For scholars, the loss recalled those of the libraries of Alexandria, Timbuktu and Rio Continue reading at 'The Economist'
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Digital-only publisher Bahati Books will release an anthology showcasing the “best in contemporary African writing” to mark Black History Month at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graham Greene CBE, most recently a director of Ed Victor Ltd and a "great cultural ambassador", has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is to publish an "atmospheric debut" by alternative-folk artist Kerry Andrew entitled Swansong. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz is writing a new James Bond novel for "Ian Fleming’s original publisher", Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation will conduct a study of translation in the United States. The study will be funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once upon a time, Twitter Moments was a closely guarded fortress surrounded by moats of publishers vying to get a spot on the throne. The feature, which aims to be "the best of Twitter in an instant," was only available to Twitter employees and certain publishing partners. But that changed... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Palazzo Editions is to publish Holy Cow!, an illustrated collection of the best of Charles Saatchi’s "hugely popular" columns for the London Evening Standard next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape has acquired two books by American author Maggie Nelson, who has been revealed as one of this year's $625,000 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant recipients. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new study reveals that parents of pre-school children spend on average £6 per month on books for boys, 25% less than they spend on books for girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar Publishing is set to release a collection of sketches by Michael Foreman about his travels between the 1970s and 1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September Publishing is to publish Brutal London, a collection of photography of London’s Brutalist architecture by photographer Simon Phipps. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape has pre-empted the first book from theatre and film director Nicholas Hytner, former director of the National Theatre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton's literary imprint Sceptre is marking the release of a collection of stories about love in November by launching a love-themed short story competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press has acquired a story collection and debut novel from Lesley Nneka Arimah, winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic discovers dramatically altered stretches of narrative while researching a paper on David Mitchell’s bestselling novelDavid Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas is a popular choice for book groups around the world. But it turns out that American readers may be enjoying a rather different experience to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape's Man Booker Prize-longlisted titles All That Man Is by David Szalay and Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh have been shortlisted for the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize, alongside two titles from Faber and one each from Scribe and Canongate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital magazine audiences are growing, but most U.S. adults prefer to consume across multiple platforms. The post Study: Over Two-Thirds of Americans Still Read Print Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fireside Fiction’s report, #BlackSpecFic, finds less than 2% of SF stories published in 2015 were by black writers The world of speculative fiction publishing is plagued by “structural, institutional, personal, universal” racism, according to a new report that found less than 2% of more than... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty-three year old British Nigerian Lopè Ariyo has won HarperCollins and Red Magazine's African cookbook competition after "delighting" the judges with her dishes and her writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales shot up for Kathi Lipp’s 2009 ‘The Husband Project’ with the launch of an online Bible. Plus, Jan Karon maintained the top perch in Religion Fiction for the second month in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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