Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 31/03/2011 - 08:54 Coronet has acquired two books from a journalist and debut novelist Jessica Thompson. Editor Charlotte Haycock bought British Commonwealth rights in a deal with Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown. The first title, This is a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the first time, PW will publish a special supplement ahead of this year's American Library Association's annual conference set for June 23-28 in New Orleans. The pre-ALA issue will be published May 30 and will include features on library funding, the ebook loan controversy and an overview of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 21:54 Library campaigners have handed in a petition of more than 6,000 signatures objecting to the proposed closure of Preston Road library in Brent, as the council consults over wider closures. Six libraries could be at risk,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 15:17 Just shy of £3m has been spent on the 10 titles of More 4's latest "TV Book Club" in 2011, with sales over the series up 2% on the 2010 selections and against an overall book market decline of 7%. A grand total of 506,200... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 14:55 Fourth Estate will publish the latest novel by The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan after HarperCollins bought The Valley of Amazement. Publication date for the novel is expected to be autumn 2012. Daniel Halpern, president and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 11:55 The number of literature organisations receiving regular Arts Council England (ACE) funding is falling from 58 to 53, as ACE revealed its new national portfolio of arts organisations today [30th March]. The total number... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 15:13 APA Publications will take over management control of sister company GeoCenter International from Friday [1st April]. The company, which publishes Insight and Berlitz Travel and Language, and travel distributor GeoCenter are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 21:39 Virago has acquired a debut novel by Canadian author Frances Greenslade, pre-empting the title within 24 hours. Publisher Lennie Goodings acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) through Bill Hamilton at A M... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 07:28 Illustrator and author Shaun Tan has won the largest prize for children's and YA literature. Tan will receive the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011, for SEK 5m (£500,000), at a presentation at the Stockholm Concert Hall... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 09:36 Eason is pumping 20m into the company over the next three years, at the same time as embarking on trade union talks over a restructure that will likely include some job losses. The Irish bookselling chain announced to staff... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 07:43 Vintage Classics has unveiled its Orange Inheritance Collection, with works by Virginia Woolf, Richard Yates and Honore de Balzac among the titles selected by Orange Prize winners to pass on to the next generation. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 07:25 The Bologna stands are still full of vampires, werewolves, angels and faerie lovers, but with sales of paranormal romance dipping in the US, dystopian fiction - which made a showing at last year's Bologna - has now taken over... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 21:39 Virago has acquired a debut novel by Canadian author Frances Greenslade, pre-empting the title within 24 hours. Publisher Lennie Goodings acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) through Bill Hamilton at A M... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 15:14 The Independent Retail Group (IRG) has folded, closing five of its bookshops and selling the remaining 11. The company, a subsidiary of Three C Publishing, bought the 16 stores in 2005, employing managers to make independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 09:36 Eason is pumping 20m into the company over the next three years, at the same time as embarking on trade union talks over a restructure that will likely include some job losses. The Irish bookselling chain announced to staff... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 11:55 The number of literature organisations receiving regular Arts Council England (ACE) funding is falling from 58 to 53, as ACE revealed its new national portfolio of arts organisations today [30th March]. The total number... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the April 4 launch of Moving Media+ draws nearer, Bonnier Publishing is perfecting the tablet experience for industry personnel and audiences through comprehensive research that Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 09:15 Three authors from the UK have made it onto the list of finalists for the Man Booker International Prize 2011. James Kelman, Philip Pullman and John le Carré have joined the list of 13 for the biennial £60,000 award, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
As most publishers are scrambling to compact content (call it the Twitter effect), one company is bringing lengthy journalistic stories to digital devices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 29/03/2011 - 08:51 Busy schedules and a strong presence from US publishers in an "upbeat" mood were reported on the first day of the Bologna Book Fair. Hodder Children's Books publishing director Anne McNeil said the fair was busier than it had... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]