, 2011--HarperCollins Childrens Books, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and First Book announced yesterday the launch of the If...
McGraw-Hill to Sell Broadcast Units to Scripps
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2011 Edition McGraw-Hill to Sell Broadcast Units to Scripps NEW YORK, AUTHORLINK NEWS/ October 4, 2011-- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) yesterday announced a definitive agreement to sell its nine-station Broadcasting Group to...
Brooklyn Book Festival Picks Winners of Fave Contest
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3- Oct 9, 2011 Edition Brooklyn Book Festival Picks Winners of Fave Contest BROOKLYN, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ October 3, 2011-- Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, AT&T and the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 29 announced that authors...
Nook Color Devices Arrive at Target
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2011 Edition Nook Color Devices Arrive at Target NEW YORK, NY/AUTHORLINK NEWS/October 3, 2011 Barnes & Noble, Inc. today announced that NOOK Color and NOOK Simple Touch eReaders are now available at Target stores nationwide and at...
Penguin Names Tom Dussel Subsidiary Rights Director
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 26 - Oct 2, 2011 Edition Penguin Names Tom Dussel Subsidiary Rights Director NEW YORK, NY/September 29, 2011--Tom Dussel will be joining Penguin Group (USA) as the new Director of Subsidiary Rights, responsible for the Putnam, Berkley,...
Random House to Publish Michael Scotts Ebook Original
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 26 - Oct 2, 2011 Edition Random House to Publish Michael Scotts Ebook Original New York, NY/ September 26, 2011--Random House Childrens Books (RandomHouse.com/kids) will release the second ebook original from New York Times bestselling...
Tom Clancy to Release New Novel at Putnam
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 26 - Oct 2, 2011 Edition Tom Clancy to Release New Novel at Putnam New York, New York, September 26, 2011 Tom Clancy, the #1 worldwide bestselling author, bestselling videogame presenter and one of the preeminent and most prescient...
Penguin Names New Publishing Manager
Penguin Names New Publishing Manager Matthew Boyd has been named Publishing Manager and Manager of Special Marketing Initiatives for Penguin Group (USA), it was announced by Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA). Boyd was previously Publishing...
Call for Entries From Indy Authors, Publishers
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Sept 19 - Sept 25, 2011 Edition Call for Entries From Indy Authors, Publishers The 16th Independent Publisher Book Awards, conducted annually to honor the year's best independently published titles, are now accepting entries for books with 2011 or...
