Angry Robot Books has scooped an "exciting and thought-provoking" dystopian thriller by Mary Baader Kaley. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 05:10:46 UTC ]
Weak nonfiction sales dragged down total unit sales of print books last week, with total sales dropping 3% compared to the week ended January 16, 2021, at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
In 2021, chain-wide sales at Half Price Books were up 20% over 2020. The company now runs 124 stores in 19 states. Employees have unionized at four different stores in Minnesota. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
On January 20, the National Book Critics Circle announced 30 finalists in six categories for its annual awards honoring the best books of the previous publishing year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Religious studies professor Edward Curtis, who is a descendent of Syrian Midwesterners, collects portraits of Muslim life in the American Midwest starting in the 1900s, revealing how individuals were able to establish their Syrian Muslim American identity in a region often thought of as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK is boosting its HR team with Kim Kidd (pictured) from the British Council joining as diversity and inclusion manager. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 02:58:38 UTC ]
The new partnership highlights the Sheikh Zayed Book Award's translation prize and funding and supports the UK's National Centre's work. The post Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and Zayed Award Enter a UK Translation Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-20 02:10:35 UTC ]
Writer and poet Derek Owusu is to chair the judging panel for the National Centre for Writing's (NCW) £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 01:09:43 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has snapped up Oliver and The Great Big Universe, the debut middle-grade series by Jorge Cham. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 00:40:32 UTC ]
Creative Access is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new website and brand identity as industry heads such as Stephen Page and Tom Weldon pay tribute to the social enterprise’s impact. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 22:49:33 UTC ]
I’ve been a debut novelist for more than 500 days but today my status will change with the publication of my second novel, Find Her First. So before I leave my debut days behind me I wanted to take a look back and reflect on what being a first-time author has meant for me, and the huge learning... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 22:26:18 UTC ]
The Reading Agency is turning 20, and launching a birthday campaign to get the nation reading with the help of new ambassadors, including Dara McAnulty, Michael Rosen and Benjamin Zephaniah. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 22:05:03 UTC ]
Stephanie Land, the author of 'Maid,' joins the L.A. Times Book Club on Jan. 25. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-01-19 19:34:16 UTC ]
HQ has pre-empted an "empowering" guide to overcoming imposter syndrome from life coach Tiwalola Ogunlesi in a two-book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 19:04:39 UTC ]
Nosy Crow has landed three more titles in Camilla Reid's Peekaboo slider board series, illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 18:55:15 UTC ]
Hot Key Books has snapped up two new books from sister writing duo Katharine and Elizabeth Corr. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 18:16:51 UTC ]
The former Vogue editor-at-large, who died this week, impressed and inspired people he met — and those he didn't. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2022-01-19 17:49:28 UTC ]
New books and publications delve into the rich and evolving worlds of speculative fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-01-19 16:00:20 UTC ]
Death is a common theme in literature, and many of the finest writers of short fiction have explored the fear, event, and aftermath of death using the short-story form. Below, we select and introduce ten of the very best classic short stories which have death as their theme, ranging from […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-01-19 15:00:39 UTC ]
Yellow Kite has secured How to Create Little Happy Learners: Daily Activities for Children, the debut from Sophie David which aims to “promote a love of learning”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-19 13:59:28 UTC ]