10 CIRCE Book Club Questions: A Reading Guide for Madeline Miller’s Novel

Circe by Madeline Miller is really. freaking. good. In this reading guide, you'll find 10 Circe book club questions covering all the most important topics.  Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Pew Survey Shows Adult Reading in Decline

Adult readership is down 4% from 2013, with 72% of American adults having read a book in the past year according to a new Pew survey. Young adults, meanwhile, were revealed as the nation's most avid readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ehrlin: 'children's book world shouldn't fear self-publishing

The children’s book world should not be scared of self- publishing, according to Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, the Swedish author behind the bestselling picture book The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, which shot to number one in the Amazon.co.uk book chart before the author signed any deals with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London China Book Festival sees cultural exchange

The Publishers Association's director for publisher relations Emma House met with Guo Guang, president of China Youth Press International, at the launch of London China Book Festival at Hatchards Piccadilly this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New events confirmed for Academic Book Week

Academic booksellers and presses are gearing up for the inaugural Academic Book Week, backed by the Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association and the British Library, with a raft of fresh events unveiled for the occasion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surface Book vs. Surface Pro 4: Picking the best came down to just one thing

We love the Surface Book. We love the Surface Pro 4. But what we haven’t told you yet is the question many of you are asking: Which one is better? And the answer is: the other one. For the last week, we’ve tossed the question back and forth: which one do you like? Why? We both agree that the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 26, 2015

Pushcart Prize–winner Stephanie Powell Watts takes her debut to Ecco, Diana Palmer gets seven figures from Harlequin, Juliet Nicolson sells a nonfiction title to FSG, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's Selling at One More Page Books

Chocoholics, oenophiles, and literature lovers are treated to one-stop shopping at One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., where Lelia Nebeker focuses on the store's offerings for readers. The book buyer talked up some of her favorite handsells of the fall season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texas Book Festival 2015 in Photos

There was plenty of programming for kids and teens at the 2015 Texas Book Festival, with authors Mac Barnett, Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, Taye Diggs, M.T. Anderson, Salina Yoon, Daniel Handler, and many more in attendance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Cathcart Froden wins £10k Dundee International Book Prize

Martin Cathcart Froden’s unpublished debut novel Devil Take the Hindmost has been announced as the winner of the Dundee International Book Prize 2015. Cathcart Froden was awarded the £10,000 prize and a publishing deal with Freight Books at the Dundee Literary Festival today (21st October). He... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestsellers Offset Weak E-book Sales at Penguin Random House

A number of big bestsellers helped to offset 'weaker' ebook sales in the third quarter, Pearson reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade

Navid Kermani, whose work explores Islam, the Middle East, and Christian-Muslim dialogue, was awarded the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The post Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Google Books Is Good for Everybody

In 1990, Pierre N. Leval, then serving as a federal judge, ran across an unexpected stumbling block while crafting a Harvard Law Review article about the “fair use” doctrine of American copyright law. To wit, he was worried that quoting his own cases, exactly as they had been published in law... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate acquires David Lynch book

Canongate Books has acquired Life & Work, a collaboration between director David Lynch and journalist Kristine McKenna. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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MPIBA 2015: Kids' Books Contribute to High-Octane Show

Children's books have long been an integral part of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Fall Discovery Show, and this year's gathering at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, held October 8–10, was no exception. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faber promotes WILTY book with survey on lying

Faber & Faber has conducted a UK wide survey to promote the publication of Would I Lie To You? - The 100 Most Popular Lies of All Time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Author Aitken sets up Not Bad Books

Ben Aitken has set up independent publisher Not Bad Books after writing his début travel memoir, Dear Bill Bryson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Books celebrates 25 years

Kyle Books is looking back at its achievements so far as it celebrates 25 years of publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Microsoft's 1TB Surface Book appears with a jaw-dropping $3200 price tag

The 1TB Surface Book Microsoft teased at the laptop’s reveal is finally available for preorder, and boy, it’s expensive. For $3,200, the highest-end Surface Book packs an Intel Core i7 processor—Microsoft previously said the specific model would be the i7-6600U, a 2.6GHz dual-core processor with... Continue reading at PC World

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'Adventure Time's' Ice King is getting his own comic book series

His crown keeps him alive, but it also drove him crazy. A new "Adventure Time" comic book miniseries is on the way and it's centered around a truly heartbreaking character, the Ice King. "Adventure Time: Ice King" will be the first comic book series to focus exclusively on the princess-obsessed... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get the Android Marshmallow Quick Start Guide free from the Play Store

Doing the reading before class may not have been the highest priority while you were in school. But here’s some text you may actually want to dive into: a primer on all the cool, new features of Android Marshmallow. Google just published its Quick Start Guide, a free eBook that anyone can grab... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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