Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 15:02 Random House is now reprinting 125,000 copies of Jonathan Cape's Booker-winning The Sense of An Ending, signing off a further 50,000 copies in addition to the initial 75,000 copy reprint. Vintage sales director Tom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 10:00 Lawyers acting for Brent's library campaigners have been granted an injunction to prevent further dismantling to the six libraries closed by Brent council. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 10:09 Random House is reprinting 75,000 copies of Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending this morning, following its victory at the Man Booker prize last night, with Random House c.e.o. Gail Rebuck heralding... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 09:34 The thrice-denied Julian Barnes has been lauded in the press for finally winning the Man Booker prize with his The Sense of an Ending. The Guardian warmly welcomed the decision. Claire Armistead said: "To those who believe the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 14:45 Sarah Winmans debut When God Was a Rabbit (Headline Review) has won the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festivals Newton First Book Award. The award encourages attendees of the festival to vote for their favourite of the 47... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 08:49 Picador has bought a debut novel by Royal Holloway creative writing MA graduate Emma Chapman, with editorial director Francesca Main making her first acquisition for the imprint. Main bought UK and Commonwealth rights,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 08:50 Bath independent bookseller Mr Bs Emporium of Reading Delights has launched a new website, which it hopes will reach a broader audience. The Bath-based retailer, who won Bookseller of the Year at The Bookseller Industry... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 20/10/2011 - 08:45 Alma Books is planning to hire more staff and expand its non-fiction and YA lists, after reversing a loss made in its 2009 financial year. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 08:55 Macmillan Childrens Books has signed up publishing rights in crime-fighting CBeebies character Rastamouse. The deal was struck with DHX Media, and will enable Macmillan to publish a range of Rastamouse products including... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 07:30 Little, Brown Book Group science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit has appointed Jenni Hill, previously of Solaris Books, as commissioning editor. Hill will report to editorial director Anne Clarke, and will take up her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 15:41 Terry Pratchetts Snuff (Doubleday) has become one of the fastest-selling novels since records began, shifting 54,687 copies at UK book retail outlets in its three days on sale last week. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Does Amazon's recent introduction of its Kindle Fire tablet, and CEO Jeff Bezos's description of it as "an end-to-end service," suggest that publishers no longer will have a role in the time-honored process of getting a book to market? Continue reading >> [ Source: Knowledge@Wharton | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC Entertainment, showcases the graphic novel "Superman: Earth One" on the Kindle Fire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lauren Myracle, the author of Shine, withdrew from the shortlist for the National Book Awards on Monday, soon after she was mistakenly named a finalist by the National Book Foundation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 15:19 Digital publisher Open Road is launching a new imprint, Iconic E-books, with Erica Jong's Fear of Flying and Alice Walker's The Color Purple to be among its first titles. The Iconic E-Books titles will be those that have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 07:15 HarperCollins is planning to release a Hello Kitty branded version of its Collins Dictionaries as part of a new deal with the global brand. Richard Haines, brand manager at HarperCollins Children's Books, signed the deal with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 09:56 The British Library is reinstating its link to Amazon on online catalogue records, after briefly removing the feature last week in response to criticism from leading booksellers. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 17:21 Brent library campaigners have been given permission to appeal against the judicial review decision made against them in the High Court by Mr Justice Ouseley last week. The case will be heard in the court of appeal as an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 20:00 Julian Barnes has won the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sense of an Ending (Cape). The author beat a shortlist comprising Carol Birch's Jamrach's Menagerie (Canongate); Esi Edugyan's Half Blood Blues (Serpent's Tail);... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 18/10/2011 - 08:00 Fantasy childrens author Catherine Fisher will be officially named Wales first Young Peoples Poet Laureate later today (18th October). The Newport writer will be given the title by Literature Wales, which was established in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]