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'Damn It, We're Going To Crash:' Final Words Of Air France 447 Crew

www.dailymail.co.uk | Posted 12.14.2011

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A new book has revealed the final words of the cockpit crew of doomed Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the South Atlantic off the coast of Br...

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Home Run for Harbach

Mike Smith | Posted 10.25.2011

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Mike Smith

A book nine years in the making has turned Chad Harbach into a major league author.

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Independent Publishers: Saving Jobs And Literature?

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Posted 08.22.2011

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This year I attended two very different writing-centered extravaganzas: the annual conference of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) a...

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Most Amazing Art Books And Their Brilliant Publishers

Lena Tabori | Posted 08.08.2011

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Lena Tabori

It was immediately clear that while certain authors, photographers and artists are truly stars, some publishers have a vision and a passion as strong as any creator. Sometimes, you can recognize their books a mile away.

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From 'The Schnittman' To 'The Swagaholic': Classic Characters At BookExpo, Described

doctorsyntax.net | Posted 07.31.2011

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The 2011 edition of BookExpo America, or as we call it in the trade “BEA,” has just concluded—the industry’s annual hoedown where booksellers,...

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Getting Matched Up at Book Expo

Rocco Staino | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Book Expo America, Children's Books, Young Adult Novels, Young Adult Books, Book Expo, Young Adult Fiction, Bea, Books News
Rocco Staino

One of the most popular events at the annual book trade show is Author Speed Dating. This 90-minute event gives authors three minutes to pitch their book with a table of potential readers and book buyers.

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Amazon Reveals Frontlist Deal For Thriller Writer Barry Eisler At BEA

The Bookseller | Posted 07.26.2011

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Thriller writer Barry Eisler, who turned his back on a two-book deal for half a million dollars from St Martin's Press, has decided to accept six figu...

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Easy Reader: BookExpo America 2011 Offers Plenty

David Finkle | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Queen Esther, The Queen Who Saved Her People, The Koran, Assouline, Romans, Common English Bible, Lego, Carolyn Brown, Calvin Reid, Midpoint Trade Books, The Orchard, Ed Hooper, The Original I Ching, Red's Hot Cowboy, Mark Gaff, Harry Potter, Cecil Beaton, M. Moliero, My Tablet Books, Bookexpo America 2011, The Letters of Samuel Beckett Volume 2: 1941-1956, And God Created Burton, Blissology, American Express, New York Review Books, Tom Rubython, Magination Press, The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Knoxville KNOX, Publishers Weekly, Jacob Javits Center, Theresa Ware, Marcel Marceau Master Mime, Andy Baggott, For Dummies Series, I Ching, Cambridge University Press, Richard Burton, Booker T. Mattison, Brevario De Isabel La Catolica, The Judges of Secret Court, Bea, David Stacton, Alislam, Tuttle, Snitch, Kar-Ben, Books News
David Finkle

Book lovers, here's a full disclosure about reporter/bookist me and BookExpo America 2011 at New York City's Jacob Javits Center: I go for the giveaways.

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Guess Who’s Exhibiting At BookExpo America For The First Time?

paidContent | Laura Hazard Owen | Posted 07.17.2011

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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), which almost never appears at industry conferences unless it is doing the hosting, will exhibit this year at BookExpo America, the...

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Air France Find Could Alter the Future of Black Boxes

Christine Negroni | Posted 07.04.2011

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Christine Negroni

After the crash of Flight 447, I faced the Twitter paradox: How can my 16-year-old son, using his cell phone, know his friends' every move, while multi-million dollar airliners are unable to transmit critical information?"

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Air France Flight 447 Mystery and Aviation History

Christine Negroni | Posted 06.06.2011

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Christine Negroni

Despite the fact that no one yet knows what happened to Flight 447, the French government recently filed manslaughter charges against Airbus and Air France.

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The U.S. Cities Where Personal Income Grew The Fastest Last Year (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're tempted to look on the bright side of high unemployment, a staggering economy and an uncertain stock market, we've got some reasons for opti...

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Will Paper Books Go the Way of the Silent Film? Change in the Air at BookExpo America

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Leveen

Will someone sitting on a park bench reading a book made of paper date our time?

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BookExpo America 2010: Hopes And Dreams At The Javits Center (PHOTOS)

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Pinter

Every one of the 30,000 attendees entered BookExpo America with dreams--and at BEA they all seem so tantalizingly possible.

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Barbara Streisand To Make Appearance At BookExpo America

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Barbra Streisand will appear at the opening-night keynote reception for BookExpo America to promote "My Passion for Design." The boo...

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At BookExpo America, Anxiety Amid The Chatter

The New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the book industry gathered for its annual convention in New York this week, it had plenty to be nervous about: the threat of piracy, the decline of...

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Sarah Ferguson Reads At BookExpo America Despite Scandal

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Speaking to booksellers and librarians Wednesday at a New York trade show where she was promoting her children's books, the Duchess o...

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Barbara Streisand At BookExpo America: The Star Talks About Her 'Passion For Design'

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Creating the perfect house is more than a passion for Barbra Streisand. It's almost primal. The 68-year-old singer-actress-director,...

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BookExpo America (BEA) Begins Today: What To Expect From The Publishing Industry's Annual Conference

Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The conference -- known to those who attend as BEA -- has been contracting in recent years. Tough times in the publishing industry led event organizer...

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BookExpo America This Week: Guide To The Authors And Galleys You Can't Miss

Library Journal | Cheryl LaGuardia | Posted 05.25.2011

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With over 2000 exhibitors, this year's BookExpo America (May 25 - 27, New York) will be a challenge to negotiate. Where are the best galley giveaways?...

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Independent Bookstores Get A Boost: American Booksellers Association Membership Up Since Last Year

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — On the eve of BookExpo America, the publishing industry's annual convention, independent booksellers are enjoying a pleasant surprise...

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Big Books Of The Future: What Will Generate Buzz In May At BookExpo America (BEA)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every year, the publishing industry looks ahead to what they predict will be the big books of the coming season. Panels for Book Expo America (BEA) ar...

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Want To Sell Books? Start Gathering Fans

Richard Nash | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Nash

That pain in our foot? It's not outsiders stomping on it, it's us, shooting ourselves.

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Fourth Quarter GDP Looks Terrible

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hale

Exports were the one solid performer -- until last quarter when they dropped over 20%. Imports dropped as well due to the lack of consumer demand. There is no area of the economy looking good right now.

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Wise Men Say Recession is a Year Old

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Tepper Marlin

The seven "Wise Men" announced today that the economy entered a recession back in December 2007. The "Wise Men" are seven economists on the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee.

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