Hemlines and the Hierarchy
Good review for THPI
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Fiction – Room
Decent review for Emma Donoghue’s The Room
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Karl Uhlemann II
I do love The Hitone cover blog!
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Riggio to take B&N private
B&N is going to survive the digital shift, at least that is my opinion.
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Quercus triples revenues to £15m
Amazing what one series can do for you eh?
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Ridout resurfaces at Phaidon
This is an interesting appointment.
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The Magic of Good Writing Days
There’s nothing like the feeling of joy and contentment that washes over you after a good writing day. A day where everything just clicks into place, where the characters dance off the page, wisecracking among themselves, telling the reader secrets that you, the writer, never knew.
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Lonely Planet launches augmented reality guide book
A very clever move by Lonely Planet
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August Meeting
For our book club meeting on Wednesday August 18, we are reading Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick.
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The Bookseller reports that 20% of the books in WH Smits’ new terminal two stores will be Irish.

The company has also hired Alison Scanlon as a dedicated Irish buyer.

THe Bookseller also features a quote from Dermot O’Dwyer, m.d. of Gill & Macmillan:

“The market is different to the UK and there’s generally more interest in Irish books. Easons is a dominant player so the arrival of someone else is a good thing providing the economy’s recovery continues.”

The Bookseller reports that Laureate na nÓg and Little Island publisher and commissioning editor, Siobhán Parkinson has sold her latest children’s novel to Hodder Children’s Books.

The book will be the first in a two book deal.

Anne McNeil, publishing director for Hodder Children’s Books, was the acquiring editor and Sophie Hicks at Ed Victor Literary Agency was the agent.

Agreement reached for buyout of The Bookseller
Fascinating news!
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Save the Date
Laura’s going to be at the Kildare Writers Festival
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Cork World Book Fest ’10 Digital Book Panel
Might be worth heading to if you are in cork!
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Cork World Book Fest 2010
You know, this isn’t the worst book festival around!
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Terrific Line up for Dublin Writers Festival
Agreed
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Growing up in Belfast.
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Review: If I Never See You Again by Niamh O’Connor
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Ash Wednesday, Thursday, Friday…
Raven Books
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Oscar, my grandfather
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London Book Fair: Latest on Disruption
Nasty business this volcano!
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Ideas for the Future
McGann is definitely the best author in Ireland thinking on these issues
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The Picture of Dorian Gray – An Afternoon Tryst
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Review: Paperboy by Tony Macaulay
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Review: No Curtain Call by KT McCaffrey
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The truth about the man who accuses Adams…
An Ed Moloney Review
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Bord Gáis Energy READISCOVER Your Local Library Week kicks off!
This READISCOVER campaign was is a big one.
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
Good news for Paperboy
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Vote Kevin Barry!
Kevin Barry’s There Are Little Kingdoms is among the fifty books nominated for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Decade
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‘Penny Apples’ on shortlist for Books of the Decade!
Mercier’s Penny Apples made it to the shortlist for the Book of the decade
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With the ash cloud many have been forced to cancel trips to the 2010 London Book Fair, but there are ways to follow the action from a distance.

The first and best way is to read the up to date coverage from The Bookseller. They also offer Daily editions via PDF a great resource.

Twitter is much more active in these parts, even since last year. You could start with the tweets relating to the digital conference on Sunday to whet the appetite.

The main stream of tweets should be using either the #LBF of the #LBF10 handle and there really is a blast of tweets under both.

Add your own thoughts in the comments!

The Bookseller reports today that WH Smith will be using their new Terminal Two stores at Dublin Airport as a testing ground for expansion in Ireland:

A spokesperson for WHS said: “It’s part of a trial we are doing to see how the model works in international markets. This gives us the opportunity to test our approach on a slightly larger scale in the Republic of Ireland.”

Young People Ready To Breathe Life And Arts Into Derelict Buildings
Young people have vowed to transform derelict and unused buildings into vibrant cultural centres – if Nama and local authorities around the country give them the space and the opportunity.
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Bloomsbury repackages Harry Potter
An interesting decision!
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Wherever green is worn…
The Most Famous Irish People You’ve Never Heard Of by Colin Murphy gets a great review too!
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Herstories
And a great review by Sean McMahon for Mná na Héireann: Women Who Shaped Ireland by Nicola Depuis
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An interview with Colum McCann
This Readdiscovery initiative is interesting!
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Irish Tapestry
Verbal is a veritable history review treat! A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by Jonathan Bardon
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Second City
A quick review of Freedom to Choose: Cork and Party Politics in Ireland 1918-1932 by Micheál Martin
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the Dublin Airport Authority said that the five Hughes and Hughes outlets operating there remain open tonight and a meeting with the receiver is due to take place shortly.

It is not clear how many staff are employed at the airport, but the DAA say that those outlets are and always have been profitable.

Rumours of the imminent demise of the chain, which was founded in 1983, began to circulate earlier in the week, and a statement had been expected earlier in the day. H&H had expanded rapidly over the past ten years, opening more than 10 branches. At one point it had 24 stores across the British Isles.

Kobo UK E-Bookstore: “First of Many International Launches this Year”
Will we get an Ireland specific site do you think?
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Common Misconceptions About Publishing: #1 – Charlie’s Diary
Fine piece on the Publishing Industry, even if it is a bit US Focused!
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E-book sales climb 176% in US, doubling market share
Such crazy heights
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Kobo launches UK-specific e-book store
I like Kobo, and the people that work there too, I preferred their old name though!
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HMH staves off bankruptcy with financial restructure
The Bookseller covers the HMH story.
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Mercier Press sponsors Irish History Students’ Association annual conference
Smart move from Mercier
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Members of the Irish union Siptu have voted to back Eason’s proposals to defer last year’s Christmas bonus. The union is seeking a meeting with Eason’s management to discuss its future plans.

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