There’s something about ink, paper and the printing press that has always bothered tyrants and those afraid of ideas.Was there a single old hand in the world of magazines who didn’t read the stories about the demand for copies of the post-massacre edition of Charlie Hebdo, raise their eyebrows... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Native video support is here, true believers!From being a comic book innovator to the only person to appear onscreen in every Marvel Universe movie, Stan Lee has had a lot of firsts in his life. This week he added another to the list—becoming the first person to upload a video to the blogging... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Walliams will mark World Book Day (5th March) by touring the UK’s primary schools in a helicopter. Primary schools can compete to take part in the #WalliamsWhirlwind tour by registering on the author’s website, explaining in fifty words why they should receive a visit. The competition is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Walker Books Group is set to release picture books from Italian children's publisher minibombo after the two companies signed a partnership agreement. Walker Books Group, which comprises Walker Books UK, Candlewick Press in the US and Walker Books Australiahas acquired the English... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has won a six-figure auction for Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, an author previously published by Amazon Publishing. Editorial director Julie Crisp acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the book from Alexis Hurley at Inkwell Managements, after seeing a 140-page partial. The book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The prizewinning reporter talks about his famous father, writing with his son and his new book about Islamic stateThe morning I meet foreign correspondent Patrick Cockburn is, appropriately enough, one that will reverberate in world politics for some time to come. As I step off the train... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles is to expand into the West Midlands for the first time, by opening a store at the new Grand Central Birmingham station. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Russia, a biography of Putin was a Christmas bestseller; in Norway and Sweden, there were surprise festive hits on hair-braiding; in Australia, it was beach read season; while in Spain, it was Ken Follett who topped FNAC's Christmas bestseller list. The Bookseller's international... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile has promoted Rebecca Gray to the position of commissioning editor of Serpent’s Tail and Profile Books. Andrew Franklin, m.d. of Profile Books, said: “We missed Rebecca a lot when she was away on maternity leave and are delighted to have her back, especially now that she will be bringing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Louise Doughty is to chair the judging panel of the 2015 Desmond Elliott Prize. Joining her will be writer and comedian Viv Groskop, and Jonathan Ruppin of Foyles. The £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize is for the year’s best debut novel. The 2014 winner was Eimear McBride’s A Girl Is a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week’s revelation that Holtzbrinck will partner with Springer to create a new, combined publishing company sprang a surprise on the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins’ new London Bridge office features animated posters, author-themed rooms, its very own bookshop and a letter outlining the plot of George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Staff will finish moving from their previous location, in Hammersmith, into the News Building,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new blog and podcast launched this week by the Royal Literary Fund (RLF) aims to help the public acknowledge the contribution writers make to the cultural landscape, assist aspiring writers and provide professional authors with an extra income. The charity, which helps commercially published... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Proposals to change Ordnance Survey from a Trading Fund into a government-owned company [GovCo], which will enable it to introduce more products and services and to grow more quickly, have moved one step closer. This week Matthew Hancock, minister of state for business, enterprise and energy,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has appointed footballer and author Frank Lampard as an ambassador. In his new role Lampard will support the NLT’s work in raising literacy in the UK and motivating disadvantaged children to read, said the charity. Lampard has been associated with the NLT for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six Egmont employees will lose their jobs at the end of the month following the closure of the US office, the company has confirmed. The company also said it will publish its spring 2015 list and books will continue to be available via Random House, but it did not say what would happen to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the London Book Fair prepares to return to Olympia following its move from Earls Court, the challenge of moving an exhibition of this size has become apparent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boudreaux makes Yapa first buy at Little, Brown and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Besides sharing years of experience in traditional publishing, the trio of Pat Mulcahy, Philip Turner, and Joan Hilty have other things in common. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s personal diary, which was published Tuesday by Little, Brown, is being billed as the first book written by a Guantánamo detainee. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]