In his memoir, poet Javier Zamora recounts in gripping detail his boyhood travels from El Salvador to the United States. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 10:00:06 UTC ]
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Lee Child’s 'Make Me,' released September 8, debuted at the top of Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended September 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers may print many thousands of black and white books each year, but that does not mean our thinking about this sector needs to be so binary. The book business is a messy enterprise, with a long history and a changing future. There are no guarantees, with failure still a very likely... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 1,000 people, publishers and booksellers have donated to the 'Jungle Library' at the Calais migrant camp, which is now raising money for supplies. The post Donations Pour Into Calais Migrant “Jungle Camp” Library appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All bank holiday weekend we’re teaming up with Amnesty International to explore ‘dangerous books’ – these may be books that have been banned by governments or religious leaders because they are thought to contain dangerous or wrong ideas, or books that give people the strength to live their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish a new book by explorer Levison Wood, to accompany a television series. Wood’s Walking the Himalayas sees him explore five countries along the mountain range. Wood will present a Channel 4 series about his journey in spring 2016. Hodder and Little, Brown US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One sobering new study suggests print revenues will outgross digital for many years to come – even as newsprint sales steadily declineTwo expert reports – one taking the long view, the other dripping blood on the carpet – define the problems newspapers face as summer fades. The long view comes... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past year, PC maker Lenovo has moved from making long, product-focused videos to short "snackable" videos tailored to where the buyer is in the sales cycle, and it's getting good results. In fact, video now ranks as Lenovo's No. 2 lead generator in terms of conversions to sales, right... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First the Serial podcast became wildly popular. Then President Barack Obama sat down for an interview with Marc Maron for the comedian's WTF program, and the audio-only format that is podcasting was validated like never before. The developments largely flew in the face of the increasingly... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With her prizewinning debut, Claire Fuller could be following in the footsteps of Ian Rankin and Hilary Mantel who found success with their later work – but only with the support of her publisherAs one of the judges for the Desmond Elliott prize for best debut novelist this year, I couldn’t help... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Personal Creations show how long it takes kids to read classic books, from Clifford the Big Red Dog to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The post How Long It Takes Kids to Read Popular Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Potter' author J.K. Rowling recently revealed more details about the new play about the boy wizard that's opening in London in 2016. What will the story of the new play be? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A semifinal game of the Maranatha tournament on Friday night between Long Beach Poly and Fairfax produced a summer basketball game to remember. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Schocken brought 'The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook' back to life, and made it a bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing has singed a book by TV star Amy Childs, who first appeared on ITV2’s “The Only Way is Essex”. The book will recount Childs’ rise to fame and her business career. Blink’s acquisitions director Clare Tillyer bought world rights to the book from The Can Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reba Riley remembers her 29th birthday well—she was weeping on the floor of her closet while friends and family waited to help her celebrate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The omnipresence of drones in the world’s skies—haunting Afghanistan, hovering over Yemen, delivering your tacos—has lately found its equivalent in world culture and art. Thinkers and creators in many genres have been wrestling with the unsettling implications of this new aerial technology, with... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child achieves a personal best this week as his latest thriller tops the Official UK Top 50 for a third consecutive week. The paperback edition of Personal (Bantam) sold 22,680 copies in the seven days ending 9th May and marks the first time a Jack Reacher thriller has spent more than a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime novelists Ian Rankin and Lee Child are among the authors longlisted for this year’s Theakston’s Old Peculier crime novel of the year award. Rankin’s Saints of the Shadow Bible (Orion Fiction) and Child’s Personal (Bantam) are up against 16 other novels, including The Facts of Life and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child and Paula Hawkins gave Transworld two fiction number ones last week, with Child nabbing his 11th top spot on the Official UK Top 50 since records began. Child’s 19th Jack Reacher book, Personal (Bantam), sold 31,994 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market, shifting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel at the London Book Fair discussed the path a collection of Mexican author Juan Villoro’s essays took to be translated from Spanish to English. The post One Book’s Translation Journey From Spanish to English appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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