Comic book-inspired films such as The Avengers have increased interest in comics in general, Christchurch comics fans say. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
As news organisations sign up to publish straight to Facebook with Instant Articles, Trinity Mirror’s decision to cull new formats teams shows how social media is changing publishers’ priorities Asked what are my favourite pieces of digital journalism to emerge from newsrooms over the past few... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pakastani-born Canadian children's book author Rukhsana Khan explains how to leveraging appearances at book fairs for the greatest benefit and impact. The post A Canadian Author’s Adventures in International Book Marketing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired an investigation into the pain industry by debut author Julia Buckley. Bea Hemming, editorial director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, signed World English rights in Heal Me in a deal with Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The trade has welcomed a debate over the lack of recognition for illustrators, but Nielsen — the global measurement company that supplies the charts to The Bookseller — has warned that the issue of gathering data is not clear-cut. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three female authors will compete for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2015. All three authors shortlisted for this year’s £10,000 award, which is for debut novels, are published by Penguin Random House. Emma Healey is shortlisted for Elizabeth is Missing (Viking), Carys Bray for A Song for Issy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate will publish a new cookbook from Birmingham-born chef April Bloomfield featuring recipes using vegetables, titled A Girl and Her Greens. Jenny Lord, senior editor at Canongate, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Cullen Stanley at Janklow and Nesbit. Bloomfield is the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Giancarlo Gemin has won a Welsh book award for his debut children’s novel Cowgirl (Nosy Crow). The English language Tir na n-Og award, organised by the Welsh Books Council, and sponsored by Cilip Wales, is for the best English-language title with an authentic Welsh background. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three writers share their thoughts and concerns about sharing deeply personal secrets in a memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus Publishing Group is to launch a food and drink festival at London’s Southbank Centre this year, featuring authors including Marco Pierre White, Sabrina Ghayour and Gizzi Erskine. Cookbook Confidential: The Food & Drink Festival will be held on Saturday 5th September and feature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two Allen Lane books have won this year’s annual Wolfson History Prize. National Service: Conscription in Britain, 1945-1963 by Richard Vinen and Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918 by Alexander Watson were announced as the winners of the prize at a reception at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The newly-launched Scribner UK is to publish a collection of stories by Helen Ellis, the creator of the ‘American Housewife’ parody Twitter account. Clare Hey, editorial director at Simon & Schuster UK, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to American Housewife from Sandy Hodgman of Hodgman... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Improbable Libraries,' by Alex Johnson, chronicles the lengths to which librarians the world over will go to serve their communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has a grand plan to create a single market for digital content across all the member states of the EU, so it can be bought and sold without barriers such as the administrative burden of different VAT rates. The creation of that market will help entrepreneurial start-up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pandora's propensity for litigation is pretty storied by this point, but it seems like the internet-radio outfit's luck has run out. A New York judge has ruled that Pandora must raise its payout rates to Taylor Swift's music publishing house BMI, fro... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six years after Book Soup founder Glenn Goldman’s death, his iconic bookstore on Los Angeles’s Sunset Strip is getting ready to celebrate its 40th birthday over the June 12–14 weekend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Clinton Cash' and 'Selfish' both landed in the top 15 adult nonfiction bestsellers, according to data released by Nielsen BookScan on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Penguin Random House announced recently that it had acquired world rights to the next two adult coloring books from Johanna Basford, the so-called queen of coloring, it was just the latest sign that the demand for coloring books in the U.S. is continuing to surge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christian fiction ebook sales have leveled off after several years of steady increases, with many publishers reporting digital holding steady at 30%–40% of overall inspirational fiction sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has signed the latest book from Karl Pilkington, planned for released in summer 2016. The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington will be Pilkington's fourth book with Canongate, and will see him share his thoughts on a range of topics, from art to pollution and identity. Canongate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]