Liverpool University Press is to be the publishing partner of the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pushkin Press celebrated its 20th anniversary at the London Library, a “particularly appropriate” venue, according to managing director Adam Freundenheim. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins' novel The Girl on the Train was borrowed from libraries 200 times a day in 2015/16. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s laureate Chris Riddell has used the re-launch of the Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to call for a probe into school library provision in the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The federal education law ESSA, set to take effect this year, would provide critical support for school libraries if allowed to stand by the Trump administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The awards, first announced last year by the Penguin Random House Foundation, are an effort to support and recognize the work oflibrarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish bookselling and literary organisations have protested the passing of a new national library tender for books, 60% of which has been awarded to suppliers outside the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book spend for libraries in England has fallen by £35m since 2005, while book lending to adults and children has declined by 36.5% and 21% respectively in the last five years, new analysis from library campaigner and former Watersones' m.d. Tim Coates has revealed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2016, and what they portend for 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
From colouring and picture books for children to work by adult authors including Maira Kalman, new project will celebrate the library’s role in the life of the cityA treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and more are set to fire the imaginations of authors in a new venture... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Swindon Council's scrutiny committee has passed plans to close two thirds of the town's libraries by the end of August 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A hit two holiday seasons ago has spawned a cozy cottage industry in a vaunted setting: The British Library is ready to stuff your stockings with crime. The post Holiday Whodunnits for Book Lovers: The British Library’s Crime Classics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The agreement will create and publish a program of print and ebooks for adults and for children, inspired by the library’s collections. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child completes a hat-trick of number ones across formats in this week’s charts pages, although Paula Hawkins may yet overtake him before 2016 is out. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here’s what it takes to run a successful financial literacy program at a library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Hannah Kohler and the writer and film producer Bob Stanley, also a member of the Mercury-nominated pop group Saint Etienne, have been named the joint winners of the 2017 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s laureate Chris Riddell has called on education secretary Justine Greening to end the “disadvantageous school library lottery" and ensure every child in the country has access to a school library service. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
News from the Sharjah Book Fair: as the Publishing City rises in Sharjah, nearby Dubai gets a smaller Kinokuniya bookstore. And UAE libraries contemplate drone deliveries. The post In the UAE: Sharjah Publishing City, Kinokuniya Bookstores, Library Drones appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Residents in Hay-on-Wye have been given longer to find an alternative to funding their local library after a deadline passed yesterday (31st October). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors received €200,000 (£180,026) in Irish Public Lending Remuneration (PLR) payments in 2015, €100,000 (£90,013) less than the figure paid in 2014, according to the Irish Examiner. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]