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  • France Takes Action to Protect its Treasured Bookshops

    France Takes Action to Protect its Treasured Bookshops

    As booksellers around the world continue to feel the pinch of trying to do business in an online retail climate, the French Parliament has taken action that at least intends to protect bookshops in some small way. After passing what it has dubbed the “Anti Amazon Law,” it’s now illegal […]

     
  • BookShed writer shortlisted for Dundee International Book Prize

    BookShed writer shortlisted for Dundee International Book Prize

    Bookshed writer Jasper Dorgan has seen his debut novel ‘The Open Arms of the Sea‘ shortlisted for the 2014 Dundee International Book Prize. Author Neil Gaiman and broadcaster Kirsty Lang are among the judges for the prize, which includes a book deal and £10,000, the largest cash award for unpublished […]

     
  • Hachette sales tumble in eBook pricing dispute

    Hachette sales tumble in eBook pricing dispute

    As the Amazon-Hachette contract negotiations drag on — negotiations that both sides believe will be drawn out — Hachette ebooks continue to make an appearance on the Digital Book World Ebook Best-Seller list, but for how long? First off, Hachette titles on the list today may be slipping oh-so-slightly. All […]

     
  • IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo

    IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo

    IndieReader, the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, created the IRDAs to give indie authors access to people who can make a difference in their book’s success. With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there’s no longer […]

     
  • Joan Hessayon Award winner Jo Thomas triumphs

    Joan Hessayon Award winner Jo Thomas triumphs

    Jo Thomas has triumphed with her contemporary novel The Oyster Catcher, published by Accent Press, for which she has been awarded The Romantic Novelists’ Association’s (RNA) prestigious Joan Hessayon Award for new writers. Jo was presented with her award and a cheque for £1,000 at the RNA’s Summer Party held […]

     
 

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  • Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon

    Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon

    Cape (plural capes): literally, a sleeveless garment hanging from the neck over the back and shoulders; figuratively, a superhuman who has chosen...

     
 
 

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  • Aren’t We Sisters? by Patricia Ferguson, review: ‘intelligent and uplifting’

    Aren’t We Sisters? by Patricia Ferguson, review: ‘intelligent and uplifting’

    By Amanda Craig Amanda Craig delights in a novel about the power of sisterhood …read more Read more here: http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568579/s/3cbdf0c4/sc/38/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cculture0Cbooks0Cbookreviews0C10A9739620CArent0EWe0ESisters0Eby0EPatricia0EFerguson0Ereview0Eintelligent0Eand0Euplifting0Bhtml/story01.htm ...