Bloomsbury has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the first half of 2014, with the adult publishing division down following a strong performance in the previous year. For the six months ending 31st August 2014, the publisher had turnover of £46.6m, down 5% from £49.2m in the same period in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debut novelist Amy Mason, who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25, wins the Dundee International Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Heart,' the nonfiction story of the Native American leader Red Cloud, was well-received critically upon its release and has now become a bestseller in its paperback format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every few months the notion of celebrity librarians (celebrarians?), sometimes embarrassingly referred to as “rock star librarians,” appears on our radar. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week was marked by a particularly happy ending in the Bronx. Barnes & Noble reversed its decision to close its store there, the last brick-and-mortar in the borough, and will stay for at least two more years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Friday Project has acquired an “idiosyncratic” collection of interviews with people including Dame Judi Dench and Stewart Lee by author Dan Richards. Publisher Scott Pack acquired World English rights in the book, titled The Beechwood Airship Interviews, from Carrie Plitt at Conville &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
On October 17, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a key fair-use ruling in a long-running case over digital course readings on college campuses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookshop in the old days seemed a kind of antechamber to Fairyland. Not so today, when books are done up like gaudy confectionery and treated like merchandiseTo stand in a certain kind of modern bookshop is to feel like Walpoles learned blockhead, whose only merit was that he had read more... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Saskia Vogel documents the hot book trends from the Goteborg Book Fair, including feminist texts, literary fiction, and more. The post Hot Book Trends from the Göteborg Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new publisher is bringing Iranian children’s books to the UK market, with the first two titles out in January. Delaram Ghanimifard, who is from Iran but lives in the UK, set up the Tiny Owl company with her husband after noticing the lack of translated fiction in the UK. “My husband and I... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Hitzges has been named fashion director at Redbook. She was previously a celebrity stylist. Also, Petra Kobayashi has been named art director. She previously held the same role at SELF. Maura Fritz has been named editorial recruiter at Hearst Magazines. She was previously with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
When did you fall in love with Amy Poehler? Many regular women fell for her on the couch, watching her rapping while nine months pregnant on Saturday Night Live, or modeling female ambition on Parks and Recreation, or high-fiving bestie Tina Fey on stage at the Golden Globes. Mindy Kaling fell... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer Michel Faber has said he believes his latest novel The Book of Strange New Things (Canongate), published today (23rd October), will be his last one, saying: "I think I have written the things I was put on earth to write. I think I've reached the limit." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Puffin has acquired three more titles in Chris Bradford’s Bodyguard series, about a teenage bodyguard hired to protect the daughter of the US president. Editorial director Amy Alward acquired the world English language rights to books four, five and six from Charlie Viney at The Viney Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the book that was supposed to have arrived in the mail at your aunt’s house in Kansas, or the book that you accidentally left on the plane, chances are they are in the GovDeals warehouse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Didion's nephew Griffin Dunne turned to Kickstarter to fund the film and it's already passed its goal. Didion's work 'The Year of Magical Thinking' won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
London's leading shares dip lower in Friday morning trading, led downwards by publisher Pearson. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sweden's book market is bracing for the launch of Amazon, where ebooks are hamstrung by high taxes and print books are still relatively affordable. The post Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year's Books in Browsers conference, many speakers addressed the importance and relevance of standards for ebooks and web content. The post Standards a Top Priority at Books in Browsers V appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape has three poets shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize, which is to increase the winner’s award to £20,000 from 2015. The prize money, previously £15,000, has been increased to mark the 50th anniversary of T S Eliot’s death on 4th January next year, and each of the shortlisted poets... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]