The audio recording of Malala’s autobiography for young people, Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education, has been nominated for a US Grammy Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW reviewers were impressed with these spirituality and religion books published in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackstar investment company wants to obtain full ownership of Times Media Group Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Sara Megibow is parting ways with Nelson Literary Agency to launch Megibow Literary Agency in Denver, Colo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has confirmed Siobhan Curham “helped Zoe [Sugg] tell her story”, after rumours began circulating on social media that Curham ghostwrote Girl Online. Spokesperson Tania Vian-Smith told The Bookseller: “Siobhan was part of the editorial team.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England is to demand its funded organisations reflect the diversity of contemporary England, and will make diversity a factor in its next round of funding decisions. From 2015, ACE is going to "monitor and support" National Portfolio organisations to ensure they reflect diversity... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Dec. 12 to Dec. 23, Rowling is posting 12 new stories set in the 'Potter' universe on the website Pottermore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with Diana Gvozden, acquiring editor for the new publishing venture Hollands Diep, about building a new imprint, and her acquisitions strategy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government will put a £67m push behind the teaching of maths, science and digital skills in schools next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah, it's time to step up your book club game.Each December, our eyeballs glaze over amid the onslaught of annual "best-of" listicles coming at us from every corner of the Internet. The best Vines! The silliest texts! The most inspiring life advice uttered by Taylor Swift!Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everyone poops.It's not just the name of a children's book by Taro Gomi, it's a simple fact of life. But it's not something you'd pick up if you watched toilet-related advertising. Take toilet paper, for example. If you were an alien anthropologist who sat through three decades of toilet paper... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Olivia Morris will be assistant editor of Pan Macmillan’s new lifestyle imprint headed up by Carole Tonkinson. Morris comes to Pan Macmillan from Simon & Schuster, where she held the role of Editorial Assistant. She previously worked as assistant to literary agent at Diane Banks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube blogger Zoe Sugg asks fans for patience while she takes a few days off, saying book controversy was ‘clouding up my brain’The YouTube blogger Zoella has revealed she is temporarily quitting the internet amid controversy over her record-breaking debut novel.Zoe Sugg’s Girl Online, about a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has warned its members that France may raise VAT on ebooks from 5.5% to the standard 20% during the first half of next year to avoid a fine of several million euros from the European Court of Justice, according to the trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple’s iBooks store in the UK has released its "Best of 2014" list showing that titles with film tie-ins led to the highest sales on the platform among paid-for titles. In fiction, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Penguin) sold the most units on the UK iBooks platform in 2014, followed by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reading charity is donating around 2,000 books to foodbanks in London and the Midlands this Christmas. The charity is teaming up with The Trussell Trust foodbank network to distribute books to foodbanks in Wandsworth, West Norwood, Manchester, Coventry and Birmingham. Each foodbank will receive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has signed a book on the wildlife and landscape of the Scottish Highlands, by nature writer and conservationist Sir John Lister-Kaye. Senior editor Jenny Lord signed Gods of the Morning in a deal for world rights with Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan Associates. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Dec. 12 to Dec. 23, Rowling is posting 12 new stories set in the 'Potter' universe on the website Pottermore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW's top five spirituality and religion books for 2014 range from meditations on grief to observations on belief. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books by John Green and Michael Lewis were the most-downloaded paid titles in the iBooks store this year. James Patterson topped the free download list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]