“Ilustrado”, a novel by Miguel Syjuco that touches on 150 years of often turbulent Philippines history, has won the second annual Man Asian Literary Prize.
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, November 15, 2008.
Detailed Wikipedia article on “Man Asian Literary Prize”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Asian_Literary_Prize
Biography of Miguel Syjuco from ManAsianLiteraryPrize website:
http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/2008/MiguelSyjuco.html
Miguel Syjuco Wins $10,000 Man Asian Book Award for `Ilustrado’ from Bloomberg.com:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=acEv2LjzS6sk&refer=muse
Q&A with Miguel Syjuco from The National Post:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/11/14/q-amp-a-with-ilustrado-author-miguel-syjuco-winner-of-the-man-asian-literary-prize.aspx
Grateful thanks to The Hindu, ManAsianLiteraryPrize.org, Bloomberg.com, The National Post and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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November 17, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-19: "The Million Book Project"
November 1, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-18: "Osama Writing Book on Qaida"
October 29, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-17: "Threats against Writer"
October 21, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-16: "Aravind Adiga Wins Man Booker Prize for 2008"
October 15, 2008 — suriyodayamMan Booker Prize is awarded for best fiction in English every year and the prize amount is £50,000. For the year 2008, six names were shortlisted. Two of the six were Indians, viz., Aravinda Adiga (The White Tiger) and Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies). The other writers were: Sebastian BarryThe Secret Scripture), Linda Grant(The Clothes on Their Backs), Philip Hensher(The Northern Clemency) and Steve Toltz(A Fraction of the Whole).
Reviews of the book, “The White Tiger”:
Grateful thanks to TheManBookerPrize.com, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Independent.
Book News-18: Manuscript Extraordinaire
August 16, 2008 — suriyodayamAn illuminated manuscript from 1553 in the form of a Fleur de Lys with 11 miniatures by Charles Jourdain on its pages has been found.
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 14, 2008 (Newscape)
Wikipedia article on “Illuminated Manuscripts”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_illuminations
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Book News-17: “Literary Destination: London”
August 16, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 15, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
Book News-16: “Paths of Glory", Jeffrey Archer’s Forthcoming Book
August 9, 2008 — suriyodayamOne expects that “Paths of Glory” will be as interesting as his “Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less”, “Kane and Abel”, “As the Crow Flies”, “First Among Equals” and “Shall we tell the President?”, if not more.
Book News-15: “Minimum 25% Off on 4 Million Books!”
August 4, 2008 — suriyodayamOkay, now to the ad. It says The Hindu Shopping (
http://www.thehindushopping.com/) is offering a minimum 25% off on 4 Million Books, with FREE SHIPPING anywhere in India. Not only that, up to 80% OFF on Select Books.Now comes the sad part, the offer valid till June 18, 2008 only!
I am really very sorry to have missed it. I envy those of you who had seen and availed the offer. OK, all the best. Let me be more wakeful hereafter.
Book News-14: "Talking Library! – Amutha Kannan"
August 4, 2008 — suriyodayamA joint attempt of Bharathiar University and Lions club International district 324 B1, the library is housed at Nirmala College for Women.
Second of its kind in the State, after Madurai, the library at present accommodates cassettes on 400 titles covering a range of general topics. Nearly 600 cassettes covering all subjects based on the university and State Board syllabus will be made available soon.
Cassettes were brought from the Rotary Helen Keller Talking (ROHTALK) Book Library in Madurai, which also has a production studio. The number of titles will eventually be increased to 5,000, according to Vice-Chancellor G.Thiruvasagam.
ROHTALK director Nicholas Francis says: “The library here with a studio was set up in 2003. It has 2600 members ranging from school students to professors, utilizing 4,000 cassettes. It gives the visually-impaired self-dignity. So, we are happy to help the library in Coimbatore with the material we have and also by producing cassettes for them. We have 200 voice volunteers with whose help we record the content of the books.”
Students, wishing to become members, should register with a fee of Rs.50.
They can visit the library to select the book they want to “read” from a catalogue that is in Braille.
Once the cassette is selected, the student can borrow it or listen to it at the library itself.
Cassette players are available for use.
Those outside Coimbatore too can borrow cassettes by post (free of cost), use it and return it by post in 15 days. The cassettes are sponsored by the Lions Club while the library will be maintained jointly by the college and the university.
G.Merlin, a final-year student of BBM of Nirmala College for Women, finds the library “very useful”. “I cannot read Braille. I have been listening to somebody reading it out to me so far. Now, I will be listening to the cassette,” she says. She plans to do MBA.
However, R.Srinivasan, a retired professor of English who is visually-impaired and has been using Braille to read, write and teach, feels he will be more comfortable with Braille. “II have used it for more than 30 years. But, for those who do not know how to use Braille, listening to cassettes will definitely be very useful.”
Courtesy: ‘Education Plus’, a supplement to The Hindu, Madurai, August 4, 2008 (“Talking book library – an alternative to Braille?” by Amutha Kannan”)
Wikipedia articles on:
“Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library”:
“National Library for the Blind, UK”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_for_the_Blind
“Books for the Blind” (Talking Books):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_for_the_Blind
From NLS, a unit of Library of Congress:
“THAT ALL MAY READ . . .”, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), The Library of Congress”.(Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.)
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
“Digital Talking Books – FAQ”
http://www.loc.gov/nls/dtbfaq.html
Grateful thanks to Ms Amutha Kannan, The Hindu, NLS (The Library of Congress), USA and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Book News-13: "Rushdie’s Book for Children"
August 4, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 4, 2008 (Newscape)
Wikipedia
article on ‘Salman Rushdie’:Book News-9: "World eBook Fair from July 4 to August 4, 2008 (Greg Newby)"
July 9, 2008 — suriyodayamA Million Plus Books Free for the Taking!
The Third Annual World eBook Fair Starts July 4th. “Own Your Own Library” is the theme of this year’s World eBook Fair.
Starting July 4th you will be able to do just that in an unprecedented opportunity to download books in the widest variety ever available.
Visit
www.worldebookfair.org to get started.Project Gutenberg and partner sponsors encourage readers to create the “personal library” of their choice in a “personal computer.” Most of the fair’s electronic books are free of charge, and an additional 160,000 or more have coupon or discount purchases available during the month.
All possible types of electronic books, or eBooks, are available:
eBooks in over 100 Different Languages!
eBooks designed for cell phones!
eBooks designed for Adobe readers!
eBooks designed for plain text readers!
eBooks out loud in theatrical performances!
eBooks that your computer can read aloud to you!
eBooks that can be easily quoted in school papers!
160,000 eBooks in brand new commercial editions!!!
Music, movies, etc. are also included. . . .
Highlights of the World eBook Fair
Just two years ago The First World eBook Fair came on the scene with about 1/3 million books, doubled to 2/3 million in 2007, and now over one million.
Created by contributions from 100+ eLibraries from around the world, here are the largest collections
As of press date of midnight Central Daylight Time July 1, 2008 these were the approximate numbers:
~100,000+ from Project Gutenberg
~500,000+ from The World Public Library
~450,000 from The Internet Archive
~160,000 from eBooks About Everything
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~1,210,000+ Grand Total as of July 1, 2008
The Internet Archive will add about 1,000 books on each business day, along with various additions by the other contributors during World eBook Fair. Thus the final grand total may be over 1,230,000
Contact information:
If you have any questions, or seek further materials, an interview
or would like to confirm the schedule or contents please feel free
to contact any of the following:
Michael S. Hart
Founder, Project Gutenberg
405 W. Elm, Urbana, IL 61801
hart@pglaf.org
hart@pobox.com
US Phone 217-344-6623
Cellphone 808-295-0615
Gregory B. Newby
CEO, Project Gutenberg
gbnewby@pglaf.org
US Phone 907-450-8663
http://www.gutenberg.org
John Guagliardo
Founder, World Public Library
Honolulu, Hawaii
john@gutenberg.cc
US Phone 808-292-2068
http://www.worldpubliclibrary.org
Catherine Hodge
eBooks About Everything
info@ebooksabouteverything.com
US Phone 760-327-5100
http://ebooksabouteverything.com
The Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
Book News-8: "Rare Rowling Book on Display!"
July 5, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-7: Midnight’s Children in the Lead
July 5, 2008 — suriyodayamBook News-6: "Salman Rushdie knighted"
June 27, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, June 26, 2008
For detailed biography on Salman Rushdie from Wikipedia:
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia.
Book News-5: ‘World Book Capital 2010′
June 20, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, June 20, 2008 (Newscape)
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. For more details about Ljubljana from Wikipedia:
Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia.
Book News-4: ‘$2.2 million for Copernicus First Edition’
June 19, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, June 19, 2008.
Grateful thanks to AP and The Hindu.
For a detailed biography of Nicolaus Copernicus from Wikipedia, click:
For complete text (English translation) of the book referred to above, click:
http://www.bj.uj.edu.pl/bjmanus/revol/titlpg_e.html.
Book News-3: ‘The Passing of a Populariser of Books’ by Dennis Hevesi
June 13, 2008 — suriyodayamZinsser was associate editor, executive editor and later editor-in-chief of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books from 1951 to 1987.
The series, which began in 1950 and ran 47 years under that name, provided subscribers with three to six shortened best-sellers in anthologies that were, at first, published four times a year, and later every other month. It is now known as Reader’s Digest Select Editions.
Among the authors whose works were edited under Zinsser were William Faulkner, Herman Wouk, John Steinbeck, Daphne du Maurier, Thor Heyerdahl, John P.Maarquand, Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett, James Herriot, Peter Benchley and John le Carre.
“He believed ardently in the Digest’s populist mission of making well-written books with strong stories and interesting characters available to people who might not otherwise be readers,” Stephen Zinsser said of his father.
Brevity was important to Zinsser. When he retired in 1987, he told Publishers Weekly: “I do wish that all the books were not so long and getting longer,” adding that “the days of a good story told in a reasonable number of pages – like Cry, the Beloved Country in 283; To Kill a Mockingbird in 296 – seem gone.”
Stephen Zensser, a theater and opera stage manager, recalls sitting beside his father during a Metropolitan Opera performance of Richard Strauss’ ‘Rosenkavalier,’ with its talky libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. “I said, ‘You look worried,’ and he said: ‘It is good. But it needs cutting.” – New York Times News Service
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, June 12, 2008.
Grateful thanks to Dennis Hevesi, The New York Times News Service and The Hindu.
Book News-2: Harry Potter ‘prequel’ sold for £25,000
June 13, 2008 — suriyodayamCourtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, June 12, 2008.
Grateful thanks to The Hindu.
