Dundee International Book Prize Shortlist
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A 13-strong shortlist of authors from across the globe has been chosen to compete for this year's prestigious Dundee International Book Prize

James Tait Black Prize Shortlist
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Debut author Jenni Fagan has been shortlisted alongside Salman Rushdie and Alan Warner for the UK's oldest book awards

Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
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Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m)

Ed Vulliamy Wins Ryszard Kapuscinski Award 2013
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Wins prize for his book Amexica: War Along the Borderline, which documents the US-Mexican drug wars

Nobel Prize in Literature Candidates 'Chosen'
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Five writers have already been selected as candidates for the 2013 Nobel Prize, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy revealed via a Twitter dispatch

New York Times Bestseller Ebook List Shifts To Online Only
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Suspending the inclusion of ebook titles in the newspaper and only posting them on the website