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Publishing Deals: Dolly Parton’s posthumous memoir sold to Grand Central Publishing for a reported $13 million after a bidding war. Korean horror novel Hyungdam has landed rights deals in 11 countries, with advances topping $208,000. Romantasy: Sarah J. Maas’s new ACOTAR novel has sparked midnight launches and fan mania, with some events selling out. Book Awards: Waterstones revealed its 20-title Book of the Year shortlist, including Douglas Stuart’s John of John. AI and Authorship: A French prize-winning debut’s removal from Goncourt consideration after AI-use allegations has sharpened debate over detection tools and how publishers judge submissions.

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Books all aspiring writers should read, according to the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize jury

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CBC/Radio-Canada

Public Broadcaster

Owned By	Canadian Government
Year Founded	1932
Website	www.cbc.ca
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Toronto
Owner Country	Canada

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Author offers character’s struggle to understand earth’s mysteries

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Windspeaker

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Owned By	Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (Bert Crowfoot Publisher)
Year Founded	1983
Website	windspeaker.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Edmonton
Owner Country	Canada

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Book Review: Angelic imaginations and human foibles in new Catholic novel

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The Central Minnesota Catholic

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Owned By	Catholic Church through Diocese of Saint Cloud
Year Founded	2019
Website	thecentralminnesotacatholic.org
Domain Registration Year	2018
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Minnesota, Saint Cloud
Owner Country	Vatican City State (Holy See)

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Author Richard Paul Evans discusses latest release at Morgenstern Books in Bloomington

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Indiana Daily Student

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Owned By	Indiana University Bloomington
Year Founded	1867
Website	https://www.idsnews.com/
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Indiana, Bloomington
Owner Country	United States

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‘Friends and Family’ Novel By ‘Queen Sugar’ Author Gets Series Adaptation At Universal TV From Mary J. Blige, Marissa Jo Cerar & Gina Prince-Bythewood

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Deadline Hollywood

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Owned By	Jay Penske through Penske Media Corporation & PMX Global, LLC
Year Founded	2006
Website	https://deadline.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, Los Angeles
Owner Country	United States

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‘Chicken Soup for the Soul,’ features Benicia author

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The Vallejo Times Herald - California

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Owned By	Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman through Alden Global Capital , Digital First Media & MediaNews Group
Year Founded	1922
Website	www.timesheraldonline.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, California, Vallejo
Owner Country	United States

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Korean Horror Novel 'Hyungdam' Sells Rights in 11 Countries

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Seoul Economic Daily

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Owned By	Seoul Economic Daily Co Ltd (Son Dong-young CEO)
Year Founded	1960
Website	en.sedaily.com
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Publication Location	Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Owner Country	Korea, Republic of

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Young women are reading again, but its smut of the weirdest variety imaginable

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New York Post

Right-wing

Owned By	Murdoch Family through Murdoch Family Trust & News Corp.
Year Founded	1801
Website	www.nypost.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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