2019 Australian Children’s Book of the Year Awards Winners

The Children's Book Council of Australia chose the winners of the 2019 Book of the Year Awards. Get the list of winners and honorable mentions here. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-28 10:39:17 UTC ]
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Five Bogotá Book Fair Fellows’ Viewpoints on Rights Issues Today

Can publishing advances sustain literary agencies in Latin America? And could stories of violence be what publishers this season are looking for? These and other issues are discussed by rights specialists among the Bogotá Book Fair fellows. The post Five Bogotá Book Fair Fellows’ Viewpoints on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: perfect 10 for Eleanor Oliphant

Gail Honeyman’s début continues to remain completely fine at the top of the Weekly E-Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to earn more as a book author? A male name will help

In a groundbreaking study of more than two million books published in North America between 2002 and 2012, scholars found that books by women authors are priced 45% less than those of their male counterparts. The researchers, sociologist Dana Beth Weinberg and mathematician Adam Kapelner, both... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors get animated in moving images at the Festival of Books

At the Los Angeles Times’ Festival of Books, authors who may rarely be seen are able to show a bit more personality than usual. Our photographer Jay L. Clendenin was able to coax fun moments out of authors who stopped by the L.A. Times Studio at the University of Southern California. Here are... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Book to Film Deals, Week of April 23, 2018

Meg Wolitzer's latest is optioned by Nicole Kidman's production company, Universal Pictures nabs a 2018 graphic novel published by First Second, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties, Week of April 23, 2018

This week's hot books include an Italian novel that got people talking at the just-wrapped London Book Fair, and a debut thriller by a Dutch film and TV producer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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World Book Day: Five great TV adaptations

From The Forsyth Saga to Game of Thrones, The Man in the High Tower and The Handmaid's Tale, books have provided the inspiration for some of television's most memorable shows. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: May 2018

Life lessons from the former CEO of Dollar General and the first book on the band Journey by its keyboardist Jonathan Cain are among the big books coming from religion publishers in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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First day of Los Angeles Times Festival of Books offers a little something for everyone

President Trump’s immigration policies, L.A.’s homeless crisis, the women’s movement and the culture of food were just a few of the topics covered during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC campus. The 23rd annual festival, which celebrates reading and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tens of thousands expected to attend as Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicks off

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the largest event of its kind in the country. The 23rd annual festival, which celebrates reading and storytelling, got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday at the USC campus near downtown L.A. Authors... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Portraits from the L.A. Times Studio at the 2018 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Portraits from the L.A. Times Studio at the 2018 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Ex-FBI chief James Comey takes his book tour to Amazon

James Comey's book tour will make a stop at Amazon.com Inc. headquarters Monday. The former FBI director will discus his new book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership," part of which takes aim at President Donald Trump, who fired Comey last year as the bureau's investigated Russian... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cosmo editor Storr pens first book on 'discomfort zone'

Piatkus has acquired Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Farrah Storr's first book at auction, about spending time in our "discomfort zone". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book clinic: do editors often have to cut authors down to size?

Overwriting is a common problem among beginners, but it happens to the best of them – ask a professional editorMost writers I know massively overwrite. How common is it for a published author to have had an editor do a big cutting job?Retired 72-year-old psychotherapist, living in IndiaRichard... Continue reading at The Guardian

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PBS Unveils The Great American Read's 100 Most Loved Books

PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child and Lagercrantz battle it out on CrimeFest Awards shortlists

Lee Child, David Lagercrantz and Fiona Barton are among the names on this year's CrimeFest Awards shortlists, which include a mix of established and new names in crime fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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BIEF’s Nicolas Roche on French Publishing in the World: ‘Meetings All Year Long’

About six months into his new role as managing director of the Bureau international de l'édition française, or BIEF, Nicolas Roche is leading the French publishing industry's outreach program to open new markets and develop new readership for France's literature. The post BIEF’s Nicolas Roche on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Walliams’ Worst Children 3 gets May release

HarperCollins Children’s Books will publish David Walliams’ third and final title in ‘The World’s Worst Children’ series in May, with illustrations by Tony Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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