On this week’s show, Claire and Sian meet up at London book fair to discuss the trends and biggest books announced for 2019 and 2020. Then they sit down with neuropsychologist AK Benjamin and novelist Anthony Good, who have written two very different books turning the tables on therapy.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Big deals signed for study of a 19th-century family of killers, Hell’s Half-Acre, and Murder Isn’t Easy, a mortician’s take on Agatha Christie’s forensics The spectre of true crime was stalking the aisles at this year’s London book fair, with publishers snapping up investigations into past evils... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fairQuichotte by Salman Rushdie (August 2019)Inspired by Don Quixote, this novel following the adventures of an ageing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over three days last week in London, England, a stable publishing industry clashed with the chaos of Brexit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
How the growing popularity of audio and a resurgence in poetry are driving interest in a UK-based internet radio station. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Those restful beach lean-tos at London Book Fair were reminders that in April, the United Arab Emirates' Sharjah becomes UNESCO's World Book Capital. The post At London Book Fair: ‘Libraries on the Beach’ Courtesy of Sharjah appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
'If there's no deal, GDP will reduce by 6 to 9 percentage points,' attorney Andrew Hood told a packed Olympia Room during London Book Fair. Unnerving tremors ran through the export-reliant UK books business—daily. The post The Hottest Topic of London Book Fair 2019: Brexit and the Books appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the London Book Fair's trade-show carpet still warm from the busy week's footfall, Livre Paris 2019 has opened today, and L’Europe est à l’Honneur—Europe herself is the guest of honor. The post Après London Book Fair: Livre Paris Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association (PA), in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT), has launched a digital toolkit to help publishers grow their export sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rana DiOrio's latest venture, Creative Mint, seeks to leverage the power of blockchain technology to “democratize and decentralize” rights transactions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since the destruction of the University of Mosul's library, momentum is building for Book Aid International's efforts to coordinate and enable publishers' contributions to rebuilding. The post London Book Fair: Publishers, Book Aid International Champion Rebuilding Iraqi Library appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A widening chorus of literary voices from the Arab world is being heard on the international stage, thanks in part to the leadership of the UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book award, says Lebanon's Nasser Jarrous. The post At London Book Fair: Discussing Arabic Literature with Sheikh Zayed Book Award... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
From nine languages on three continents, the Man Booker International Prize will again split the winners' award between author and translator. The post At London Book Fair: The Man Booker International Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Javier López Llovet, CEO of Penguin Random House in Argentina, to talk about the the industry's challenges in the region. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Walker Books and Collins Learning have won the relaunched British Book Award for Export, announced at the London Book Fair in association with Times Publishing and Pansing Distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brexit remains a source of uncertainty for all British publishers, but it has already negatively impacted the academic publishing sector in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Emma Barnes, the UK's leading evangelist for code-capable publishers, brings her Consonance team to London Book Fair. The post Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking at LBF just hours before the U.K. House of Commons voted on Tuesday night on the newest Brexit proposal, writer Ian McEwan described leaving the EU as “a national tragedy.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as the UK Parliament was compounding the UK's confusion on Brexit at Westminster Tuesday evening, the London Book Fair International Book Awards audience cheered internationalism and cross-cultural solidarity in the largest yet round of honors for the program. The post London Book Fair’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of the London Book Fair, PW caught up with Marcos Pereira, President of the Brazilian Publishers Association (SNEL) and Publisher of Editora Sextante, one of the largest trade publishers in Brazil. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]