Self Published Author Stephen Holmes Lands Airline Deal
Xlibris Publishing shares some recent news about a self-published author who has a landed a deal with an airline for 2,000 copies of his book. Stephen Holmes, a father working in data management, self-published a children’s book called The Great Hot Air Balloon Adventure. The book originated as a story he would tell […] READ MORE |
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Longlist of the 2016 Man Booker Prize Announced
Xlibris Publishing is happy to share some news from the Guardian, regarding the 2016 Man Booker prize. Judges for the contest have revealed the longlist of nominations for the Man Booker prize. While most of the thirteen writers come from Britain or the USA, one of writers hails from Canada, while another comes from South […] READ MORE |
Children’s Doodles in Medieval Book
Xlibris Publishing wants to share a recent article from the Guardian, wherein strange drawings in a medieval text have been identified as children’s doodles. The strange creatures and designs marking the margins of a 14th century book have been identified as doodles and drawings by bored medieval children. The text in question is a book […] READ MORE |
2016 Locus Awards Winners
Xlibris Publishing shares the news about this year’s Locus Awards winners. What are the Locus Awards? The Locus Awards are an annual set of awards by the science-fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Winners are determine by magazine polls filled out by readers. The Locus Awards began in 1971, for publication year 1970, and has […] READ MORE |
New Additions to the Library of Congress
Xlibris Publishing is happy to share news regarding recent new inductees to the Library of Congress’ bookshelves. Attending the open event “America Reads,” the public directly chose 40 out of 65 books felt to have had a profound impact on American society and culture. In addition to the forty, an additional 25 were included from […] READ MORE |