Penguin Random House will offer its audiobooks, though not its ebook titles, via the Scribd subscription service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booktrust has announced the second round of authors appearing at this year’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), including Darren Shan, Sally Green and Kevin Brooks. Booktrust announced the names of 13 new authors taking part at a London Book Fair seminar entitled YALC: Ten Things We... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fear of Flying author’s latest book causes a stir alongside major deals for self-published authors and the first book from Blue Peter star Janet EllisMore than 40 years after Erica Jong coined the term “zipless fuck” in Fear of Flying, her feminist novel of a young woman’s quest for sex with no... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Athill will publish Alive, Alive Oh! next year, it is revealed, while O’Brien has a new novel about love on the wayDiana Athill published her previous memoir, a Costa award-winning, and bestselling, reflection on ageing and death, at the age of 90. Intending it to be her final book, she called... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair underscored how Mexico — the 2015 Market Focus — offers a 'treasure trove' of writers barely known to the English speaking world. The post LBF Emphasizes Mexico’s Under-appreciated Literary Heritage appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has signed six-figure deals with fantasy writer Mark Lawrence and crime author Jane Casey. HarperVoyager’s Jane Johnson signed UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) to a trilogy by Lawrence for a “substantial” six-figure sum, in a deal with Ian Drury at Sheil Land. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alfie Deyes maintained his position at the official UK Top 50 chart for a second week with The Pointless Book 2 (Blink). This makes the quirky interactive journal only the third title this year behind Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist (Picador) and the World Book Day chart topper The Dinosaur That... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
There were packed aisles at the first London Book Fair at Olympia since 2005, with many fair-goers praising the venue. Others, however, were less than satisfied with signage and transportation, and said the current venue was “hard to navigate”. Johnson & Alcock agent Ed Wilson said: “For... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Independent Publishers Guild is to launch a charitable body aimed at improving the skills and business practices of its members. The IPG Foundation will fund a series of programmes including one-on-one mentoring, leadership coaching, apprenticeships and “a whole package of professional... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK is reviving 150-year-old imprint Scribner. After 10 years “lying dormant” in the UK, and 150 years after it first began, Scribner will relaunch in June. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. manga market is growing again and publishers are turning to related products--from prose tie-ins and games to accessories and apparel--to reel in even more consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales fell 2.2% in February compared to February 2014, dropping to $716 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Benelux countries put in a strong performance at the second London Book Fair International Excellence Awards last night, taking a hat-trick of prizes. The post Winners of the LBF International Excellence Awards 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) is launching a new conference which will focus on seven different publishing markets. “The Markets: Global Publishing Summit” will launch on 13th October 2015, helping publishers around the world to “understand and create partnerships in seven important current and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
US crime writer James Patterson increases his donation to independent UK bookshops by £250,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Books has acquired a further volume of memoir by former Costa Biography Award winning-author Diana Athill. Editorial director Bella Lacey acquired world rights to the book, titled Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, from Rebecca Carter at Janklow and Nesbit. Athill was a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association's 2014 list of most banned books may be indicative of contemporary concerns. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers said the Olympia is a nice venue, but that didn't stop many from getting lost during the first few days of the London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
With self-publishing now a popular part of the London Book Fair, PW checks in with Smashwords founder Mark Coker about what the future holds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A funeral will be held for Ion Trewin at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, Norfolk at 2p.m. on 23rd April, followed by private cremation. After the funeral, there will be a reception next to the church. Attendance should be confirmed with [email protected]. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]