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Trump campaign book pitches are surprisingly scarce
Edit New York Post 11 Nov 2016
It would be a great book — at least that is what publishers are thinking. But after nearly 18 months on the campaign trial, Trump and his campaign have not spawned a rash of book proposals ... “I got my first one today,” Alessandra Bastagli, editorial director of Nation Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, said on Thursday, referring to her first book proposal on the election....
Demonetization impact: Jump in railway ticket bookings at Habibganj, 151% clocked
Edit The Times of India 11 Nov 2016
Ticket booking at the station was up by 151% compared to last year. All of 3,021 tickets were booked at Habibganj station on Wednesday this year, way up from 1,200 tickets booked in 2015 ... At Bhopal junction, though number of bookings fell down in comparison to last year. For 1,800 tickets booked on November 9, Bhopal rail division of West Central Railway earned Rs 11.5 lakh....
Court turns down request for publisher’s attempt to stop this year’s National Book Festival
Edit Independent Online 11 Nov 2016
The court has turned down a request filed by book publishers Dom Communications Ltd to stop the National Book Council from organising this year’s National Book Fair at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta ... In the reply, the National Book Council argued that an arbitrary decision by the council should not in any way be made to affect negatively the large number of other publishers....
Alice Hoffman: “I’ve been writing continuously about survivorship”
Edit Denver Post 11 Nov 2016
Hoffman, the author of more than 30 books of fiction including “Practical Magic” and “Here on Earth,” discussed the theme of survivorship in her work, the power of the unconscious and how she manages to write a book every year ... For this book, it was ... So, it is a grim premise, but I think of the book as funny and moving ... Your book circles around a lot of different types of love ... That, for me, was the center of the book....
The story behind the lines
Edit The Hindu 11 Nov 2016
But today, she finds herself in a new role - that of an illustrator of adult colouring books. For many buyers of her first book, Halloween by Simi, in the United States, the festival would have proved a far spookier experience than the regular fare of trick or treat ... She is already at work on her second book that is due to coincide with the Christmas season. “I had no clue that adult colouring books were in trend,” she says....
Their Brilliant Careers by Ryan O'Neill: a puzzle to delight sleuths and academics for years
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 11 Nov 2016
This book is a sham, a trick, a gorgeous lie. Resting somewhere between a linked short story collection and a Bolanoesque encyclopaedia, Ryan O'Neill has created a book of imaginary literary biography where the invented rub shoulders with the actual, and where the true story is told in the connections and correspondences – some overt, some hidden – between writers of counterfeit note ... this is a hilarious book....
What's on in Canberra's literary scene from November 11
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 11 Nov 2016
Deborah Feingold UC BOOK OF THE YEAR. Melbourne author Andrew McGahan's Miles Franklin Award-winning novel The White Earth has been announced as the 2017 University of Canberra Book of the Year - set as a text for all commencing students and staff at the university ... Bookings not necessary but enquiries to barbara.dawson@anu.edu.au ... Free, but bookings advised ... Bookings ... $15 includes refreshments and book signing....
Railways goes one up on bulk ticket purchasers
Edit The Times of India 11 Nov 2016
The decision has been taken on suspicion that many who booked higher-class tickets on long-distance trains in bulk with Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes may have done so to convert black money into white by getting legal tender from the railways after cancellation ... The decision is a huge relief to booking counter staff."....
Armchair traveling through Florida and Georgia: CNY books and authors
Edit Syracuse 11 Nov 2016
Travel guide author Bob Hocking returns with his sixth book this fall, once again returning to the South and capturing his experiences for readers to enjoy ... Told in a casual writing style, many readers feel that Hocking's books have a conversational feel, something that appeals to those looking for a less traditional travel guide ... Corrigan plans on "Krystal Vision" being the first book in a longer "Krystal Vibration" series....
Southeast Asia Globe: How the digital revolution is bringing books to Cambodia’s children (The Asia Foundation)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
Wendy Rockett, senior communications officer for The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia programme, said the country's fledgling children's book publishing industry was being hampered by a lack of fundamental infrastructure....
The director’s personal guide to the SMK collection (National Gallery of Denmark)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
In a new book the director of SMK, Mikkel Bogh, shares stories about some of his personal favourites from the museum collections ... In a new book, Director's Choice - National Gallery of Denmark, he shares his fascination with selected works from the collection and guides readers through their highly varied stories. The book covers a wide range of periods and genres and includes lesser-known works alongside famous highlights....
Defenders Have To Remain Calm (Crewe Alexandra FC Ltd)
Edit Public Technologies 11 Nov 2016
Both defenders have accumulated four bookings, which means that they are one caution away from a one-match suspension but Davis says that the defenders know to play with their brains ... 'The centre halves are on four bookings and we are not at the cut-off date yet, so they will have to play with their brains and try to avoid a booking ... You see to get booked very quickly in this division....
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