Poetry organization receives $2 million grant

Poetry organization receives $2 million grant

NEW YORK — Poets & Writers, a nonprofit literary organization, has received a $2 million donation to support its Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award founded in 2007 for emerging American poets. The money comes from the Liana Foundation, a philanthropic organization based in Far Hills, N.J., and co-managed by poet Susan Jackson.

Books at a touch

NEW YORK — Christopher Paolini’s “Brisingr,” Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy and Peter Matthiessen’s award-winning “Shadow Country” are among the dozen-plus books coming to the iPhone and to iPod Touch, according to Random House Inc. The publisher announced it was adding thousands of books to its digital catalog and has said that e-sales more than tripled in 2008, although the electronic market remains a tiny part of the overall book market.

Other publishers, including Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins, have been making e-books available on iPhones.

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