Dr. Ibram X. Kendi pointed out on Twitter last night that books about racism (including two of his own, How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning) are making up a significant portion of the New York Times bestseller lists. “The resistance is from the loudness of demonstrations to the quietness of reading and listening […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Argentinian artist Raul Lemesoff has created a tank of books, which he is driving around Argentina to bring attention to education and reading. Lemesoff says he hopes it encourages youth to choose education over violence. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press is reviving a Penguin Poetry list, headed up by a full time poetry editor. Donald Futers, who joined Penguin in 2012, will become editor of the list, with Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric becoming his first acquisition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended March 1, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, is close to naming former TV executive Rich Battista to lead the company's largest brand, People magazine, as well as its sibling publication Entertainment Weekly, according to two people familiar with the matter.The position -- president of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty nominees in 10 categories are up for the awards, and the winners will be revealed on April 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins’s 'The Girl on the Train' pushed E.L. James out of the top spot on Apple's bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Wake' centers on the sinking of the British ship the Lusitania in 1915. The book will be released on March 10. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pierre Omidyar, the eBay founder who lives in Honolulu, saw his ranking on Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people slip this year, while Larry Ellison, the billionaire executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corp. who owns the island of Lanai in Hawaii, held on to... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five women have made the shortlist for the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. British newcomer Rebecca F John, whose first book will be published by Parthian this year, has been nominated for her story "The Glove Maker's Numbers", about a woman grieving over her brother, alongside... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the evolution of genitals is shortlisted for this year's Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minneapolis-based Lerner Publishing Group has acquired nearly 100 Egmont USA titles, following Egmont’s decision to close its US office. Lerner said it has published Egmont’s remaining US assets, including books by Ilsa J Bick, Patrick Jennings, Jon and Pamela Voelkel, Lex Thomas and Len... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended February 22, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Amis, Sarah Waters and Jessie Burton have made the 15-strong longlist for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The longlist has been released for the first time following a 40% increase in entries this year. Amis is longlisted for his dark love story set in a Nazi... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly two weeks after the premiere of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film, books in E.L. James’s series continue to dominate Apple’s chart. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The argument that publishing company tax information in the public domain will be "misleading" - and therefore the plan should be dumped altogether - does not stack up. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Academic is to stop signing new book projects in politics, international relations and sociology. The publisher has written to its authors in the field, saying: "We're very proud of the work we've published in these areas since 2008 but have decided to focus our publishing energies... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands will still operate as two distinct entities. The post People Magazine and Entertainment Weekly Begin Merging Staffs appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Poland's OpenBooks.com readers can download and read self-published books for free and decide to pay for them only if they want. The post OpenBooks: A Self-Publishing Bookstore Where You Read First, Pay Later appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cutting out the middlemen of the literary world can lead to the discovery of acclaimed authors such as Andrea BennettPublishers are playing literary agents at their own game, seeking out new talent for themselves and cutting out the industry’s powerful middlemen.Executives within HarperCollins,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired the first titles for its new sports list. Non-fiction Publisher Robin Harvie acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Daniel Friebe’s The Best There Never Was from David Luxton Associates. Friebe’s book will be the “definitive” biography of Jan Ullrich, who alongside... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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