Pushkin has bought The Wildings, a children’s adventure story about wild cats in Delhi, by Nilanjana Roy. Commissioning editor Daniel Seton acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights from Lisette Verhagen at David Godwin Associates and will publish on the Pushkin Children’s list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indonesia has a 93% literacy rate, but only a nascent book culture and few translations, all of which are slowing preparations for the Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Is Indonesia a “Land Without Readers?” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Palgrave Macmillan imprint based in the UK will continue unchanged, the company announced today (5th June), despite the Palgrave imprint in the US is being closed. Earlier this week St Martin’s Press in the US announced it would be retiring the Palgrave imprint, a boutique imprint that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries have been urged to find a new ways of raising money – such as offering paid-for holiday clubs in the school holidays - if they want to stay afloat. A report by community organisations network Locality, funded by Arts Council England (ACE), calls for libraries to look for new ways to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Read Forward, a Romanian startup which developed the first digital textbook in the Romanian market, launched its first international office in London. The post Romania’s Ebook Developer Read Forward Opens in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton is to publish a new book by chef Gino D’Acampo this year to accompany a major new television series. Gino’s Islands in the Sun: 120 Recipes from Sardinia to Silicy to Cook at Home will be the book of the ITV series “Gino’s Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun”. Hodder... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two years ago, when Reed Exhibitions announced it would be adding a consumer component to its annual trade show for publishers and booksellers, reactions were mixed. Now, with next year’s BookCon moving to Chicago (along with BEA), most publishers said that, though they’re unsure what a Chicago... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
La Casa Azul in East Harlem celebrates its third birthday this weekend. Burry’s Books in Hartsville, S.C., will stay open afterall. And World Eye in Greenfield, Mass., has put its financial troubles behind it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new edition of Jilly Cooper's sexy novel, Riders, has moved a hand, previously on the bum, to a higher position — eliciting surprisingly strong reactions. The post Wandering Hand on Bum Book Cover Causes Controversy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is clear that there is a gender bias in publishing houses and the world of books. Well, enough. Why not try something radical? Make 2018 the Year of Publishing Women, in which no new titles should be by menSeveral years ago, Martin Amis chaired a literary festival panel on “The Crisis of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jesse Goolsby, author of 'I'd Walk with My Friends If I Could Find Them' (HMH, 9780544380981), will appear on NPR’s 'Weekend All Things Considered' on Sunday, June 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of adult books dropped 7.2% in February compared to February 2014, while sales in the children/young adult category fell 32.1%, according to AAP figures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital growth coming, B2B magazines could strike it big in new markets. The post 3 Things You Need To Know About PwC’s Magazine Media Outlook appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended May 31, 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
When you overshare for a living, what's left for your memoir? The truth, says Justine "iJustine" Ezarik, who just published hers."I have a really terrible memory" is not something a memoirist usually confesses to a journalist.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of All the Light We Cannot See, click the arrow on the player below: Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week: a candidate for the Great American Internet Novel, a dead body in a chimney, and reimagining Custer's death. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo America, held May 27–29, was once again a busy period for audiobook publishers, as the industry announced the best audiobooks of the year at its 20th annual Audie Awards Gala. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The well respected African-American bookstore in Los Angeles is making its fifth move at the request of MacArthur grant-winning artist Mark Bradford, who is building it a space in the A+P community project. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers across the country will be receiving flagons of cider from author Ben Aaronovitch as a thank you gift. More than 1,000 flagons of Weston’s Old Rosie cider will be delivered to 384 bookshops – both Waterstones and independents – between 8th June and 19th June. Larger shops will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]