| 12/10/08 | Operation Blue Light: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies by Philip Chabot (Bookfoolery and Babble) |  |
Published 12/10/08 03:02:00
Operation Blue Light by Philip Chabot with Laurie Anne Blanchard Copyright 2008 Cherubim Publishing /Memoir 303 pages When I was done eating, he gave me some gum. He and I both took two sticks. "Now don't throw away those wrappers," he said. "Here is what you do. Fold them this way. Then this way. One end fits into the other." It made one link. "Then do that again with the next wrapper. Source : Bookfoolery and Babble (subscribe) |
| 12/10/08 | Peter Ross Toasts Britains's Liquor Laureate (Books, Inq.) | |
Published 12/10/08 02:00:00
Felix Dennis, the piratical publishing tycoon, is one of Britain's richest men (with a fortune of £750m); Dennis, 61, a published poet, is serious and passionate about writing , not to mention touring and performing for audiences incapable of resisting the free-flowing booze that comes attached to participating in the liquor laureate's paeons to his muse. Source : Books, Inq. (subscribe) Explore : Books, Fine Arts |
| 12/10/08 | Now, a book that tells the Nano story (Times of India) | |
Published 12/10/08 01:02:18
NEW DELHI: As the dust of the Singur row settles, the publishing industry is set to harvest the controversy surrounding the Nano. The Rs 1 lakh car, which will be launched in March 2009 by Tata Motors, will soon have a book dedicated to it and headed for bookstores around the world. This week, Roli Books will unveil plans for 'The Making of the Nano' by Gautam Sen. Publishers believe that... Source : Times of India (subscribe) Explore : India |
| 11/10/08 | Small Magics by Erik Buchanan reviewed by Kathryn Whitney (FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog) | |
Published 11/10/08 23:56:39
An email from Kathryn Whitney arrived saying that she had recently read a fantasy book called Small Magics and asked if we would mind publishing it. It is a fantastic review on a debut novel by author Erik Buchanan. A snippet can be seen below - read the full Small Magics review ?Small Magics as a [...] Source : FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (subscribe) Explore : Fantasy |
| 11/10/08 | Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK (San Diego Union) | |
Published 11/10/08 21:01:48
LONDON ? A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. The Bookseller magazine said on its Web site that Gibson Square publishing has decided to postpone the publication of ?The Jewel of Medina.? The novel's American author, Sherry Jones of Spokane, Washington,... Source : San Diego Union (subscribe) Explore : United Kingdom, World |
| 11/10/08 | Mini Book Review: Mets by the Numbers (Mike's Mets) | |
Published 11/10/08 21:00:41
Mets by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Number Authors: Jon Springer and Matthew Silverman Paperback, 304 pages, Skyhorse Publishing I always try to be objective when I'm reviewing a book or a DVD. It occurs to me that someone might purchase them based... Source : Mike's Mets (subscribe) Explore : Books, Fine Arts, Metadata, METS, New York Mets |
| 11/10/08 | Ringier 100% owner in Serbia (Newspaper Innovation) | |
Published 11/10/08 20:56:13
Swiss publisher Ringier AG owns since October 7 all shares of their Serbian publishing group after minority shareholder VCP Media Partners B.V. sold their shares. Since 2003 Ringier is active in Serbia, it publishes paid tabloid Blic (a version of their Swiss Blick newspaper) and free daily 24Sata. Ringier Serbia also publishes magazines, websites and has stakes [...] Source : Newspaper Innovation (subscribe) |
| 11/10/08 | Prejudice under scrutiny at Frankfurt Turkey symposium (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Published 11/10/08 20:15:43
Frankfurt - German prejudices towards Turks, but also Turkish prejudices against Western people, came under scrutiny Saturday at a symposium on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Turkey and its literature are special guest at the annual publishing t... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : Turkey |
| 11/10/08 | Prejudice under scrutiny at Frankfurt Turkey symposium (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Published 11/10/08 20:15:43
Frankfurt - German prejudices towards Turks, but also Turkish prejudices against Western people, came under scrutiny Saturday at a symposium on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Turkey and its literature are special guest at the annual publishing t... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : World |
| 11/10/08 | Slideshow: Scotland 0 - 0 Norway (Scotsman.com) | |
Published 11/10/08 20:05:45
... Advertisingcontrol for popup window All rights reserved ©2008 Johnston Press Digital Publishing Sister Newspapers: This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission?s Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking If you remain dissatisfied with the... Source : Scotsman.com (subscribe) Explore : Edinburgh, Norway, Scotland |
| 11/10/08 | "Medina" publisher's office bombed (Denver Post) | |
Published 11/10/08 19:16:52
LONDON ? A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported today. The Bookseller magazine said on its Web site that Gibson Square publishing has decided to postpone the publication of "The Jewel of Medina." The novel's American author, Sherry Jones of Spokane, Wash., also has... Source : Denver Post (subscribe) Explore : US |
| 11/10/08 | Burningbird's RealTech: This Week's Semantic Web, Burningbird style (Planet Intertwingly) | |
Published 11/10/08 19:08:51
Last week, Danny Ayers made a request to the semantic web community at large: that we take turns publishing our own version of This Week's Semantic Web . I volunteered to start, and hope that others follow, though in comments to Danny's post, the suggestion about the Gem of the Week sounded better (and a lot less work). However, I decided to add a slight twist to my own version of This... Source : Planet Intertwingly (subscribe) |
| 11/10/08 | Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK (Examiner) | |
Published 11/10/08 17:45:36
... a magazine reported Saturday.The Bookseller magazine said on its Web site that Gibson Square publishing has decided to postpone the publication of "The Jewel of ."The novel's American author, of , , also has decided to cancel a publicity tour to to promote the book, the magazine said."We respect Sherry Jones's decision," the publisher said in a statement quoted by the magazine. "In her... Source : Examiner (subscribe) Explore : Entertainment |
| 11/10/08 | Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) | |
Published 11/10/08 17:38:00
Last updated October 11, 2008 8:38 a.m. PTPublication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UKBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday.The Bookseller magazine said on its Web site that Gibson Square publishing has decided to postpone the... Source : Seattle Post-Intelligencer (subscribe) Explore : Entertainment |
| 11/10/08 | UM Scholarly Publishing Office Releases Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet (DigitalKoans) | |
Published 11/10/08 15:04:28
The Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library has released an open access monograph, Economics and Usage of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet. It is edited by Wendy Pradt Lougee (University Librarian, University of Minnesota) and Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason (Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Information and Computer Science, School of Information, University [.. Source : DigitalKoans (subscribe) Explore : Library Science, Mason, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 11/10/08 | Elaine Warner's Blog "A Broad Abroad" (Oklahoma Women's Network Blog) | |
Published 11/10/08 14:00:00
I love everything Elaine Warner posts on her blog, A Broad Abroad: An Okie Traveler Out & About, but here is a really remarkable story about how a major publishing house is letting US read submitted manuscripts and v ote on ones that should be published. What a weird twist - get the public to do your work for you! Read that post HERE. A travel writer, you can also read about Elaine's... Source : Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (subscribe) |
| 11/10/08 | SPOTTED: SERENA & KELLY ON THE BEACH (Concrete Loop) | |
Published 11/10/08 13:45:44
Gal pals Kelly Rowland and Serena Williams were spotted hanging out at Miami Beach with friends. Both are vacationing from having busy schedules last month. It was announced last month that Serena would be publishing a book titled ?Queen Of The Court?, a non-fiction story based on how she went from South Central to winning eight [...] Source : Concrete Loop (subscribe) Explore : Celebrity, Serena Williams |
| 11/10/08 | MP Kniazevych Considers Rada Powerless After Publishing President's Decree On Its Dissolution (Ukrainian News Agency - Agency news) | |
Published 11/10/08 13:16:31
He announced this to reporters. Source : Ukrainian News Agency - Agency news (subscribe) |
| 11/10/08 | Goodbye Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson (Books, movies, and Chinese Food) | |
Published 11/10/08 13:00:00
It is October 11th , and FIRST is doing a special tour to 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood Nobody'. Today's feature author is: LISA SAMSON and her book: Goodbye Hollywood Nobody NavPress Publishing Group (September 15, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Samson is the author of twenty books, including the Christy Award-winning Songbird . Apples of Gold was her first novel for teens These days, she's... Source : Books, movies, and Chinese Food (subscribe) |
| 11/10/08 | University of Nebraska Press Title Launches to Space (University of Nebraska Press) | |
Published 11/10/08 13:00:00
... California, with nearly 3,000 books in print, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Indigenous Studies, Western American History, literary translation, and sports history. A distinctive member of the University of Nebraska community, UNP supports the missions of research, teaching, and service. In addition, UNP's sustained commitment to publications on... Source : University of Nebraska Press (subscribe) Explore : Cities and Towns, Lincoln, NASA, Nebraska, Russian Space Agency |
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