The PW Morning Report: Friday, October 30, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 10/30/2009 5:08:00 AM
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Whiting Award Winners; Hemingway Papers From Cuba; Why Europe Is Safe From Book Pricing Wars; Elliott on Book Tours; Tolkein Among Biggest Deceased Earners; Black Sparrow’s Beauty.Whiting Winners Announced
The Whiting Foundation announced the winners of its annual awards for up-and-coming writers.
Hemingway Papers to Kennedy Library
Cuba’s Ministry of Culture has reached an agreement with Boston’s Kennedy Library to give the library copies of papers from its Hemingway archive.
Why Europe Is Safe from Book Pricing Wars
Turns out most countries in Europe mandate that books be sold at the prices set by their publishers. From The Wall Street Journal.
Stephen Elliott on Book Tours
‘The Adderall Diaries’ author Stephen Elliott staged a nontraditional book tour, and here is a very nontraditional account of said tour by Mr. Elliott. From The Rumpus
Tolkein Among Top-Earning Dead Celebs
According to Forbes, the creator of Middle Earth is the 5th top-grossing dead celeb.
A Tribute To Black Sparrows Beautiful Books
Remember Black Sparrow’s beautiful paperbacks? This writer does… Also from The Rumpus.
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