Edinburgh festival book swap: how to get involved

Edinburgh festival book swap: how to get involved
The Guardian (blog)
The main book swap shelf is located just inside the Guardian Spiegeltent, where yourbooks can be left and picked up by other people passing through the festival. Eachbook should contain a recommendation from the previous owner and can be swapped...

The Guardian (blog)

Billy Crystal to write memoir for publisher Holt
New York Daily News
Crystal has what a source said is a $4 million agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a book that will be part memoir, part meditation — with jokes — about getting older. Crystal said he hopes to have it out around the time the big day arrives ...

New York Daily News 

Kerala sister's book runs into controversy
New York Daily News
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 — A Malayalam book on the life of a nun that had created a ruckus in the Catholic Church appears to have run into trouble after a social activist, who had assisted in writing the book, has sought it be withdrawn.

Author Heidi Holland found dead at S. Africa home
Boston.com
JOHANNESBURG—Journalist and author Heidi Holland, who chronicled the rise of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe from freedom fighter to power-obsessed leader, died Saturday at her home in South Africa, police said. She was 64. Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale ...

For author and bookseller Larry McMurtry, huge auction may be the beginning of ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Book dealers from across the United States descended on Archer City this week to survey the merchandise. Few of them were aware of the backstory that explains why a famous author tried to add books to his hometown's traditional economy of cattle, crops ...

Author Michael Levin Remembers Marvin Hamlisch (Recap)
antiMUSIC.com
On Thursday Author Michael Levin Remembers Marvin Hamlisch was a top story. Here is the recap: (News and Experts) News and Experts sent over best selling author Michael Levin's tribute to composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died this week at the age of 68: ...

Push publishers to let libraries lend e-books
Philadelphia Inquirer
Some publishers believe that allowing libraries to lend their e-books will hurt their bottom line. However, a recent study by the Library Journal found that libraries actually foster book sales: 50 percent of all library users go on to purchase books ...

Unknown Authors Combat Self-Publishing Stigma and Boost eBook Sales
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Unknown authors are now in direct competition with celebrated authors thanks to the onslaught of self publishing tools like Amazon's Kindle direct publishing and Barnes and Noble's Nook for eBooks.... to publishing houses in exchange for a small ...

Curious Incident author Mark Haddon says wealthy should pay more tax
The Guardian
Mark Haddon, the award-winning author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has written to his MP arguing that he and other wealthy people should pay more tax to save others being hit by government spending cuts. Haddon, whose book...

The Guardian

No books to chew, but treats for dogs at North Brunswick library
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
"The poor dogs get a bad rap," McBride said. "They tend to chew up books, one reason they aren't permitted in the library. So, we leave the dog home, but, with the card, the dog gets a bag of treats to chew instead of the book." The card is good for ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

E-books easy to buy, but not so easy to return
Boston Globe
I ordered a book for my sister from Amazon in April and I had to send Amazon my sister's e-mail address so they could e-mail the book to her so she could download it onto her Kindle. Unfortunately, I sent the wrong e-mail address. I corrected the ...

Book review: 'Women of Strength' to fuel the soul
Deseret News
Motto of Utah quadriplegic author works for everyone, 'When life gets too hard to stand, just keep on rolling'. July 1, 2012 ... Tristi Pinkston takes an in-depth look at the endurance, heart and faith of a woman in her new book, “Strength of a Woman ...

Deseret News

Frank Daniels III: Jefferson's vision saw past his failings
The Tennessean
Author David Barton's best-selling book on Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, “The Jefferson Lies,” which was published in April, was pulled this week by his publisher, Nashville-based Thomas Nelson, a NewsCorp. subsidiary. His provocative book seems ...

Book Review: The 4% Solution: Unleashing The Economic Growth America ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
According to the authors, the top United States exports are operating leases, film, television, law, mining, engineering, education, finance, medicine, repair of equipment, industrial engineering , consulting and travel. The book explains ... Image for ...

Pearl River author chronicles time spent in Slidell
NOLA.com
The book features memories from Gervais' youth, many involving moving, often less-than-attentive parents, and an extended family that offered the author and her siblings nurturing and comfort. After graduating from high school, Gervais joined the ...

Author explores power of governorsAuthor explores power of governors
Statesman Journal
According to one survey by another political scientist, covering the 1005 people elected governor from 1990 through 2006, 90 percent had held public office — and of the governors during the 30-year span covered in Rosenthal's book, 52 percent had been ...

Author brings bygone era to life in 'The Idea Factory'
Bowling Green Daily News
BOOK REVIEW Author brings bygone era to life in 'The Idea Factory'. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:00 am | Updated: 10:26 am, Fri Aug 10, 2012.

Authors and authoring
Baltimore Sun (blog)
"Do we say that someone authors something?" came a voice from the other side of the copy desk. "No," I promptly snapped. And that was that. I know, of course, that author is frequently used as a verb and that making verbs out of nouns, and nouns out of ...

The Book Monster Vol. 7
Eugene Daily News
I've seen this episode more than a couple of times, and I laugh at myself while simultaneously questioning my sanity because I continue to expand my collection of books. When I was finishing up this edition of The Book Monster I thought of this scene ...

Watry book details lives of pioneering Yellowstone women
Billings Gazette
From her first visit to Yellowstone National Park, at the impressionable age of 8, author Elizabeth “Betsy” Watry has been fascinated by its long cultural history. Specializing in 19th century and early 20th century cultural history, Watry has focused ...

Book review: 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' sends up Seattle self-absorption and ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Although they might be beguiled by the comic lines and the fast-paced events that reflect theauthor's TV experience, some readers may disagree with that conclusion. Ms. Semple attempts to balance her character's abrasiveness with self-awareness.

Pilot's book of scenes from Alaska a treat
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS — Within just a few pages of Mark Stadsklev's beautiful and riveting coffee table book“Alaskan Air,” it becomes obvious this is not an average collection of photographs of our state. Stadsklev, a pilot by trade and photographer on the side ...

Ashland author releases first novel
MetroWest Daily News
The author of about a dozen highly regarded short stories and former fiction editor of Ploughshares magazine, O'Hara spent four years writing, rewriting and revising her lovingly polished novel of characters whose dreams chafe against their small town ...

Children's books: Elephants and dogs, teachers and librarians
Kansas.com
“What To Do If An Elephant Stands On Your Foot” by Michelle Robinson with pictures by Peter H. Reynolds (Dial Books, ages 3-7, $16.99) is a rollicking formula tale. If an elephant does stand on your foot, you certainly must not panic because that will ...

Kansas.com

Historic Northampton County minute book restored
Delmarva Daily Times
"Another piece of our national treasure," Northampton County Circuit Court Clerk Traci L. Johnson said about the book, an historic part of the county's court records, which date from 1632 to the present. "Tucked away for safekeeping because of its ...

Book Review | In the Shadow of the Banyan: Girl bears witness as regime ...
Columbus Dispatch
Hot Links: Photos: Pelotonia, Day 1 · Campaign Ad Watch 2012 · Photos: Funny Olympic faces · Olympics 2012 · Investigation: Seclusion rooms · Home · Life & Entertainment · Books; Book Review | In the Shadow of the Banyan: Girl bears witness as regime ...

Columbus Dispatch

Jean Merrill, a Writer of Children's Underdog Tales, Dies at 89
New York Times
Jean Merrill, a children's author best known for her 1964 book, “The Pushcart War,” about street peddlers in New York who use (nonlethal) guerrilla tactics and savvy publicity maneuvers to fight back when unbridled Big Business threatens to banish ...

Ebook lending service shut down after authors accuse it of piracy ...
By Bryan Bishop
Ebook piracy is a legitimate problem that publishers have had no qualms attacking, but a lending site may have been caught in the crossfire after a group of authors mistook it for an illegal pirating...
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New Book Explains 'How To Spot A Liar' « CBS Philly
By ATAtkins
New Book Explains 'How To Spot A Liar'. August 12, 2012 4:00 AM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook Activity. What's this? Add to Timeline - What's This. Click "Log in" topublish what you read to Facebook. See what your ...
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Turn your iPad into a hardcover book with eBook Jackets
By Cody Lee
... a name for itself by blowing past its funding goal. Out of Print's eBook Jackets are essentially hard cover. ... are customizable, and comparatively inexpensive. So if you own an iPad, either second or third generation, and use it to read eBooks, you might want to check this out… ... We love the idea — being able to carry your tablet like a book, or with other books, while keeping it protected — but we feel that on the iPad, it'd be too bulky. However, it seems like it would be perfect for ...
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Daily Kos: Book review: Is Obama's America different than 'real ...
By rss@dailykos.com (DemFromCT)
Potomac Books Hard cover, 270 pages, $29.95. July, 2012. Money quote: This study locates Obama's ideas within a broader and often contentious debate, more than two centuries old, over our self-understanding as a country and a people. Exactly who is considered worthy ... Author: Ian Reifowitz is a historian and associate professor of History at Empire State College, SUNY. He has published opinion pieces .... Publish it from the queue to make it appear. You must be a member of a ...
Daily Kos

3quarksdaily: Word: As women's status rises, so do literary 'shes ...
By Azra Raza
August 12, 2012. Word: As women's status rises, so do literary 'shes' and 'hers'. From MSNBC: The prevalence of female pronouns — she, her, hers, herself — in American books could be used to track the changing status of women in the 20th ...
3quarksdaily

A Book I Read This Week | Wall Street Oasis
By InefficientMarkets
I'm not usually a fan of self help books, but I've found that I've been reading more of them these days than any other genre (no Hunger Games plz). Besides the fact that the intended audience of thebook is the type-A high achieving, 2+2+2 ...
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S is for Science Book for Toddlers – Greg Laden's Blog
By Greg Laden
G is for Galaxy: An Out of This World Alphabet (Alphabet Books) is one of a series of kid's alphabetbooks with an interesting twist. The pages have the usual big letter, a picture of something that ...But on the same page is anywhere from one to a few paragraphs of extra text written at a basic level but seeming targeted to the adult who is reading the book to the kid, providing additional context, background, and details. For instance: “G is for Galaxy, a big family of stars so bright. Our is ...
Greg Laden's Blog

A funny book to procrastinate by, and other books | Fausta's Blog
By Fausta
The Wall Street Journal has an article by John Perry, author of The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing, titled How to Be a Better Procrastinator Don't be fooled: People who dawdle are often very ...
Fausta's Blog

Edinburgh International Book Festival opens | Demotix.com
The Edinburgh International Book Festival – the world's largest book festival – opens ... of literarytalent, in a programme of talks, panel discussions, book signings, and even evening entertainment featuring some of the authors performing on stage. ... which last year sold nearly 60000 books in three weeks, with around 8000 ...
www.demotix.com/.../edinburgh-international-book-festival-o...

Author Heidi Holland found dead | News24
Police say author Heidi Holland, who chronicled the rise of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been found dead in her Johannesburg home.
www.news24.com/.../Author-Heidi-Holland-found-dead-2012...

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