St. Martin's imprint Minotaur Books has hired McKenna Jordan, owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, Tex., as a dedicated outside publishing consultant. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperFiction has signed two new deals with writers discovered through its digital-first HarperImpulse programme. Debbie Johnson and Carmel Harrington were both originally published by HarperImpulse, which digitally published romantic fiction. Johnson has seen success with Cold Feet at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fast-growing millennial publisher Mic has the luxury of starting from scratch with its six-month-old video strategy. That means betting heavily on Facebook. On Tuesday, Mic released the eighth episode of its debut video series, &ldq ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere is to publish a “moving father-son novel” about autism and Minecraft by journalist Keith Stuart. Senior editor Ed Wood approached Stuart after the journalist, who is games editor at the Guardian, wrote about his experience of playing Minecraft with his autistic son. Wood secured all... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some books come to us when they're needed most. The post Self-Published E-Book Review: Frolic in Conservative Utopia appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins was, once again, the #1 title on Apple’s bestseller list. 'Luckiest Girl Alive' by Jessica Knoll, released May 12, debuted on the chart at #2, for the week ended May 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has partnered with Boots Opticians with the aim of improving the literacy of the UK’s most disadvantaged children. The partnership, which is motivated by a potential correlation between a child’s vision and literacy, was launched at the Boots Opticians Annual... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired three new young adult novels by Laini Taylor, author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. Kate Howard, associate publisher at Hodder, acquired British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Jane Putch of Eyebait Management. The first book, The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The story of Greenpeace activists Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg by Ben Stewart will be made into a film buy Oscar-winner Lord Puttnam. The book, published by Guardian Faber last month, tells the story of the Arctic 30, a team of Greenpeace activists who were detained in a Russian jail... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new cookbook from Bloomsbury by celebrity chef Vikas Khanna is printed in gold ink, launched at Cannes, and costs $13,000. The post World’s Most Expensive Cookbook? Yes, It is $13,000 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bruce Nussbaum's firsthand account of how a celebrated agro-design went terribly wrong. This is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Design and Violence, edited by Paola Antonelli, Jamer Hunt, and Michelle Fisher and published by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The book is based on an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although sales and earnings at Bloomsbury were relatively flat for the year ended February 28, 2015 compared to fiscal 2014, the company did make progress in easing its dependence on the “traditional book market,” company chief executive Nigel Newton said. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Books has signed a non-fiction title on proposal by Lorna Gibb, looking at the concept of childlessness. The book will combine memoir, reportage and social science, and look at the condition of childlessness around the world, from stolen Aboriginal babies to the discrimination of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
USA Today could stop publishing a daily print newspaper as soon as in the next "five or six years," the paper's editor-in-chief, David Callaway, said in response to a question during an Internet Week New York panel Wednesday.To be sure, a print product of some kind will likely continue for "the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oldcastle Books is launching a new short story competition for its crime fiction imprint No Exit Press as part of Oldcastle’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The competition will launch on 25th May to mark the publication of Leigh Russell’s latest novel, Killer Plan. It will be open to any... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers weigh in on the FTs cost-per-hour ad pricing model. The post Forget CPMs, You Should Be Transacting On Time appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
National Literacy Trust report also says girls continue to outpace boys in their enthusiasm for reading for pleasureGirls have more firmly embraced digital literacy and formats such as Facebook, email and text message, while boys are more comfortable with traditional printed media such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Strong leadership in publishing is welcome, but as new publishing leaders step forward, one realizes all are mere 'temporary custodians.' The post Publishing Leaders are “Temporary Custodians” of Their Houses appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has “identified an energetic and talented new generation to take over at Orion and Little, Brown” but the loss of Lisa Milton as m.d. of Orion Fiction is “something of a blow”, trade figures have told The Bookseller. It was announced yesterday that David Young is to retire as Orion... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has bought a book on social health by Julia Hobsbawm, the founder of knowledge networking business Editorial Intelligence and the world’s first professor in networking. Bloomsbury acquired world rights in the book, titled Fully Connected, from Toby Mundy at TMA. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]