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Posted 03.18.2012

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This week in culture, the SXSW music, film and interactive festival descended upon Austin, Texas, science whiz duo Mythbusters premiered an exhibit an...

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Overprogrammed and Out-of-Touch: Why Picture Books Aren't Good Enough

Zak Kukoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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When students are forced to put down the books they find interesting, they start to associate reading with discomfort and even blandness, depriving them of a lifelong love of reading.

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Does The UAE Have A Superior Publishing Model?

publishingperspectives.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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These awards are another example of just how much the SIBF is reaching out to western publishers, backed, as always, by Sheik Sultan Al Qasimi, whose ...

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Protests against Censorship at Kuwait Book Fair

Meedan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Kuwait International Book Fair came to a close this week amidst widespread controversy due to the banning of what could be up to 200 books, writes...

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eBook Talks At Frankfurt

Frankfurt Book Fair | Posted 05.25.2011

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Questions being asked were all related to what's happening in the digital arena right now. For example: do tablets rule the world right now? Michael T...

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Publisher At Frankfurt Book Fair

guardian.co.uk | Benedicte Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick Janson Smith, publisher at the HarperCollins imprint Blue Door, said there was plenty of hype around this year's fair, and claimed that publis...

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On Offer At Frankfurt Book Fair

thebookseller.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Agents are heading off to this year's book fair with a host of titles from the likes of Martin Amis, Eoin Colfer and David Bowie. In the second of The...

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U.S.'s Largest Book Festival Moves Across Town

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last year, more than 140,000 attended the Festival of Books, the nation's largest public literary festival, along with 400 authors, hundreds of bookse...

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Brooklyn Book Festival

Los Angeles Times | David L. Ulin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Brooklyn Book Festival, after all, is the only book event I know of where you come out of the subway right into the heart of the fair. There is no...

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Focus On China

thebookseller.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The London Book Fair has selected China as the market focus for its 2012's event. The move comes despite the controversy faced at last year's Frankfur...

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London Book Fair Goes On Despite Volcano

Publishers Weekly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the huge monkey wrench the suddenly active Icelandic volcano put in many Americans' (and some Europeans') plans to attend the London Book Fair...

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London Book Fair: Hollywood Scouts Crawling, But Are They Buying?

Variety | Adam Dawtrey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The London Book Fair has overtaken its rival in Frankfurt as the destination of choice for Hollywood scouts looking for books to turn into films or TV...

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Hay Festival In UK Brings 'Mongrel Mix' Of Authors And Intellectuals

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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HAY-ON-WYE, Wales — British industry is a shadow of its former self, the deficit is enormous, public services are facing huge cuts and London's ...

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Books About Zen, The Holocaust And Baha'i Banned At Tehran Book Fair

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Golnaz Esfandiari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Other banned titles include "Power, Islam and the Political Elite in Iran," which Tabnak says makes unfair judgments about Iran, and a book titled "Ze...

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Move Over Stephenie Meyer: Josephine Angelini, Author Of Greek Tragedy Blockbuster For Teens Landed Huge Deal

Publishers Weekly | Rachel Deahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a major pre-Bologna acquisition, Laura Arnold at Harper Teen pre-empted North American rights to a debut YA trilogy by Josephine Angelini. Mollie G...

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Beirut Book Fair for Gay Travels in the Muslim World: Day One

Michael Luongo | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have to admit that at first I was afraid to enter, but it was what I spent two years working on - the debut of the Arabic version of my book, Gay Travels in the Muslim World, here in the Muslim world itself.

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China Is Guest Of Honor At Frankfurt Book Fair

AP | MELISSA EDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair worked for 15 years to secure China as the guest of honor at their five-day showcase of global tr...

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A Long Walk to Frankfurt

David Colbert | Posted 05.25.2011

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The news that Nelson Mandela's diaries are becoming "the book of the fair" at the Frankfurt Book Fair reminded me of the time I chased the first Mandela autobiography at Frankfurt, exactly twenty years ago.

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Miami Book Fair Going Strong This Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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All this week, Miami is celebrating the world of literature with its annual Book Fair. Running from November 8 - 15 and open to the public for a small...

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The Beirut Book Fair Signing for Gay Travels in the Muslim World: Small but Successful

Michael Luongo | Posted 05.25.2011

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I view the Beirut Book Fair for the Arabic Version of Gay Travels in the Muslim World as a success. Needless to say, in a country where to be gay is still technically illegal, this kept people away.

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Frankfurt Book Fair: Deals, E-Books, China, Mandela

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Frankfurt Book Fair has been going on this week, and it's brought news, controversy, and excitement galore with it. The choice of China for guest ...

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Frankfurt Book Fair Official Fired For Treatment Of Chinese

The New York Times | STEVEN ERLANGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Frankfurt Book Fair, which struggled to find a balance between free speech and honoring China as its featured country, dismissed its project manag...

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