It's an odd name for a literary prize--IMPAC; and odder still when you know that it stands for Improved Management Productivity and Control. But the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is a big deal. At 100,000 euros (about $135,000), it's the richest award out there for an author.This year, 169 libraries around the world nominated 138 … Continue reading Local Folks Make Good (Again)
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Gray Lady
The New York Times has launched its own blog, entitled (prepare to grin fixedly) Paper Cuts. So far so good: They've posted about Chinua Achebe winning the Man Booker International Prize, an essay by Martin Amis shadowing Tony Blair to Iraq (highly recommended), and a slideshow of book ads from the Times from the early … Continue reading Gray Lady
On the Mike
Mike Jones was on the Leonard Lopate show from New York's public radio station WNYC. You can listen to the show here:Hear him for yourself when he's in the store on Thursday, June 21.
Musings from Magers and Quinn 