From books about disintegrating relationships and countries to a worker’s-eye view of Korea and a story of farmers in Brazil, the selected titles engage with current realities, say the judging panelKorean writer Hwang Sok-yong and German author Jenny Erpenbeck appear on this year’s International... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-09 13:00:09 UTC ]
Our annual ranking of the world’s biggest book publishers was once again topped by the STM and legal giant, which toppled Pearson from its perch in 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
For the third year running, the American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and town hall virtually. More than 260 booksellers participated, and discussions ranged from free speech issues to consolidation within the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Young Publishers has opened submissions for its mentorship programme for the second year running, inviting aspiring publishers living in the UK or Ireland to apply. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-09 11:10:18 UTC ]
Hachette UK has been selected as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the second year running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 21:32:56 UTC ]
Walker Books leads the pack in the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals longlists for the third year running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 00:08:32 UTC ]
Louise Kennedy has made the six-strong shortlist for this year's Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award for the second year running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 17:27:57 UTC ]
The pandemic has thrown publishing and booksellers into crisis – and left customers struggling to obtain books when they most want them. But some in the industry sense an opportunity to drag it into the 21st centuryOn 18 March, Emma Corfield-Walters received the news that for the second year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-10 08:00:20 UTC ]
Independent publisher Walker Books leads this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals longlists for the second year running, with 10 entries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 23:34:53 UTC ]
The Lindsay Literary Agency is sponsoring a place at the Winchester Writers’ Festival for a children’s author from an “under-represented” background for the second year running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has been named as one of 70 employers on Business in the Community’s Best Employers for Race listing, for a second year running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The print book market has posted growth in value for the third year running, with 2017 inching up 0.09% on 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s novel about a boy trying to break his father out of prison sells more than 60,000 copies in a week to secure top slot in festive book chartsDavid Walliams’s tale of a boy trying to break his father out of prison, Bad Dad, has beaten Jamie Oliver’s latest recipe collection to the top... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Random House) just keeps on rolling. The number one audio download title in June has racked up three consecutive months at the top, and four overall, after originally cresting the chart in July 2015. The audio download chart’s followers will recall that The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Diversity is the current weapon tech companies are using to bludgeon each other with -- Twitter has even gone as far as publishing its goals. Facebook fails in this department while Apple, ever the master of spin, is keen to present itself in the best possible light. For many on the outside... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the third year running, children’s book creators will take over an author’s stage for an entire day, and devotees of books for young readers will be happy to learn that today is that day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut novel has won the Orange Prize for Fiction for the second year running, with US author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Thu, 17/03/2011 - 06:39 French authors have urged culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand to intecede in order to break the deadlock in their negotiations with publishers over electronic rights. For the second year running, the Permanent Council of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 15:40 World Book Day will be supported by News International for the second year running, with £1 WBD book tokens to be printed in both the Times and the Sun. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]