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Mystery writer Joe Gores dies at 79

Jan 18 2011: Joe Gores, a former San Francisco private investigator who became a prize-winning author of hardboiled mysteries such as "Hammett," "Come Morning" and "Spade & Archer," (the first authorized spin off of "The Maltese Falcon") has died. He was 79.

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Publishers consider Border's future

Jan 14 2011: Following yesterday's meeting between publishers and Borders, publishers are considering the numbers presented to them in order to decide whether it is best to accept Borders' offer of a three year note in lieu of current payments due, or to see the retailer declare ...

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California Govenor proposes eliminating state funding for libraries

Jan 13 2011: California Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 eliminates state funding for public libraries. This represents a loss of $30.4 million, which currently funds three programs: the Public Library Foundation, Transaction Based Reimbursement, and ...

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks wins BookBrowse Best Book Award

Jan 12 2011: 4045 votes were cast by BookBrowse subscribers to decide the 2010 BookBrowse Award winners ... and the winners are:

Best Book of 2010:The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Best Debut of 2010: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

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J.D. Salinger Estate, Swedish Author Settle Copyright Suit

Jan 11 2011: The estate of J.D. Salinger and Swedish author and publisher Fredrik Colting have entered into a consent agreement to end the copyright battle over Colting's book 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye - a purported sequel to Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. The ...

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Newbery Medal won by first novelist Clare Vanderpool for Moon over Manifest

Jan 10 2011: Clare Vanderpool has won the John Newbery Medal, awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature for her first novel, Moon over Manifest.

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Children's book author, Dick King-Smith, dies

Jan 06 2011: Dick King-Smith, creator of more than 100 wonderful books for children, including The Sheep Pig, has died aged 88.

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Amazon withdraws ebook explaining how to manipulate its sales rankings

Jan 06 2011: The author of an ebook that gives details on how easily Amazon's bestseller rankings can be manipulated has accused the online retail giant of "hypocrisy" after the title was temporarily removed from the website over the new year.

In The Day the Kindle Died, Thomas ...

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