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Carrie Brownstein's memoir is coming this October

Brownstein's band Sleater-Kinney released a new album, the first in several years, this past January. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Customers encouraged to tweet support for winning indies

Customers are being encouraged to help ensure their local bookshop is crowned the Independent Bookshop of the Year by tweeting their support.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Clays sponsors Folio Prize promotion

Book printers Clays Ltd is sponsoring a UK-wide promotion for The Folio Prize, taking in libraries, bookshops and social media. Clays has backed a publicity push that has recruited 100 independent booksellers to spotlight the shortlisted titles, while, in partnership with The Reading Agency,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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The most intriguing first lines in Puffin classics – in pictures

From Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to JM Barrie’s Peter Pan to LM Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, the first lines of these Puffin classics are famous in their own right. But how many have you read and how many do you know?You can win a complete set of 20 re-issued Puffin classics with... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Author Louise Erdrich takes the Library of Congress Prize

Erdrich is the author of such works as 'The Round House,' which won the 2012 National Book Award, and 'The Plague of Doves.' She is also the owner of the Minneapolis bookstore Birchbark Books and Native Arts. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Facebook quiz publisher PlayBuzz raises $16m in funding

Israeli-based quiz and list publishing platform uses content from organisations including such as the Daily Telegraph and AOLQuiz and list publishing platform PlayBuzz has announced it has raised $16m (£11m) in venture capital funding to drive international expansion.The second funding round,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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iBooks Bestsellers: Hawkins Still #1

'The Girl on the Train,' once again, claimed the top spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ pulls Belle Gibson book

Michael Joseph has pulled a recipe book by health blogger and author Belle Gibson after she failed to give sufficient information in response to a series of claims levelled at her. Gibson’s The Whole Pantry, based on an app she created following a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer, was due to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Terry Pratchett: Here's what we know about his upcoming book

The upcoming book by Pratchett, who died recently, will reportedly be titled 'The Shepherd's Crown' and center on a familiar character. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Andrew Sharples' top 10 war memoirs

From thrilling accounts of derring-do to bitter descriptions of the human fallout, here are 10 memoirs of conflict which inspired and moved meI’ve always been fascinated by war. From the earliest age, I loved reading books on the subject and was captivated by stories of courage and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic’s Emily Morrow on Community Building for YA Readers

Emily Morrow discusses how Scholastic's This is Teen online community has helped the company connect with a passionate community of YA readers online. The post Scholastic’s Emily Morrow on Community Building for YA Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Atria Halts Publication of 'The Whole Pantry'

The S&S imprint pulled the book after the author could not substantiate her story that she beat terminal cancer with nutrition and natural therapies. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Memphis Publisher Sues Salinger Estate

The Devault-Graves Agency is claiming that the J.D. Salinger Trust is thwarting the publisher's attempts to sell a collection of Salinger short stories abroad. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Artist's First Graphic Novel Gets Big Time Blurbs

How a teenager got acclaimed comics artists Jeff Smith, Lucy Knisley and Hope Larson to blurb her self-published book. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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New Prize Honors Children's Books on American History

A new award aims to honor children's books that feature "events and people that shaped the history of the U.S." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheila Barry on Publishing Children’s Books That Matter

Sheila Barry of Canada's Groundwood Books, discusses the challenges of consistently publishing an engaging variety of books to children of all ages. The post Sheila Barry on Publishing Children’s Books That Matter appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Bloomsbury Children’s acquires Vlohos title

Bloomsbury Children’s UK and US divisions will simultaneously publish a new YA novel from Len Vlahos in winter 2017. In House of Stone, fifteen-year-old Jackie's dad is dying of a brain tumour so decides to auction off his life on eBay to a reality TV show producer. Disgusted by the farce the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Licensing Hotline: March 17

DHX Brands and its licensing-agency division Copyright Promotions Licensing Group have signed Penguin Young Readers Group as the publishing licensee for the preschool TV series 'Ella the Elephant,' based on the books by Carmela and Steven D'Amico. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder shortlisted for Carnegie and Greenaway Prize

Tinder by Sally Gardner and David Roberts (Orion Children’s Books) is in the running for a double CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway win after appearing on both shortlists, announced today (17th March). The book, which is a reworking of the Tinderbox fairytale, could also be Gardner’s second... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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New Rebus novel from Rankin

A new Rebus novel by Ian Rankin will be published this autumn. Orion Fiction m.d. Jon Wood bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Even Dogs in the Wild, Rankin’s 20th Rebus novel, and one other book from Peter Robinson of Rogers, Coleridge & White. Rankin teased fans on Twitter earlier this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ian rankin #orion fiction #peter robinson #coleridge white