A Kickstarter Drive to Fund AEON and ‘Black Jack’

The comics character Aaron Day, better known as Black Jack, is an African American adventurer created by comics writer, playwright and educator Alex Simmons. A Kickstarter campaign has been started to support Black Jack and the launch of AEON, a new online gaming, comics and animation platform. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Translation Funding for Arabic Literature from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award

This year, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award is offering translation funding for literary and children’s titles that have won the award, with the goal of increasing the readership for Arabic books. The post New Translation Funding for Arabic Literature from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Funding lifts Aussie contingent

Australia has a record turnout at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair after a campaigner lobbied its government to free up funds for independent publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Lives Matter-inspired book wins children's book prize

Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give is this year's recipient of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Tomb Raider' bows to 'Black Panther,' which continues to dominate in its fifth week in theaters

After five weekends in theaters, Marvel's comic book juggernaut "Black Panther" continues to crush both the box office and the record books. The Disney blockbuster added $27 million to its domestic earnings this weekend, raising its cumulative ticket sales to $605.4 million, according to figures... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Publisher Jack Moffly Has Died

The 30-year Time Inc. veteran and longtime regional magazine publisher was 91. The post Magazine Publisher Jack Moffly Has Died appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juvenile Categories Drive 5% Unit Gain in Early March

Unit sales of print books in the week ended Mar. 4, 2018, were 5% higher than in the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Red Cars and Tough Tires Drive the Most Recalled Ads in Automotive Magazines

Off-roading tires and banned racing cars resonate the most with automotive readers. The post Red Cars and Tough Tires Drive the Most Recalled Ads in Automotive Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ACE reveals new £14m fund for independent creatives

Arts Council England (ACE) has unveiled a £14.4m fund to “cultivate individual talent”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 great audiobook selections for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month we chose four African American authors worth hearing any time of the year.   Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Board Book Sales Drive More February Unit Gains

A 31% leap in the print unit sales of board books in the week ended Feb. 18, 2018, helped drive total unit sales 5% higher than in the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal's Common People hits crowd-funding target

Kit de Waal's anthology Common People, providing a platform for new working class writers, is now fully crowd-funded for publication with Unbound.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial Box Snags $1.65M in Funding

Serial Box, a venture that serializes weekly original genre fiction in prose and audiobook formats, raised $1.65M in seed investment funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’

Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box's content for television and film production. The post Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kaufmann's 'Black Tudors' to be 'epic' TV drama

The production company behind the ITV series "Vera" and BBC1's "Shetland" has acquired exclusive television rights to Black Tudors: The Untold Story (Oneworld) by Miranda Kaufmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two British playwrights benefit from Audible's $5m fund

The first group of emerging playwrights to benefit from Audible's $5m fund will include two British writers: Gary McNair, from Glasgow, and James Fritz, from London.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juvenile Categories Drive Sales Gains in Early February

With the juvenile fiction and nonfiction categories both posting 7% gains, total print unit sales were 3% higher in the week ended Feb. 11, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Dog Publishing assets bought by St James’ House

The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, recently gone into liquidiation, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump renews bid to eradicate arts and library funding

The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacaranda pledges to publish 20 black British writers in 2020

Jacaranda Books, in partnership with Words of Colour Productions, has launched an initiative to publish 20 Black British writers in the year 2020 across adult fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jack Deere Shares His 'Broken Life'

Jack Deere, once a bestselling author and popular preacher, spent 20 years struggling with his son’s death and his wife's alcoholism before re-emerging with a story of divine grace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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