Andy Stanton on Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

An interview with Andy Stanton, whose stage play Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear has just opened at the National Theatre. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 07:10:45 UTC ]
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Scribe signs debut from Mr B's bookseller in two-book deal

Scribe has snapped up Mr B's bookseller Jessica Gaitán Johannesson's debut novel in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 18:31:00 UTC ]
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Andy McDermott’s thriller series snapped up for film

Andy McDermott’s Wilde/Chase action adventure series is to be adapted for film by Brooklyn-based production company Divine Rights Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 21:12:05 UTC ]
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When astronomers sent Chuck Berry and Bach to dance among the stars

Jonathan Scott tells the tale of the Voyager Golden Record, riding aboard two NASA spacecraft. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-20 18:44:19 UTC ]
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Jimmy six-hundred: Mr Daunt goes to New York

In all the current adulation for James Daunt, current chief executive of Waterstones and incoming chief executive of Barnes & Noble, it is worth recalling that it was not always so. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 21:31:09 UTC ]
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Read Sci-Fi Author Elizabeth Bear’s New Short Story About Panic in Space

Read a brand-new story from the award-winning author of Karen Memory, Ancestral Night, and The Red-Stained Wings. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-05-25 11:00:08 UTC ]
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Henry Rollins on the road with John Waters’ memoir, ‘Mr. Know-It-All’

John Waters’ new collection of essays, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom Of A Filth Elder,” explores the edgy filmmaker’s many decades of experience in the business, brushes with mainstream acceptance, and life as an aging counterculture celebrity. As Waters writes: “Aging gracefully is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-23 16:00:00 UTC ]
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One man’s crusade to help humans and bears coexist

In “Down From the Mountain,” Bryce Andrews delivers a first-hand account of the dilemmas facing farmers in bear country. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-17 12:11:53 UTC ]
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Hodder Faith lands daily devotional book by Bear Grylls

Hodder Faith will publish Bear Grylls' new daily devotional book this summer as the explorer shares how his Christian faith has shaped him. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekend Picks: L.A. Dance Festival, Nia Vardalos, Esa-Pekka Salonen and more

The L.A. Times Festival of Books and the Coachella music festival aren’t the only things happening this weekend. Our picks include the return of the Los Angeles Dance Festival, Nia Vardalos in the play “Tiny Beautiful Things” and Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ragged Bears signs debut picture book by Natalie Ramm

Natalie Ramm, publishing marketing specialist and former deputy marketing director for Penguin Press, has sold her debut picture book to independent publisher Ragged Bears. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Anderson, former drummer with the Cure, dies at 68

Veteran drummer Andy Anderson, who recorded and performed with the Cure and went on to do session work with Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel and others, has died after battling cancer. He was 68. Anderson announced on Facebook last week that he was battling Stage 4 cancer, saying, “There is no way of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ scoops Brand's fruity tribute to 'Dirty Dancing'

HQ will publish “a warm, witty, honest, and accessible” account of writer and comedian Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with "Dirty Dancing", I Carried a Watermelon, billed as part-memoir, part homage to the 1987 film. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mr B's crowdfunder closes on £64k

Mr B's Emporium in Bath has raised almost £64,000 to expand its premises since launching its crowdfunder last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Osprey unveils 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' board game

Bloomsbury division Osprey Games is launching a game, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic", based on of Susanna Clarke’s cult novel. Coming in June 2019, the game - inspired by the 2005 bestseller Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury) - will see players... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magic Light Pictures options Mr Panda

TV production company Magic Light Pictures has optioned the Mr Panda picture series by Steve Antony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rethinking the Bible’s Place: PW talks to Andy Stanley

Mega church pastor Andy Stanley is taking a closer look at the foundation of the Christian faith, reminding readers that the Bible is the product of the church, and not vice versa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mr B's Emporium crowdfunds for 'bigger, bolder' shop

Mr B's Emporium in Bath is crowdfunding to expand its premises, with plans for "something that shows kids, and reminds grown-ups, how exciting reading can be and that shows the high street is very much alive and kicking". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playwright Alan Pollock pens picture book about WW2 bear

Old Barn Books has acquired a picture book by playwright Alan Pollock about a real bear who fought in the Second World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCG plans 20th anniversary publishing programme for Giraffes Can’t Dance

Hachette Children’s Group is preparing a new publishing programme next year to celebrate 20 years since the publication of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ picture book, Giraffes Can’t Dance, and bring the book to an audience of new readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker makes online song and dance for Prize's 50th anniversary with Adam Kay

The Booker Prize Foundation has launched an online celebration for the Man Booker Prize’s 50th anniversary, charting key moments in the prize’s history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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