Winning Mutant Lecturer at London’s Imperial College Armand Marie Leroi won the Guardian First Book Award for MUTANTS: On the form, varieties and errors of the human body, prevailing over such books as Susanna Clarke’s JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL. Guardian literary editor and head of the judging panel Claire Armitstead said, “It is not just about the science of abnormality, but about everything that could possibly be affected by that science, from the lifespan of fruit flies to the depiction of nostrils in the paintings of Toulouse Lautrec.” As for Clarke’s book, Armitstead commented, “while everyone was impressed by […]
Archives for December 2004
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Sales Rise at Wiley Second quarter sales rose 8 percent, to $247 million at Wiley, driven by “continued strength in our global scientific, technical and medical business” and “improved return rates in higher education and professional/trade” in the U.S. Professional/trade revenue was up 3 percent for the quarter. Release Da Vinci Date Columbia Pictures has confirmed that Tom Hanks is set to star as Robert Langdon in the film version of THE DA VINCI CODE. The studio has set May 19, 2006 as the worldwide release date for the film. Press release Personnel News Penny Holroyde has joined the Caroline […]