Magician series among children’s books boosting revenue at publishing house, with pre-tax profits at £1.9m Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has reported a jump in half-year sales after a strong performance from educational and children’s books. Sales were up 11.6% to £52.7m in the six months to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Days after the film adaptation of 'Paper Towns' hit theaters, John Green's 2008 novel hit #1 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Green’s 'Paper Towns' ascended to #3 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended on July 6. E.L. James’s 'Grey' took the top spot on the list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Nerdfighters everywhere, the countdown commences. Paper Towns, the second film adaptation inspired by a John Green novel (following The Fault in Our Stars) will hit movie theaters on July 24. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although BookCon 2015 featured appearances galore by Hollywood celebrities, the Paper Towns panel on Saturday evening surely was the highlight of this year's literary fanfest for the raucous crowd of 2,250 that filled the enormous Special Events hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apparently movies would suck without John Green, who is downright effusive about how the movie adaptation of his 2008 novel, "Paper Towns," turned out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debut of the trailer of the film adaptation shot John Green's 2008 novel to the #2 spot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Parents complained about Green's books 'Looking for Alaska' and 'Paper Towns,' but a school committee in Wisconsin decided not to remove 'Alaska' and 'Towns' was taken off a reading list in Florida, then restored. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]