After losing two loved ones to covid-19, I turned to books. Here are 15 titles that helped me cope.

A selection of memoirs and novels that can help connect and lift us through these scary and sad times. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Want to earn more as a book author? A male name will help

In a groundbreaking study of more than two million books published in North America between 2002 and 2012, scholars found that books by women authors are priced 45% less than those of their male counterparts. The researchers, sociologist Dana Beth Weinberg and mathematician Adam Kapelner, both... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS Unveils The Great American Read's 100 Most Loved Books

PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: Titles That May Rock the Rights Center at London Book Fair

The first major gathering of the international book publishing industry is London Book Fair, and its packed-out International Rights Center is where these and many more titles will be on the table for rights deals. The post Rights Roundup: Titles That May Rock the Rights Center at London Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Titles at Bologna and London Book Fairs

This week at Bologna International Children's Book Fair and then at London Book Fair April 10 to 12, the Amazon Publishing foreign rights team packs new titles–—and the retail muscle to make all boats float. The post Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Titles at Bologna and London Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellcome Book Prize’s 2018 Shortlist: Five of Six Titles Are by Women

Themed on medical science and society’s relationship to it, the Wellcome Book Prize announces a shortlist for 2018 that includes four debuts. One title is a novel, one is a memoir, and four are nonfiction. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Health and the Human Experience’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 19, 2018

This week: Tatyana Tolstaya's exceptional new story collection, plus American dreams in Chinatown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 19, 2018

Little, Brown nabs a debut by an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, Atria invests in a domestic suspense novel, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain Freeze takes the top spot again as World Book Day titles bounce

Tom Fletcher and Shane Devries’ Brain Freeze (Puffin) has eased into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week running, selling 46,028 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Bookstore Cries Censorship After Gay Marriage Title Pulled from School Book Fair

A middle grade title called 'The Best Man' has sparked tensions in Athens, Ga., after complaints from parents led to the book's removal from an indie bookstore's display at a school book fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crossan and Pullman titles to contest the YA Book Prize 2018

Philip Pullman is in the running for the YA Book Prize 2018 alongside previous winners Sarah Crossan and Patrice Lawrence, and début author M A Bennett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tyler, Lowe and McCartney turn out for Roth's book launch

Liv Tyler, Daisy Lowe and Stella McCartney attended the book launch of meditation expert Bob Roth. The event took place at the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park on Monday evening (26th February) to celebrate Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation (Simon & Schuster UK) by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops vie for The British Book Awards title

A bumper crop of Britain and Ireland’s best independent bookshops are bucking the market trend, achieving double-digit sales rises in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of February 19, 2018

Penguin Young Readers buys a middle grade novel cowritten by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, Hachette picks up a debut fantasy novel, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fire and Fury pipped to No 1 in UK book charts by Lose Weight for Good

Booksellers hail strong sales for Donald Trump exposé, but Tom Kerridge’s diet book sets the most British tills ringingAlmost 60,000 print copies of Michael Wolff’s Donald Trump exposé Fire and Fury were sold in the UK last week, but the British public’s New Year’s resolutions meant the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 15, 2018

Harper Voyager signs its first memoir, Berkley buys a dystopian novel being compared to The Handmaid’s Tale, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 15, 2018

This week: Denis Johnson's short story collection, destined to be a classic, plus a history of the heart in 11 operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No, the other Fire and Fury: when books share titles

Before Michael Wolff’s bestseller was the one about the second world war. Its little-known author is not the first to benefit from a nominal muddle …You’d think it would be hard to confuse Randall Hansen’s Fire and Fury, a 2008 military history book with a second world war bomber on its cover,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All but one Richard and Judy book club titles published by PRH

Books by Matt Haig, Jo Nesbo and Lisa Jewell join debuts from Beth Underdown and Cara Hunter on the next Richard & Judy Book Club list with W H Smith, which features titles published almost exclusively by Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobel prizewinner Claude Simon's book rejected by 19 publishers in fan experiement

French author Claude Simon may have won the 1985 Nobel prize for literature, but according to a recent experiment he would not be published today. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night titles focus on mental health

Penguin Random House and Hachette titles dominate the World Book Night 2018 list, which this year has a spotlight on mental health. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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