The new #1 fiction title in January was from bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen, who landed in the top spot with The Alphabet House. Adler-Olsen’s most recent U.S. title, The Keeper of Lost Causes, was released last August by Dutton and received a PW starred review. Dutton will publish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults but the title and plot are still a closely-guarded secret. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown has acquired a memoir by biographer Lyndall Gordon, whose previous subjects have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A two-year-old start-up, a 30-year-old business recently given a full refurbishment and three... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The death of language is explored via plague-carrying children and their horror-struck parents in a wildly inventive tale by Ben Marcus.Spend too much time with 24-hour news networks and it's easy to feel that exposure to that much talk can make you sick. Taking the idea a few steps further,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has agreed world rights for two new Octonauts picture books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Square One Publishers’ founder Rudy Shur, Beyond the Magic Bullet—The Anti-Cancer Cocktail: A New Approach to Beating Cancer, which his company released earlier this month, is the culmination of a three-year personal connection he forged with the book’s author, Dr. Raymond Chang. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Your Nottingham Post is kindling a flame among digital newspaper subscribers. The Post is among the most popular newspapers used on the device that's revolutionising reading. The Kindle, the handheld ebook reader that allows users to browse, bu ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Margaret Fuller, problem child of American transcendentalism, gets fresh treatment from Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK has moved to have its ebooks removed from content site Mobiles24. The publisher has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a conference call with analysts, Lynch said the retail stores are an “excellent business,” and Mitch Klipper, CEO of B&N’s retail group, said the company has been successful in getting lower rents when leases come up for renewal. In the next two to three years, two-thirds of B&N’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Madeleine Buston is setting up her own agency, leaving the Darley Anderson... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus imprint Heron Books has bought two new novels by Eva Rice, who was previously published... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The recession, combined with the boom in readers turning away from print and to the Web, was a one-two-punch that forced most major American newspapers to cut back their book review coverage—or drop their review sections altogether Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Librarian Matthew White discusses 'The Great Big Book of Horrible Things' and his desire to set the record straight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gail Kump and Eric Kampmann have settled their legal dispute with Midpoint repurchasing Kump’s stock ownership in the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Picador is giving a new look to one of its most acclaimed literary stars, Edward St Aubyn, by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Late New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid's book was originally planned for a March 27 release date but its publication has now been moved up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]