Landoll, a former coloring and activity book powerhouse whose name disappeared from the market shortly after McGraw-Hill Education purchased the company, is relaunching. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Su Meck, author of "I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451685817), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Wednesday, February 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Atkinson has fended off competition from Robert (J K Rowling) Galbraith to retain the top... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer and presenter Danny Wallace has created a new beer as part of the promotion for his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anthony Marra and David Finkel were the winners of the inaugural prize, established in Cohen's memory. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
ReedPop, which produces New York Comic Con, C2E2 and other pop culture conventions, is launching a new and smaller all comics show to be held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, June 14 and 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's New York International Toy Fair was characterized by steady traffic on the show floor, key customers roaming the aisles of the Javits Center, orders being written, and meetings being accomplished. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer to adapt her new novel, called Tennison, for TV in 2016, the 25th anniversary of the hit ITV drama starring Helen MirrenLynda La Plante is writing a prequel to Prime Suspect which she will adapt for TV in 2016, the 25th anniversary of the hit ITV drama.The prequel will be called Tennison,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown is to publish a first collection of poetry from the late Iain Banks –... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Meredith, like many publishers, is still trying to figure out how to effectively make money on mobile. Its latest strategy: “gamify” its mobile apps. The publisher has inked a one-year deal with Kiip, an ad tech startup that serves users branded “rewards” in exchange for completing certain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, already topping charts across Europe, will be published in the UK in AugustHaruki Murakami's UK publisher has announced that the Japanese author's latest novel, which is currently topping charts in Germany, Spain and Holland, will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books India agreed to withdraw the book from circulation in India as well as destroy every copy of the book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first three titles to be released will be I Love Lucy, The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, and The Disney Parks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collection will include work by Banks's friend Ken MacLeod and will come out on the anniversary of his death in FebruaryThe final work by Iain Banks – a collection of poetry by the late author – will be released next February, his publisher has announced.Banks died last June, two months after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime writer Lynda La Plante has launched a new company, La Plante Global, which will control all... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The "polymath" author will offer "unique insight into critical and commercial success across books, film, and T.V." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In early April Vice will debut a yet-unnamed food vertical with "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia. The brash digital-media company also has a food-related ad network on its menu.Vice and FremantleMedia will jointly develop and produce "hundreds of hours of content" for the property, said... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mobile Web experience has improved significantly over the past few years as publishers have come to the realization that this smartphone and tablet thing isn't going away. But there are still some responsive design holdouts. The post These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Savannah's 7th annual Book Festival drew a crowd and charmed its authors amid threatening winter storms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into the closure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]