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 ]
Endless has acquired a larger stake in The Works, after buying executive chairman Anthony Solomon's stake, and is to open 30 new stores this year as part of its growth programme for 2015. Endless, a venture capitalist company which also owns a stake in The Book People, is now a majority... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 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 ]
Phaidon Press has reported a 4.4% increase in annual turnover for the year to June 2014 due to a strong performance in the North American market. However, the company still reported a loss, which it attributed to increased investment in its business. Turnover at the arts, lifestyle and culture... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week: a book within a book, the end of the U.S. space program, and solitude in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
"I’d never stuck with anything that I was bad at. Writing is the first. Maybe because when I began, I didn’t care if I was good or bad. I just loved who I was when I was doing it." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lawyers acting for Author Solutions are due to file new papers with a New York court this week in the latest development in the lawsuit against the assisted publisher. The Penguin Random House-owned company Author Solutions provides a variety of services direct to authors under a series of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The final book in Laura Lam’s Dark Circus series – the first two books of which were published by the now-closed Osprey imprint Strange Chemistry – will be published by Pan Macmillan. Pan Macmillan has acquired world rights to the series, consisting of Pantomime, Shadowplay and Masquerade, from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan has acquired two books by sports psychologist Professor Damian Hughes. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie acquired world rights to The Five Steps to a Winning Mindset and one other book from David Luxton at DLA. Luxton is the author of How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, which was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2014, sales of Christian fiction were down 15% over the previous year, and several houses have either cut back or eliminated their fiction acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has reached a deal with New York Times and eight other media outlets to post stories directly to the social network's mobile news feeds, as publishers strive for new ways to expand their reach. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Theory of Everything' actor has reportedly been offered the role of protagonist Newt Scamander. 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling is writing the screenplay for the movie, which is set in the world of 'Potter.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired a new epic fantasy series in a six-figure deal. Senior commissioning editor Bella Pagan bought world rights to John Gwynne’s standalone trilogy from agent John Jarrold. The trilogy will be set in the same stirring Celtic-inspired world as Gwynne’s first quartet, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week in children's apps, an interactive travel guide that instructs in language and cooking. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Selected out of over 100 print magazines and 270 covers. The post The New Yorker’s “Broken Arch” is ASME’s Cover of the Year appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chicken House and production company Altitude Film Entertainment have jointly acquired Moondust by debut writer Gemma Fowler. Chicken House will publish the novel in autumn 2016 and Chicken House and Altitude will develop a film script based on the book. Rights were acquired from film agent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports from the last few weeks hinted it was coming, but the debut of Facebook's Instant Articles sent a shiver down plenty of publisher's spines this morning anyway. And why wouldn't they react in that fashion? One of their chief traffic drivers could suddenly siphon away audiences and ad... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that Ed Vaizey will remain in place as culture minister. Vaizey, who has filled the role since the coalition government formed in 2010, will now serve under his fourth culture secretary, John Whittingdale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wal-Mart Stores' planned competitor to the Amazon Prime service will have a price advantage, but catching up with its e-commerce rival won't be easy.Wal-Mart announced plans yesterday to give online customers unlimited free shipping for $50 a year, half the cost of Prime. What it lacks is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child achieves a personal best this week as his latest thriller tops the Official UK Top 50 for a third consecutive week. The paperback edition of Personal (Bantam) sold 22,680 copies in the seven days ending 9th May and marks the first time a Jack Reacher thriller has spent more than a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]