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Is This the Greatest Book Award Acceptance Speech Ever?

Bryan Stevenson took home the Carnegie Medal for 'Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption' and gave a riveting speech that left the audience buzzing. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Dr. Seuss is still bringing rhymes and pictures to readers

'What Pet Should I Get?': New illustrations, books, and exhibits are still to come from Dr. Seuss, 24 years after his death. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milton leaves Orion

Orion General m.d. Lisa Milton has officially left the company. Earlier this year, Orion Publishing Group’s parent company Hachette UK announced major changes in senior management at the publisher. Orion c.e.o. David Young will retire at the end of the year, with Little, Brown c.e.o. David... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vending Machines to Dispense Free Kids Books

Jet Blue, Random House and Mary Pope Osborne are giving away free kids books through a program that places book vending machines in underprivileged neighborhoods. The post Vending Machines to Dispense Free Kids Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IndieReader’s Top 10 Five-star Reviews of Self-Published Books

A selection of the top ten books that have received five star reviews on IndieReader, a service which reviews self-published books. The post IndieReader’s Top 10 Five-star Reviews of Self-Published Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Product Hunt Wants To Be The New Oprah's Book Club

The popular product recommendation site is launching a new vertical for books.Product Hunt is expanding yet again. This time, the wildly popular product recommendation site is launching a new tab dedicated entirely to books. Product Hunt Books, which went live this morning, takes the site's... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book club


Diversion Adds Print Program for Self-Pubbed Authors

Diversion division EverAfter Romance has launched a print program for its self-published romance authors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Japanese: FT journalists have a yen to get on with new owners

Staff take to Twitter over surprise £844m sale by Pearson to media group NikkeiFinancial Times journalists reacted with shock and wry, occasionally dark humour at the 127-year-old newspaper’s surprise £844m purchase by Japanese media group Nikkei.The head of the FT’s Lex column, Robert... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How New Dr. Seuss Book Was Discovered in a Box by His Widow

Twenty-four years after the death of classic children's author Dr. Seuss, his hidden manuscript was published today to the delight of fans of all ages. Continue reading at 'ABC News'

[ ABC News | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Media Sales Fell in Quarter

Although total Amazon sales rose 20% in the second quarter of 2015, sales in the media group, where book and ebook sales are reported, fell 2.6%. The decline was due to foreign exchange fluctuations which dropped international media revenue. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Dr. Seuss is still bringing rhymes and pictures to readers (+video)

'What Pet Should I Get?': New illustrations, books, and exhibits are still to come from Dr. Seuss, 24 years after his death. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bringing rhymes


Pearson agrees to sell Financial Times to Japanese publisher in $1.3B deal

Japanese publisher Nikkei Inc. agreed to acquire Pearson Plc's FT Group for $1.3 billion to gain control of the Financial Times newspaper. The sale doesn't include Pearson's 50% stake in... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Training for author events in schools

In regards to the current debate on whether authors should be paid for events in schools, the question, of course, is not should children’s authors and illustrators be paid a fee? Of course they should. In the words of a school librarian, quoted in this week’s Times Educational Supplement: “You... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarian pens dystopian series for Headline

Headline has bought a series of four novels by a librarian from the West Midlands. Publishing director Mari Evans acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the books by G X Todd in a pre-empt from Camilla Wray at the Darley Anderson agency. The first novel, Defender, “transports readers... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail publisher hit by fall in print advertising

DGMT share price drops 9% after ‘marked deterioration’ in advertising revenue for flagship print titlesShares in the Daily Mail’s parent company have slumped 9% after it reported a fall in print advertising revenues at its flagship national newspapers. Advertising revenues at the Daily Mail and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits return in new children's app

Twit or Miss game kicks off digital strategy to bring Dahl’s characters to young fans, in tandem with the writer’s centenary celebrations next yearOne of the most dysfunctional couples in the history of children’s fiction, The Twits, are starring in a new children’s game for smartphones and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lincolnshire library plans 'perverse' High Court told

Lincolnshire library campaigners have called the council’s aim of transforming its library service “perverse” at the High Court. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A print magazine devoted to vlogging? It’s a generational thing

Those who are so quick to dismiss the launch of Oh My Vlog! and its coverage of the new breed of online superstars are missing the pointOn Wednesday afternoon, while Piers Morgan was penning his important and completely helpful musings on the concept of Nicki Minaj’s support from Black Twitter,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'True original' Doctorow dies

US novelist E L Doctorow has died at the age of 84. Doctorow, known for works including Ragtime (Penguin Modern Classics) and The March (Abacus), passed away yesterday in New York from complications from lung cancer, his son told the New York Times. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning

Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends this compelling new take on how the Holocaust was allowed to happen, and what it means for contemporary society. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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