Scribe has acquired a guide to war in classical tragedy, a book of cocktails and snacks inspired by Shakespeare, and an epic novel set in Georgia. Scribe bought UK and Commonwealth rights for Bryan Doerries’ The Theatre of War direct from the Zoe Pagnamenta Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are being included in the Sainsbury’s Nectar Rewards Double Up promotion for the first time. The popular promotion sees customers able to double points on their Nectar reward cards at the same time as get “massive” discounts on ebooks from Wednesday (18th March) for a period of two... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing is expanding in Australia with a new company based in Melbourne. Bonnier is carving out the adult programme from another one of its Australian companies, The Five Mile Press, to form Echo Publishing. Echo will release about 50 fiction and non-fiction adult titles per year,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Morrow discusses how Scholastic's This is Teen online community has helped the company connect with a passionate community of YA readers online. The post Scholastic’s Emily Morrow on Community Building for YA Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has signed a book about an aspiring actress from mother and daughter writing duo Perdita and Honor Cargill. Waiting for Callback, aimed at readers aged 11+, is about Elektra, a young girl who is discovered by an acting agent. She dreams of Oscar glory but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The upcoming book by Pratchett, who died recently, will reportedly be titled 'The Shepherd's Crown' and center on a familiar character. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a novel about an enigmatic film director which it will publish as a digital exclusive. Commissioning editor Sophie Buchan bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Customers are being encouraged to help ensure their local bookshop is crowned the Independent Bookshop of the Year by tweeting their support. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlists will be released on April 15, and the winners will be announced on May 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book printers Clays Ltd is sponsoring a UK-wide promotion for The Folio Prize, taking in libraries, bookshops and social media. Clays has backed a publicity push that has recruited 100 independent booksellers to spotlight the shortlisted titles, while, in partnership with The Reading Agency,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Israeli-based quiz and list publishing platform uses content from organisations including such as the Daily Telegraph and AOLQuiz and list publishing platform PlayBuzz has announced it has raised $16m (£11m) in venture capital funding to drive international expansion.The second funding round,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erdrich is the author of such works as 'The Round House,' which won the 2012 National Book Award, and 'The Plague of Doves.' She is also the owner of the Minneapolis bookstore Birchbark Books and Native Arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brownstein's band Sleater-Kinney released a new album, the first in several years, this past January. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has launched a programme to attract the “marketers of tomorrow”, with the company using Tumblr to find its new recruits. The Scheme is an entry level programme designed to find people who may not have previously considered a career in publishing, and will look at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A couple hoping to have a child in a society with strict population controls escapes to a renegade community in Sophie Goldstein's 'The Oven.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
From DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox comes 'Home,' a feature-length film adaptation of Adam Rex's 'The True Meaning of Smekday.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published gay erotica writer M.P. Rey reveals his joy at moving from the dusty shelves of hidden rainbow-flag bookstores to better status on Amazon. The post Confessions of a Gay Erotica Writer in the Era of Indie Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marcello Vena discusses the offer Mondadori has made for RCS Libri, which would merge two of Italy's strongest education and trade publishing groups. The post Mondadori and RCS Libri: An Italian Publishing Coup in the Making? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joint venture between US site and Axel Springer will also publish 30,000-copy print edition in Brussels, London, Paris and BerlinThe European arm of Politico will go live online on 21 April with more than 40 journalists spread across the continent as the US media outlet aims to fulfil its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nick Poole has been appointed as chief executive of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Poole will begin at CILIP in June. He is currently c.e.o. of the Collections Trust, a UK charity which works with libraries, archives and museums, and has previously been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]