Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Book distributor CMD Booksource is closing its Irish operations effective 30 September. The company says that ‘the economic situation was such that … … was not possible’ to operate the business in Ireland profitably. Speaking about the news, Publishing Ireland President Jean Harrington said that she was...
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Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes A combination of Ghost Light sales slowing and Stieg Larsson hold steady means that Jospeh O’Connor‘s run at the top end of the charts is heading for an end. I’ll be interested to see how long he now stays in the top ten and whether nominations for any...
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Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Five Americans and one British author have made the shortlist for the 2010 Frank O’Connor Short Story Award. David Constantine is the only non-US writer to make the cut. He is joined on the list by Robin Black, Belle Boggs, TC Boyle, Ron Rash and Laura van den...
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Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes Walsh Colour Print the Kerry-based printer has started an educational imprint. The company has started trading under the imprint Educate.ie. Educate.ie launched with six text books and will debut an exam papers series in August. The series features ‘detailed analysis of the examination papers and helpful hints’ and...
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