Oneworld has bought a book looking at the “expanding billion dollar industry” of hair. Senior commissioning editor Sam Carter acquired world rights to Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair by Emma Tarlo, Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, from Emily Sweet Associates. The book “recounts... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Man Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton has said she will “discuss the inflammatory, vicious, and patronising things” said about her in New Zealand, after she criticised the country’s government for its lack of support for the arts and literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a “brave new perspective on feminism, fashion and the righteous pursuit of a sexy vibe” by journalist Polly Vernon. In Hot Feminist, Vernon draws on "her own experiences of how ideas of womanliness and feminism are endlessly manipulated both in the media and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Zeroes, the first in a new YA trilogy about teenagers with superpowers. The Zeroes are six teenagers, all born in the year 2000, who live in Cambria, California. Their abilities make them anything but heroes – until a high stakes crisis... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The main conference program kicks off this afternoon with the popular Exhibits Roundtable/Booklist Author Forum, followed by an opening reception in the exhibit hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Star Way will offer workshops, apps, and original videos and audiobooks, among other services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended January 25, 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vancouver-based BitLit has added Wiley to its growing list of ebook-bundling partner publishers, offering deeply discounted DRM-free ebooks to print-book owners. In this newly announced partnership, readers who own Wiley print books, including Wrox and Sybex imprint titles, will be able to use... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angela Liddon, the personality behind mega popular vegan food blog Oh She Glows, dishes on what fans can expect from her next cookbook, and her life as a new mom. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have long had an outsized impact on books from indie publishers and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stanfords is relaunching the Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize, doubling its prize money, and creating a new award for travel writing. From 2015, the renamed Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year award will carry a prize fund of £5,000. The revamped awards will also include the Edward... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Matthew Goodwin and Robert Ford’s Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain (Routledge) has won the top honour at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards. Academics Goodwin and Ford won the Political Book of the Year honour at the award ceremony in London last night... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Computers are both a blessing and a curse when it comes to getting work done. They make it so much more efficient to create the next great novel or balance the books than doing the same task on paper. But they are also a distraction machine, tempting us with Netflix streaming, Facebook, YouTube,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here's an exclusive preview of the new Superman series, out next week. It's the latest in DC's line of new-reader friendly Earth One graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now in its sixth year, the Key Executives Mega-Conference will take place in Atlanta Feb. 23-25. Sponsored by the Inland Press Association, Local Media Association, and Southern Newspapers Publishers Association, this year’s program centers ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Winter Institute offers many ways for booksellers to interact with authors, with dozens participating in Tuesday evening’s author reception and Wednesday’s closing event with writers from small presses and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Anderson family, which controls 58% of the stock of Books-A-Million, is offering $2.75 a share to acquire all the shares of the bookstore chain that it does not already own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Video consumption continues to accelerate, and traditional publishers need to keep an eye on this ever-continuing burgeoning market. Video ad revenue is expected to jump again by 26.1% in 2015 after an approximate expenditure of C$145 million ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blinkbox appears to have confirmed its ebook customers will be transferred onto the Kobo platform next month. Tesco revealed on Monday (26th January) it would close the blinkbox books platform by the end of February after failing to find a buyer. Waterstones had reportedly been in exclusive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
For many, the tragic events in Paris have highlighted the importance of free expression. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]