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Daily Links 18/08/2010

August 18, 2010 – 6:48 pm

Review of The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (Orion, 2009)
Nice review!
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Cló Morainn Covers
Nice post again!
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The economics of political memoirs
Interesting note on Political memoirs in the Uk and their sales!
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I Am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
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WH Smith slashes prices as e-book war intensifies
It’s getting hot and heavy there in ebooks!
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Smarter Than The Average Alec
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CALL ME ‘WRITER’ NOT ‘POET’, PLEASE
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James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and Walt Whitman are a girl’s best friend
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The Life of a Full Time Writer – yep, that would be moi!
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Room
Nice review of Room from Raven Books
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Lennon takes the lead
Rampaging ex-paramilitaries, undercover cops and the return of familiar serial killers – there’s lots out there for lovers of the crime genre, writes DECLAN BURKE  
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Review: Girl In A Spin by Clodagh Murphy
Write what you know, they say, but Dublin author Clodagh Murphy has broken the rule and set her second novel in the world of British politics.
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The Temple House Festival – Music & The Arts
Was there for No Place Like Dome, smashing grounds.
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Go Read This | Author Ray Connolly explains why he is publishing his latest novel chapter by chapter, online | Books | The Guardian
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Panel Picking: SXSW 2011
It thrills me that the book community is actively participating in the South by Southwest Interactive festival.
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Movie adaptation – No Country for Old Men
I loved the book, just loved it! Aint seen the movie yet.
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Armouron Toys Hit the Shelves
Go Oisín
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More Concerns about Australia/New Zealand Bookselling Giant; McNally Jackson Still Waiting for Espresso to Brew
Bookstores in crisis everywhere it seems
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Learning some things at dinner in Sao Paolo
Fascinating post from Mike Sjatzkin
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News

The History Press Slims Down But Retains Irish Imprint

August 18, 2010 – 3:31 pm

Two editorial staff will leave permanent positions with The History Press, Ireland following the company’s consultation process.

However, the two will work freelance for the company in a restructuring The History Press says is designed ‘to make sure it [The History Press, Ireland] will have a future.’

Publisher for the Irish imprint, Ronan Colgan, retains his position and will continue to commission titles.

Colgan said that the company was forced to make the changes because ‘sustaining the operation at the size it was at was just too difficult given the market conditions in Ireland.’

As part of the restructure The History Press Ireland’s sales rep has left the company and moved onto another role and will not be replaced. Instead, Gill & Macmillan will take over the sales operation for the company effective immediately.

Colgan expects the bulk of editorial work to be done in Ireland with most admin and design being handled by the offices in the UK.

The History Press Ireland was founded in October 2005 as Nonsuch Ireland, an imprint of Alan Sutton’s Nonsuch Publishing.

It operated briefly as an independent imprint under publisher Ronan Colgan when Sutton’s company underwent major restructuring and management changes in late 2007 early 2008 before returning to The History Press stable.

Declaration of Interest: Eoin Purcell, Editor Of Irish Publishing News, was one of the original Editors at Nonsuch Ireland but left the company in March 2007.

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Irish Top Ten

Irish Top Ten Week Ending 14/08/2010

August 18, 2010 – 10:43 am

Dan Brown rules supreme this week but Penguin Ireland will be happy to have both Sinead Moriarty and Amy Huberman still in the top ten. Of course this is the aggregate Top Ten and that means that Moriarty retains her Number One position in the Original Fiction charts.

1 : The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown, 2,357
2 : Pieces of My Heart, Sinead Moriarty, 2,034
3 : The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, 1,869
4 : The Girl Who Played with Fire,</em> Stieg Larsson, 1,824
5 :  The Help, Kathryn Stockett, 1,632
6 : The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, Stieg Larsson, 1,558
7 : Mathematical Tables, , 1,427
8 : Room, Emma Donoghue, 1,410
9 : Swimsuit, James Patterson, 1,043
10 : Hello, Heartbreak, Amy Huberman, 951
Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 14th August 2010

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