Around 12,000 people attended the first edition of Words Weekend in Gateshead over the weekend. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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More than 450,000 children will be given books by the Scottish Book Trust as part of Book Week Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The November 17 event, hosted by Paula Abdul and presented by Roberto Cavalli, honored Emily V. Gordon and Cara Dellaverson as "Women of Achievement," and raised funds to find a cure for the auto-immune disease lupus. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada (Portobello Books) and translated by Susan Bernofsky has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 12, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of the second 'Building Inclusivity' event, London Book Fair's director sees 'tangible examples of publishers making concerted efforts' in diversity. The post A Few Words With Jacks Thomas on ‘Building Inclusivity in Publishing’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage Español’s publishing director hunts for more original works in Spanish by Hispanic-American writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A historical thriller, Half Of You by Faber Academy graduate Carolyn Kirby, has won the inaugural Bluepencilagency First Novel Award for previously unpublished and unrepresented writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Better Homes & Gardens publisher says the agency's assessment is "without factual basis and legally erroneous." The post Meredith Sues the IRS, Alleging $12 Million Overpayment appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression. The post Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Library has revealed that its Harry Potter exhibition has sold more than 30,000 tickets - the highest number of advance tickets it has ever sold for an exhibition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Professional attendance at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair was essentially flat, but overall attendance, including the public visitors on the fair's closing day, was up by 3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con attracted a record crowd of 200,000 to the Javits Convention Center and a variety of venues around New York City, including the New York Public Library, for a week of presentations and events celebrating comics, graphic novels and a wide range of popular culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown’s Origin (Bantam) has cracked the code to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 100,095 copies for £1m according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 1,000 libraries are running events for National Libraries Week, in a bid to “celebrate the transformation of libraries across the UK”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishers show more pop-ups, autoplay ads and content recommendation ads to flyby readers. The post Some publishers give Facebook and Google visitors a worse user experience appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone held its inaugural Crime Night celebrating its crime list with authors including Anthony Horowitz and Tony Parsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Cleave has won the inaugural Goldsboro Books Glass Bell award for contemporary fiction for his fourth novel, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Sceptre). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing pros from 16 countries spend a week networking in Germany prior to Frankfurter Buchmesse, and one holds the Fred Kobrak memorial grant. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Fellows Announced: Fred Kobrak Sponsorship Inaugurated appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton's 'What Happened' sold more than 300,000 copies across all formats its first week on sale, publisher Simon & Schuster reported. Over half of those sales were hardcovers, with S&S selling 167,000 print copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New research into the black population of Tudor England reveals fascinating individual stories and challenges many assumptions about the period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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