The public vote for the 2016 Costa Short Story Award is now open and three shortlisted stories, selected from over 1,000 entires, are now available to read and listen to from the Costa Book Awards website. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult ebooks dropped 22% in October compared to October 2014, and sales of children’s/YA ebooks fell 44.7%, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers through its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke with a number of Bologna-bound literary agents about the trends they’re seeing and the books they’re selling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 6, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: studying the dead, and a brilliant adventure yarn set aboard a Yorkshire whaler. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week’s regional nonfiction bestsellers help readers answer the big questions, from how best to live to what’s good for the dinner table. Plus Oscar’s touch proves golden for the winning adaptations, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New audiobooks narrated by Orange is the New Black's Kate Mulgrew, the X-Files's David Duchovny, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books Ireland has revealed the shortlist for the 2016 Book of the Year Award, with Oliver Jeffers, John Boyne and Louise O’Neill all in the running. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monsoon Books, the independent publisher of English-language books based in Singapore, has opened an office in the UK for its editorial and marketing teams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The arguments for and against the relaxation of Sunday Trading laws have ramped up ahead of a key vote on the proposal in the House of Commons today. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Sheehan’s story about the alleged gang rape of ‘Louise’ led, eventually, to him being suspended by Fairfax. But how has a writer so reckless survived for so long at a reputable media company? A special report by Richard Cooke for the Monthly and Guardian AustraliaThe office of the Sydney... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s news from the religion and spirituality publishing world includes the death of author Jerry Bridges, a Curious George book about Ramadan, and a list of Buddhist titles to help readers gain enlightenment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chair of Penguin Random House UK, Baroness Gail Rebuck, is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 from the London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon preps its first Georgia Tech pickup; a new indie is coming to Chicagoland; and a feminist bookstore is set to open in Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Book World opened with a call for more marketing collaboration between publishers and their authors, and a keynote from the director of USC's Innovation Lab about how the major tech companies have destroyed government regulation in order to build dominant market shares. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto's QEB Publishing imprint is launching a line based on the Wee Gallery design brand: two slide-and-play board books, two cloth books, and two activity books for children up to 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The self-published debut by a Norwegian crime fiction blogger draws interest, along with a backlist novel being billed as a Japanese 'One Hundred Years of Solitude.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Monroe County judge ruled last week to seal "To Kill a Mockingbird" author's will from the public eye. Lee died on Feb. 19. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China leads the nominations for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2016 with five nominations, while the USA and Australia are "not far behind" with four each. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is opening a second physical bookshop this summer, it has been confirmed, after new signage was spotted outside the shop’s future premises at open air shopping centre Westfield UTC in San Diego, California. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Wellington author's first book has earned him a place in the finals of the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, as the revamped book awards return after a year's hiatus. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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