Author Archives: Helen Gregg

The View from the (Highbrow) Bottom: The Life of the NYC Lit Assistant

By Helen Gregg I had to look up what Moscots were before I got very far in Kat Stoeffel’s much-forwarded article about “highbrow bottom-feeders,” or,  … 

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Win a Copy of Happy Birthday, Turk!

Jakob Arjouni’s HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TURK! is a hard-boiled crime story set in Frankfurt’s red light district. It is also the March Book of the Month  … 

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DIY Digital Libraries and E-book Demand in Japan

By Helen Gregg Yesterday, BusinessWeek reported on how many Japanese are embracing the iPad and other tablet computers as a space-saving replacement for their print  … 

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Win a Copy of AN EXCLUSIVE LOVE by Johanna Adorján

Johanna Adorján’s AN EXCLUSIVE LOVE is a memoir elegantly chronicling her grandparents’ relationship, from surviving the horrors of the Holocaust through their double suicide in  … 

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Interview with Jeff Belle of AmazonCrossing

By Helen Gregg AmazonCrossing is an imprint of Amazon.com specializing in translating world literature into English. The editors use data readily available through Amazon –-  … 

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WIN a copy of CRIME by Ferdinand von Schirach

By Helen Gregg Written by famed defense attorney Ferdinand von Schirach, CRIME: STORIES is a debut collection analyzing the criminal mind. It is the January  … 

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New E-book Directory for Small Publishers

by Helen Gregg A new online directory of e-books from small publishers and self-published authors launched yesterday in an effort to keep indie books visible  … 

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Canadian Government Approves Apple iBookstore

By Helen Gregg The Canadian government has approved Apple’s iBookstore Canada with some stipulations for the media giant, CBC reported on Tuesday. The iBookstore launched  … 

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Scottish Publishers Receive Grants to Attend Int’l Book Fairs

By Helen Gregg Publishing Scotland recently announced the second year of its Go-See Grants, which provide financial support for Scottish publishers to attend international book  … 

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US Children’s Publishing Embraces Digital Changes

By Helen Gregg On Tuesday, December 7, Publisher’s Weekly and Digital Book World hosted an online seminar (or webinar) called “Children’s Publishing in the Digital  … 

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