'YA débutants are finding it harder to break through into the mainstream'

Publishers are failing to take on début Young Adult writers and are instead concentrating on established UK YA writers and US imports, according to some leading figures in the industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At-Home Trunk Shows Are Huge Moneymakers. I Attend One To Find Out Why

On a Wednesday evening in April, I find myself in a well-appointed home in Brookline, a wealthy Boston suburb, sipping wine and eating macarons with a dozen oncologists from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Sitting around a coffee table displaying Asian art and colorful books about design, the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editions de la Martiniere lays off 10 staff

Editions de La Martinière (EDLM) is laying off 10 of its 40 employees, just four years after a first wave of 19 redundancies.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ariadne van de Ven obituary

Our friend Ariadne van de Ven, who has died aged 56 of cancer, was a book publicist and photographer of street life in Kolkata, which she wrote about in original ways.Ariadne was born in Heerlen, in the Netherlands, the daughter of Jep, a solicitor, and Rose Marie (nee Van Grunsven). At the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Poehler buys film rights to Hodder's feminist YA novel

Hodder Children’s Books, part of the Hachette Children’s Group, has acquired Moxie, a "timely and empowering" feminist YA novel from US author Jennifer Mathieu. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Turkey’s ANKOS Signs With De Gruyter; US Authors Guild Issues New Guide

The US' Authors Guild widens its services with self-publishing instruction; university students in Turkey gain access to De Gruyter journal resources. The post Industry Notes: Turkey’s ANKOS Signs With De Gruyter; US Authors Guild Issues New Guide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the duopoly’s shadow, Apple News is finding favor with some publishers

While publishers sour on Facebook, they're optimistic about the traffic and subscription growth they're seeing from Apple News. The post In the duopoly’s shadow, Apple News is finding favor with some publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fate of the Furious breaks Star Wars box office record with $700 million opening

Star Wars, Harry Potter or indeed the almost century-old comic book legends Batman and Superman may have sprung from a rich creative well, but in a stunning twist all of them have been banished to the box office naughty step. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New platform uses machine learning to find the next big thing in entertainment

Anyone involved in writing books or TV and film scripts knows that whilst the entertainment and publishing sectors are constantly on the look out for the next blockbuster, nobody is quite sure what one actually looks like. A new AI platform called AUTHORS is looking to use machine learning... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tributes paid to Ariadne van de Ven

Trade figures have paid tribute to publicist Ariadne van de Ven, who died in March at the age of 56. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Gruyter venture to combat ‘fake news'

Scholarly publisher De Gruyter and a number of university presses, are involved in a joint initiative to offer free content on topical issues such as immigration, ethics, climate change and Islamic studies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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March Religion Bestsellers: Bill O’Reilly Breaks Top Four; Wm. Paul Young Dominates

The paperback release of 2013’s ‘Killing Jesus’ lands Bill O’Reilly at #4 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list. Plus, Wm. Paul Young takes three spots in Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenagers think Google is cool, study by Google finds

The company funded ‘It’s Lit: A guide to what teens think is cool’, which found that it was more cool than Vice, Nike and FacebookToday’s teenagers think Google and Google brands are cool, research funded by Google has found.Google published “It’s Lit: A guide to what teens think is cool”, a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre signs 'breathless' YA debut

Bonnier Zaffre imprint Hot Key Books has acquired a YA debut from M A Bennett, called Stags. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Desmond Elliott Prize longlists Spufford, de Waal and Buchanan

Titles by Francis Spufford, Kit de Waal and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan have been longlisted for the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for first-time novelists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAME writers pave way for change in Stripes' YA anthology

Stories from writers Phoebe Roy, Mary Bello, Aisha Bushby and Yasmin Rahman have been selected from over 100 submissions to be published in A Change Is Gonna Come (Stripes, Little Tiger Group). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles maintains growth after finding ‘harmony’

Foyles has reported a second year of profit, with c.e.o. Paul Currie citing a “massive step change” in the retailer’s operations in the past two years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Cox book breaks Unbound crowdfunding records

Author Tom Cox's new book 21st Century Yokel has become the fastest title to reach its funding target on Unbound in just seven hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McCormack, de Waal, Donoghue shortlisted for €15k Irish prize

Goldsmith Prize-winning novelist Mike McCormack joins others including Kit de Waal and Emma Donoghue on the €15,000 Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finding sustainable growth in OA

The open access market is growing rapidly, how can new opportunities be translated into long-term success? Rob Johnson explores the options. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children's snaps up YA from Nikesh Shukla

Hodder Children’s Books has secured a two-book deal with award-winning author Nikesh Shukla, after a “hotly contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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