Independent publisher and bookseller Jacaranda is to launch an online book festival in December, celebrating a new wave of black British authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 08:45:44 UTC ]
Dujiangyan Zhongshuge is the latest bookstore designed by X+Living, and it’s stunning. The very best books transport you to another world, and the most magical bookstores help make that a reality. Chinese bookseller Zhongshuge is renowned for its stunning bookstores, and its latest outpost, in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-11-02 08:00:34 UTC ]
Kansas bookseller Danny Caine's statement honoring the owners of Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis as the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's bookseller of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired the debut of former bookseller Daniel O’Connor, launching "a startlingly bold new voice". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 19:12:42 UTC ]
Six books will vie to win the 42nd Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 18:15:14 UTC ]
Following the recent slate of virtual regional bookseller conferences, both organizers and participants anticipate that in-person gatherings will make a return someday and will be part of a hybrid model that includes enhanced virtual programming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Canelo is taking on titles currently released by The Dome Press, a publisher set up by agent and bookseller David Headley. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-21 12:03:08 UTC ]
A survey conducted by The Bookseller found most staffers in the children’s publishing sector were optimistic concerning its odds of surviving, and thriving, in a post-Covid market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-18 18:23:09 UTC ]
As The Bookseller reports, UK publisher Faber has announced that they will be releasing the complete screenplays of Normal People, the popular BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel of the same name. Whether or not you understand on a larger level the reason anyone might buy and read a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-14 14:37:05 UTC ]
Bookseller and publisher Samuel Fisher is to join Corsair for his second novel, Wivenhoe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-08 04:31:27 UTC ]
Dapo Adeola has urged delegates at The Bookseller Children's Conference to "open the doors" and look for grassroots talent if they are serious about addressing diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 12:50:21 UTC ]
Rob Biddulph has said he was “overwhelmed” by the response to the online #DrawWithRob drawing lessons he ran during lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 21:07:16 UTC ]
Companies need to ensure their brands come across as useful, direct and friendly if they want to appeal to children, according to James Erskine, m.d. of specialist marketing agency Rocket. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 19:09:45 UTC ]
Delegates at The Bookseller Children’s Conference were told to avoid ‘copy and paste’ strategies when trying to diversify their companies. Cynthia Davies, founder of BAME Recruitment, giving the keynote today (1st October), said many companies want to run an inclusive recruitment process but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 12:19:39 UTC ]
A new monthly book club and greater outreach to public and school libraries are among the World Book Day plans for 2021, the charity’s c.e.o. has revealed at this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 19:52:05 UTC ]
In a partnership that may turn out to be a rare, notable success during the pandemic, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance saw their five-day combined conference kick off on Monday with high attendance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three children’s authors from around the world will close this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference (28th September-1st October) by giving their vision of the future of reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 21:29:01 UTC ]
With books delayed by the pandemic reaching shops alongside other titles aimed at the Christmas market, the trade has seen sales boomBooksellers up and down the UK are reporting a boom in sales since readers returned to bookshops after the lockdown, with the first avalanche of Christmas titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-11 12:40:19 UTC ]
This year’s bookseller shows are moving online, but still have plenty of author events, education, and exhibits. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children’s Books in the US, will headline this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference, alongside speakers from World Book Day, Cocoa Girl and authors Andy Griffiths and Katherine Rundell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 20:51:08 UTC ]