Audible has released an original audio drama written by Matt J Arlidge and starring actors Andrew Scott, Freema Agyeman and Hermione Norris. "Six Degrees of Assassination" is a five-hour political thriller series written specifically for Audible and following an MI5 investigation into the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Religion scholars met before Thanksgiving in San Diego to exchange ideas, find books for their courses, and stock their personal libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Miami Book Fair featured numerous international voices — from Haiti to Germany — as well as all of the 2014 National Book Award winners and finalists. The post Int’l Voices, NBA Authors Star at Miami Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the fiscal year ended September 30, the Perseus Books Group had strong financial results, CEO David Steinberger wrote to employees in his letter reviewing the last 12 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
With subtle interactive features and simple, bold design, Penguin’s resurrected non-fiction imprint places the focus on the reading experienceAfter reading Economics: The User’s Guide by Ha-Joon Chang, published by Pelican Books, I feel confident enough to explain the word “disintermediation”.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A matchmaker, casting director, a former Stanford admissions officer, and a book publisher share their philosophies on saying "no."Everybody needs to say "no" sometimes. But not everybody needs to say it to the about 30,000 hopeful high school students who don't get into Stanford every year. Or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the books generating buzz in international publishing circles this week are the debut by a German screenwriter, a novel that has won a Dutch literary prize, and a Spanish bestseller that has just sold for film. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan’s Carole Tonkinson has made her first acquisition for the publisher’s new non-fiction imprint. Tonkinson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Sharon Salzberg’s Real Love from Joy Harris of the Joy Harris Literary Agency in New York in a joint deal with Bob Miller at Macmillan US... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Camille Mofidi of Kobo Writing Life explains how the platform is helping writers in France, Germany and Italy leverage self-publishing opportunities. The post Kobo Sees Opportunities for Self-publishing in Europe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new show, Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, will launch with a two-day show in Columbus, Ohio in 2015 and transition to an annual four-day comics festival in Fall 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
We talked with Michael Heyward, who runs Australia's Text Publishing, about the his house's classics list, a true crime title he's excited to launch in the U.S., and the advantages of being a small publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Star Trek’s Captain Kirk turns to crowd-funding to finance new book on how to reinvent yourself after 50He has battled the Klingons and boldly gone where no man has gone before as Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, but now William Shatner is taking on a new mission: conquering the world... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our fragmented attention spans are so fickle that if something doesn't grab us in the first few seconds, we're likely to turn away. Research by Web performance monitoring company Catchpoint Systems suggests that news sites may be in trouble because publishers are putting too many assets on... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Publishers has signed on as the exclusive book content partner for JetBlue's new inflight wi-fi program, Fly-Fi, which provides content to airline passengers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The eagerly-awaited Sieghart Review on the public library service will argue for a dedicated task force involving "all key players working together" to deliver changes at "a fast pace", a panel member has revealed. Public policy consultant Sue Charteris, talking at the Speak Up for Libraries... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Neel Mukherjee is among the judges for the 2015 Caine Prize, given to the best African short story written in English. Mukherjee joins a panel chaired by South African author Zoë Wicomb, journalist Zeinab Badawi, the University of Georgetown's Cóilín Parsons... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Coffee House founding publisher Allan Kornblum died at his home in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday morning of complications from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Schools reform minister Nick Gibb has told publishers that England has "once again" fallen behind in the production of world-class textbooks, saying that a critical policy paper issued by Tim Oates of the Cambridge Assessment Group "should send shock waves through the education system and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judge Denise Cote granted final approval from the bench to a deal that would settle money damages arising from Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]