A New Way to Trace the History of Sci-Fi’s Made-Up Words

The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction turns a century of neologisms (and neosemes!) into a redefintion of the genre. Continue reading at 'Wired'

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Woolly history to Granta

Granta editorial director Bella Lacey has won world rights to a history of wool in Britain by Fife-based writer Esther Rutter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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$75k Cundill History Prize relaunched

Canada’s McGill University is re-launching the US $75,000 Cundill History Prize to highlight history writing as a way to illuminate the truth at a time when informed, factual debate is “increasingly losing out to populism and retrenchment is on the rise”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Words Move’: Germany’s Guest of Honor Program Opens at Warsaw Book Fair

Themed on the concept of words' power to have impact, the German Guest of Honor program has opened at Warsaw Book Fair, and continues this weekend. The post ‘Words Move’: Germany’s Guest of Honor Program Opens at Warsaw Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actes Sud's Nyssen made France's culture minister

Francoise Nyssen, chief executive officer of French publisher Actes Sud, has been appointed culture minister in Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s new government. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fear not, the novel is not history

This week the Telegraph newspaper laid a cloak of misery over the excellent UK book publishing results for 2016, concentrating of course on the negative element...(lordy, they talk of "the demise of fiction"). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA calls on next government to offer 'more than just words' to support authors

The Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on the next government to offer "more than just words" to help support British authors and the culture sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Made Us Obsessed With “Best Young Novelist” Lists

Once upon a time, in 1983 to be precise, a small U.K. literary journal published a list of what it considered the 20 best novelists in Britain under the age of 40. Lists like Granta’s Best Young British Novelists are now so commonplace—from the New Yorker’s decennial 20 under 40 list to the... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Norwegian Bestseller, 'The History of Bees'

The Norwegian novel 'The History of Bees' is a bestseller in Germany, thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign from its publisher that focused on making the title highly visible in bookshops. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany

'An intense German-Polish cultural dialogue,' Germany's Warsaw plan is led by Frankfurt Book Fair, Goethe-Institut, and Berlin's Foreign Office. The post ‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacob Rees-Mogg pens popular history book

Ebury imprint WH Allen has acquired a popular history book on the Victorians by Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust reveals four translated winners of In Other Words scheme

BookTrust has announced the Honour Titles for In Other Words, its first children’s books in translation project. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yale and PRH dominate first Wolfson History Prize shortlist

The £40,000 Wolfson History Prize has issued a shortlist for the first time in its 45-year history, dominated by Yale University Press and Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pursuit to publish first history of controversial cycling organisation

Profile Books' cycling imprint Pursuit is to publish The Medal Factory, the first history of the controversial British Cycling organisation, which is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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7 Weird, Wonderful Words You Should Use More Often

Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper picks seven favorites, including "sesquipedalian," "jawn," and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moss made m.d. of Wordery as Jones leaves

Connect Books has promoted Rob Moss to managing director of online bookseller Wordery, following the decision of current managing director and founder, Will Jones, to leave the business at the end of May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inaugural In Other Words shortlist revealed

BookTrust today released its shortlist for In Other Words, its inaugural children’s books in translation project, comprising a story of spies and kidnapping set in Stalin’s Russia as well as "laugh out loud" entries from Denmark and South Africa, and entries translated from Afrikaans and Korean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's history month promotion sees bookshop 'silence men's voices'

Loganberry Books in Ohio has reorganised its fiction section so all titles by male writers now have their spines facing the wallA bookshop in Ohio has made a graphic illustration of the position of female writers by leaving only books by women visible to its customers. The change, made to mark... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Management buyout for The History Press

Gloucestershire-based publisher The History Press has been acquired in a management buyout from previous owners private equity firm Octopus Investments. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters

A decade-by-decade history of race and racism in America, compiled by a National Book Award Winner. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-02-22 10:00:01 UTC ]
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Edinburgh's Word Power Books seeks new owner

Edinburgh-based radical bookshop Word Power is looking for a new owner after founder Elaine Henry has decided to step away from the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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