More than 250,000 books are to be handed out for free as part of World Book Night Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new non-fiction book club on Claudia Winkleman's weekly BBC Radio 2 "Arts Show" is to launch this autumn, as part of The Reading Agency partnership with the station. The book club follows on from the Radio 2 Book Club on Simon Mayo's show, and a children's writing competition called 500 Words... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
We caught up with the whimsical illustrator about productivity, creativity, and why her spirit animal is a "tiny, delusional bird."You've probably seen illustrator Maira Kalman's whimsical, wryly funny work, whether you know it or not. Her supersaturated gouache paintings have graced countless... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
No Exit Press has acquired the latest thriller by Jason Starr, his 10th crime novel and his first for six years. Managing director Ion Mills bought UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada direct from the author. Set in the suburbs of New York City, Savage Lane is said to be a thriller that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House imprint Vermilion has acquired a new book by Brené Brown about overcoming mistakes, called Rising Strong. Susanna Abbott, Vermilion publishing director, and Cathryn Summerhayes of WME agreed the deal for UK and Commonwealth rights. Brown is a research professor at the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Myriad Editions has signed six new books for 2016 following last week’s London Book Fair, as well as signing a new distribution deal for its international markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers has launched a petition to promote the importance of copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mantle has acquired two books by début writer Mary Paulson-Ellis in a “hotly contested auction”. Publisher Maria Rejt bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Other Mrs Walker and one other book from Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veteran editor Jon Pott leaves Wm. B. Eerdmans this summer after almost 50 years in the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Katie Kutsko, incoming editor-in-chief of The University Daily Kansan at the University of Kansas, is currently oozing awesomely geeky journalism passion. It has spilled over into a compelling manifesto on the publishing platform Medium in ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the time its first installment was published, “Til Death Do Us Part,” a powerful series about domestic abuse in South Carolina from the Charleston Post and Courier, seemed destined for Pulitzer Prize contention. And on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the biggest technology growth areas at the moment. That's reflected in the amounts of capital being pumped into the sector by investors. A new SaaS Trends Report by Tibco Analytics and venture capital tracker CB Insights shows that funding for SaaS... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Borough Press has acquired a collection of short stories inspired by Charlotte Brontë, edited by Tracy Chevalier. Authors contributing stories for the collection, Reader, I Married Him, include Helen Dunmore, Susan Hill and Emma Donoghue. Each will use Brontë's famous line from Jane Eyre as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the urging of a coalition of publishers, regulations prohibiting American publishers from working with authors in the war-torn region was recently lifted, under a general license. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic has acquired a royal superhero fantasy adventure series about Prince Alfie, heir to the throne, by TV scriptwriters Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler. The publisher acquired world rights to two titles in the series and the first book, Defender of the Realm, will be published in 2016.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher's newly designed website, which brings Random House and Penguin together online, is optimized for mobile devices and, according to PRH CEO Marcus Dohle is “consumer-focused.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sequel to 'Breakfast with Buddha' is among PW's reviews of upcoming spirituality and religion titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie publisher Mountainview Books will publish the three winners of this year's Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
New titles from popular pastors Adam Hamilton and Pete Wilson are among notable spirituality and religion books releasing in May. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ken Michaels, currently the global chief operating officer of Macmillan Science and Education, has been named CEO of Macmillan Higher Education and Macmillan New Ventures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]