$2 Million More in Grants for The Big Read The National Endowment of the Arts announced that 208 libraries, muncipalities and other organizations devoted to arts, science and culture in 46 states have been awarded more than $2 million in grants to host Big Read Celebrations between September 2008 and June 2009. The Big Read […]
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Lunch for Monday, June 16
From the Substitute Chef Greetings, Lunch Deluxe subscribers. I’m Sarah Weinman, freelance writer, publishing wonk, and entrusted by the management to keep the kitchen in order and the helpings plentiful throughout the week. To do that, I’ll need your help, as my own news-gathering system may not pick up everything that merits inclusion. So please […]
Lunch for Friday, June 13
Please Note For the next week I will be in the land of far far away, completely unplugged from the grid for the first time, well, ever. Fresh, organic meals will still be served daily thanks to the capable skills of Sarah Weinman, and the PublishersMarketplace team will continue as usual with all the deals, […]
Lunch for Thursday, June 12
Hage Takes IMPAC Lebanese-born Rawi Hage (now living in Canada) won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for DE NIRO’S GAME, originally published by Canada’s House of Anansi Press. (Steerforth published the hardcover in the US, with the trade paperback scheduled from Harper for August.) BN Pulls Disney Charms Said to Have Lead A US health […]
Lunch for Wednesday, June 11
First-Round Borders Bids Were Called for This Week dealReporter says via the Financial Times that “first-round bids for Borders were due on Monday, 9 June, two people familiar with the process” said. One of those two sources added that “Barnes & Noble is conducting due diligence, but is far from establishing whether it will competitively […]
Lunch for Tuesday, June 10
Amazon Down Again A company that monitors web performance, Keynote, reported that Amazon’s site “suffered sporadic outages” again yesterday lasting for at least an hour. The company says “probes also found problems with the British Amazon.co.uk site, but other country-specific sites appeared to be functioning, Keynote’s automated probes were able to reach the main Amazon.com […]