'Intimate' Austen letters set for September release

The Bodleian Library's publishing arm is set to release a collection of Jane Austen's letters which will provide "intimate glimpses" into her life after moving to Bath, aged 25. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors' unique responses to Austen auctioned by RSL

Authors and artists including Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel and Quentin Blake have created one-off, hand-written responses to Jane Austen to be auctioned in aid of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Updated Corbyn colouring book to be rush-released

Old Street Publishing is to rush-release an updated version of its 2015 hit The Corbyn Colouring Book, following last week's general election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPOP Letter: Organizers Call BookExpo and BookCon ‘Powerful Platforms’

BookCon reaches its 20,000 person goal on Saturday and Sunday; BookExpo cites 7,425 attendees, "primarily booksellers, librarians, retailers, and media." The post ReedPOP Letter: Organizers Call BookExpo and BookCon ‘Powerful Platforms’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: Setting Her Characters Ablaze: Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng’s second novel starts with an actual blaze, but it is an emotional inferno that ultimately consumes the characters in "Little Fires Everywhere" (Penguin, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hard work, not ‘talent’ makes good writing | Letters

Professor Selina Todd argues that you can be taught to write well, as demonstrated by American and Australian university students. Plus letters from Christopher Dodd and Anthony OrmsonIan Jack’s wariness towards writing manuals and classes is a peculiarly British response to teaching this craft... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Sets Up Shop in the Heart of the Publishing Industry

Customers shopped during a preview on Tuesday for Amazon’s first New York bookstore. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Rights Fair Set for Spring 2018

The inaugural New York Rights Fair will run May 30 – June 1, 2018, and will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. The three-day fair will cover rights sales negotiation and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film, and digital channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Weir's new novel set on the moon

Ebury is publishing a new novel from Andy Weir, author of The Martian, about a heist set on the moon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Le Carre, Atwood and Smith set for Southbank appearances

A rare public appearance from John le Carre, and events by Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith, are among events to feature in Southbank Centre's summer/autumn 2017 programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales Book of the Year set for autumn

The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why fashion and beauty brands are setting their sights on Austin

Fashion and beauty retailers are following in the footsteps of publishers like Conde Nast and BuzzFeed by setting up shop in Austin. The post Why fashion and beauty brands are setting their sights on Austin appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Booksellers Set Date for Inaugural Texas Bookstore Day

Managers at Austin's BookPeople bookstore and Brazos Bookstore in Houston are launching Texas Independent Bookstore Day. Slated for August 5, the event will highlight the role of independent bookstores in communities across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How top digital publishers are set up to get into show business

BuzzFeed, Bleacher Report, Mashable and Refinery29 want to get into show business. Here's how they are set up to do it. The post How top digital publishers are set up to get into show business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plenty of buzz surrounds Faber’s NSPCC release

Faber Children’s has partnered with the NSPCC to create I Like Bees, a picture book encouraging readers to talk about their feelings, both positive and negative. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian children's publisher New Frontier sets up in London

Australian children’s press New Frontier Publishing has set up an office in London to focus on the UK market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams to release The World's Worst Children sequel

David Walliams new children's book has been revealed as The World’s Worst Children 2. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The press must be protected from the internet parasites | Letters

Reward the creators, not the distributorsWill Hutton (“Are we finally reacting to the disruptive supremacy of Facebook and Google?”, Comment, last week) could have also mentioned the Gutenberg printing press, which democratised the making available of man’s creative spirit. Publishers find... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moomin hardbacks to be released as collectors' editions

Independent publisher Sort Of Books is set to release eight original Moomin novels after acquiring world English rights to Tove Jansson’s works from Moomin Characters Ltd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letter: Ruth Levitt obituary

I worked with Ruth Levitt as publisher of the Macmillan Dictionary of Art, a 32-volume scholarly reference work. Over a decade, Ruth and her colleague Gillian Northcott indexed 31 volumes, some 16m words of text and many thousands of images. Their index formed the 32nd volume of the dictionary.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prize set up to reward 'brave, bold' publishers goes to Fitzcarraldo

First Republic of Consciousness award to honour small presses recognises the London independent for short story collection Counternarratives by John KeeneSet up to reward “brave, bold and brilliant” small presses for taking risks on “niche fiction”, the inaugural Republic of Consciousness prize... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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