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Amazon extends same day delivery to Scotland

Amazon.co.uk is expanding its Prime same day delivery service across the Midlands, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Milton Keynes. The service is now available to residents in Birmingham, Bristol, Dudley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Walsall and Wolverhampton, with further... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does reading self-help books make us more stressed?

Does reading self-help books make a reader more stressed out and depressed – or are stressed, depressed people simply more likely to read self-help books? A study suggests either could be true. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Corbett leaves S&S after restructure

Simon & Schuster has restructured its marketing and publicity teams, with communications director Hannah Corbett leaving the publisher after 13 years. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Tom Gauld on short story collections – cartoon

Tom Gauld rings the changes for short fiction, following Philip Hensher’s article on creating an anthology of British short stories Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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British Library launches children's list

British Library Publishing is launching a children’s list, starting in March 2016 with two activity books in a series entitled My Book of Stories. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Eccleshare appointed children's director of Hay

Journalist and critic Julia Eccleshare right has been appointed children’s director of the Hay Festival. She will programme Hay’s Children’s Festival and the Hay YA programme, succeeding Mary Byrne. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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What is sport?

Ahead of the awarding of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize, Graham Sharpe looks at the changing definition of 'sport'. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Book Review: Number 11 by Jonathan Coe

Number 11 is comprised of five interconnecting stories that demonstrate a powerful imagination, a keen observational eye, and deep compassion. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Waterstones’ Buy Books for Syria campaign surpasses half-way mark

Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers crowned at RNA's inaugural industry awards

Bookseller Matthew Bates, TV scriptwriter Debbie Horsfield and a group of eight women, known as The Romaniacs, were all crowned the winners at the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s inaugural Industry Awards yesterday evening, recognising those who have contributed to the success and sales of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Adam Johnson take prizes at the 2015 National Book Awards

Coates' 'Between the World and Me' and Johnson's 'Fortune Smiles' won the nonfiction and fiction awards, respectively, at this year's National Book Awards. Johnson's work is the second short story collection in two years to win the fiction prize. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Authorities confirm suspected ringleader of Paris attacks died in police raid

French authorities confirmed Thursday that the Islamic State militant suspected of masterminding the deadly Paris attacks was killed in a police raid the previous day. The body of Abdelhamid Abaaoud was found riddled with bullet and shrapnel wounds in the charred rubble of the raided apartment... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Vlogger's crowd-sourced 'broken hearts' book to Century

Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is publishing a "unique" crowd-sourced book by British vlogger Will Darbyshire that aims to get to the heart of modern relationships, called This Modern Love. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Pearson and Dow Jones sell stakes in Russian newspaper Vedomosti

Sale marks end of an era for former FT owner as it exits newspaper publishing business after selling its stake to Russian entrepreneur Pearson, which recently agreed to offload the Financial Times, and the publisher of the Wall Street Journal have sold off their stakes in Russian business... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Audible Adds Harry Potter Digital Audio

Starting today, Audible is offering digital audiobook editions of all the titles in the Harry Potter series. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Partnerships, New Hires Boost Skyhorse Publishing

Skyhorse Publishing has used acquisitions to help it expand since its 2006 founding. But this year it has grown by entering into agreements for two publishing partnerships and bringing in new executives. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's Brings Beloved Kids' Character to Life -- and Tops U.K. Book Sales

This week saw an unexpected new title shoot to the top of the U.K's official book charts: "Mog's Christmas Calamity," by children's author Judith Kerr. Aged 92, Kerr has penned a new book featuring "Mog," a cat beloved to generations of British kids but what's really unusual is that she wrote... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley to release graphic novel on sexual harassment

Jessica Kingsley Publishers will release a graphic novel about sexual harrassment, Take it as a Compliment by Maria Stoian, under its Singing Dragon imprint tomorrow. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The VR Revolution

Virtual reality and our rapidly evolving visual culture portend a revolution in how we tell our stories. Will today’s publishers be part of it? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, November 15, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 15, 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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