2022 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were announced today. They celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-06-22 21:16:01 UTC ]
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10 Books You Should Read Before Graduating College

As the school year starts, get your bookshelf started with Hemingway, Bronte, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speed Reading Secrets of a Book Critic

How is it professional book critics can pump out scores of reviews a year when many of us struggle just to read one book a week? They are told what to say. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 25, 2014

This week, a haunting psychological mystery set at a school for troubled teens, "Against Football," and the culinary imagination. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Net Pricing: Is It Time to Take Prices off Book Covers?

Pointing to the need for pricing flexibility at a time when bookstores face a growing number of economic challenges, some booksellers question whether it’s time for publishers to stop printing suggested retail prices on book covers and dust jackets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obeid book to be pulped

Random House has pulled the best selling anti-corruption expose He Who Must Be Obeid from bookstores after instance of mistaken identity Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto Book Fair Unveils Lineup

Organizers of INSPIRE! Toronto's new book fair announced star author lineup they hope will draw crowds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Leckie wins top sci-fi award for debut novel 'Ancillary Justice'

'Ancillary Justice' is the first novel ever to win the science fiction 'triple crown' – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards – all in the same year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download the Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Preview Magazine

Find out who to meet, what to see, and trends to discuss at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Download our Frankfurt 2014 Preview magazine here. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hard books for hard times: literary experimentation gains popularity

For some authors, a demanding era for publishing calls for complicated stories not cautious and conservative ones and they're finding readersBetween the decline of the traditional bookshop and the internet wrecking our concentration, many thought the novel was on its last legs. With all the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Changing Book and Its Publishing Model

With previously monolithic books now (mostly) digitized and disaggregated into chapters, objectives, tests, case studies and various metatagged bits, a different publishing model is emerging. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get Ready for the Guadalajara International Book Fair

Guadalajara is the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world. About 20,000 professionals attend as well as 750,000 members of the general public. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make Way for New Children's Bookstore in Boston

The owners of the World's Only Curious George Store are opening a second picture-book concept store, the Make Way for Ducklings Store in Boston, Mass. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skelly moves to Bloomsbury Children’s Books

Lizz Skelly, formerly of Hachette, is joining Bloomsbury Children’s Books as children... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBF, Miami Book Fair Partner

The National Book Foundation and Miami Book Fair International have teamed up to invite the 2014 National Book Award winners and finalists to participate in this year's Miami Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's going on with the Washington Post's 'buy it now' Amazon book links?

Some Washington Post book reviews currently have a 'buy it now' link to Amazon embedded in the text, but a Washington Post spokesperson says the buttons are a mistake and that they're meant to go on the side of the page. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panasonic releases Unbreakable Valor -- a Toughbook comic book (yes, really)

There are countless ways to promote a product nowadays. The problem is fun and creativity are very much dead -- so many advertisements and promotions are simply yawn-worthy. This is a shame, particularly for the technology community, where nerds are abundant. If you aren't aware, nerds and geeks... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What’s Cooking at... Sundog Books

A carefully stocked selection of books—especially regional and local cookbooks—and ample foot traffic from tourists are key to the store's success, according to event coordinator Laney Blanchard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of August 18, 2014

Shipman’s ‘Charm’ lures U.S. and int’l. buyers and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Russell Grandinetti: Kindle champ takes on the books trade | Observer profile

Why are some of the world's most widely read authors now at daggers drawn with Amazon? The answer lies in Jeff Bezos's chief lieutenant, now the most powerful man in publishingEarlier this year, Amazon threw a party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to celebrate the launch of Alpha... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'If I Stay' author Gayle Forman discusses the movie adaptation of her YA book

'Stay' follows a teenage cellist, Mia, who must decide whether to die or move forward with life after becoming injured in a car accident. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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