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Thomas King Wins Canadian Nonfiction Prize
Thomas King’s book The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of the Native People in North America has won this year’s RBC Taylor Prize, which comes with an award of C$25,000 and is one of Canada’s largest prizes for literary nonfiction. more »

The Poisoned Pencil Announces First YA Title
The Poisoned Pencil, an imprint of Poisoned Pen Press, is releasing its first title, Janie Chodosh's Death Spiral, on April 1. The launch brings to fruition nearly two years of planning by imprint editor Ellen Larson and Poisoned Pen president and publisher Robert Rosenwald, who seek, according to Rosenwald, "to fill a void in YA book publishing" with edgy mysteries that feature teenagers. more »

iBooks Bestsellers: Divergent Series Claims Top Three Spots
The three books in Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy were the top selling titles in Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended March 10. The novels landed in series order, with "Divergent" at #1, "Insurgent" at #2, and "Allegiant" at #3. "Allegiant" replaced John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" in the third slot, with Green falling two spots to #5. A little more than a week out from the film adaptation's Best Picture win at the Oscars, "Twelve Years a Slave" rose two spots to #4. more »

Triangle Award Finalists Named
The Publishing Triangle has announced the finalists for the 26th annual Triangle Awards, honoring the best lesbian and gay fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published in 2013. The awards will be presented on April 24 at the the New School in New York City, in a ceremony open to the public. more » »

THE ROUNDUP

Amazon Said to Be Adding Music Streaming: Amazon is hoping to offer an on-demand music-streaming service to customers of its Amazon Prime program, but it may limit how much a person can listen to any given song, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Future of Books Looks Like Netflix : Struggling against plunging prices and a shrinking audience, book publishers think they’ve found a compelling vision for the future: magazines.

Kindle's Worth : "Forbes" estimates the value of Kindle hardware sales for Amazon.

World's 20 Most Stunning Libraries : Fodor's gathered 20 of the world’s most stunning libraries, from a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the mountains of South Korea to the modern incarnation of the legendary library of Ancient Alexandria.

Gender-Specific Books 'Easier to Sell' : A leading children’s publisher has said he will not bow to pressure to stop labeling books for either girls or boys – because it is a “fact of life” that people search for gifts according to gender.

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