Anna James to edit British Library Christmas collection

Children's author Anna James will edit the British Library's Christmas collection.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 16:13:19 UTC ]
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How Unilad became a viral Facebook publisher for British bros through video

With a mix both funny and serious videos and a Facebook-first approach, Unilad has amassed 6.7 million fans on the social network. Its strategy is reminiscent of competitors like Lad Bible, with its own bro-focus and reliance on fans to create and promote video -- but Unilad has also been... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Comics Collections from Hang Dai’s Haspiel, Benton, Kushner

Brooklyn comics collective Hang Dai Studios is releasing books by three founding members, including the late Seth Kushner, via a new distribution deal with Alternative Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lincolnshire library plans 'perverse' High Court told

Lincolnshire library campaigners have called the council’s aim of transforming its library service “perverse” at the High Court. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Go Set a Watchman knocks EL James's Grey from top of UK book charts

Harper Lee’s long-lost novel has sold over 200,000 copies in the UK over the past weekEL James’ reign at the top of the UK book charts for the last month with her erotic bestseller Grey has been ended by a novel written in the 1950s and abandoned in a box for decades: Harper Lee’s Go Set a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bristol libraries could be saved after council u-turn

Bristol City Council could keep six of seven libraries which were facing closure open, following public protests. A consultation on the future of the city’s library service closed at the beginning of July, with more than 4,600 responses being received. The council wanted to save £1.1m from its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleeves, James and Hawkins win Dead Good Awards

Established authors Ann Cleeves and Peter James and newcomer Paula Hawkins were among the winners of the inaugural Dead Good Reader Awards. The awards, given out on Friday 17th July at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, were voted on by readers and members of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let the right edition in

The release of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman provides another moment to reflect on the developing ebook market and how it mixes with the print sector. Released globally in print and ebook format, and at various retail prices, there are three competing editions in the marketplace (hardback,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: iBooks Bestsellers: James, Hawkins at the Top

E.L James’s 'Grey' and Paula Hawkins’s 'The Girl on the Train' took the #1 and #2 spots, respectively, on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Seven Good Years' collects quirky, touching family stories by Israeli writer Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret presents his memoir: a series of raw and witty stories that document seven years of a father-son relationship. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's big Comic-Con collectible? Posters. Especially those by Mondo

Comic-Con may still be a hotbed of comic book and graphic novel revelry, but the tastes of the genre aficionado have shifted since the first days of the San Diego gathering in the 1970s. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Haig pens children’s Christmas book

Canongate has acquired a children’s book by Matt Haig about the early life of Father Christmas. Set in 18th-century Finland, A Boy Called Christmas is about elves, reindeer, a kidnapping, and an 11-year-old boy called Nikolas who isn't afraid to believe in magic. It will be illustrated... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Mockingbird’s’ Trip from Popular Library To Grand Central

The anticipation of the publication of "Go Set a Watchman" has led to increased interest in Harper Lee’s other book, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Poppins Treasures on View at the New York Public Library

Items that inspired 'Mary Poppins,' given by P.L. Travers herself, are on view at the Children's Center of the main branch of the New York Public Library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Mellon grant for Open Library of Humanities

Birkbeck, part of the University of London, has been awarded a grant of $741,000 (£476,372) to “cement and expand a new model for open-access publishing in the humanities disciplines”. The grant, from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, will go towards the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) platform... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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P J Harvey collaborates on first poetry collection

Bloomsbury is publishing The Hollow of the Hand, the first poetry collection from musician P J Harvey, in collaboration with photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy. The title will be released in four different editions simultaneously on 8th October: a limited edition with original artwork for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boom! to Collect ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’

Tony Parker's serilalized comics adaptation of the Philip K. Dick classic novel will be collected into a complete trade paperback edition and released in December by Boom! Studios. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: James Brannigan, 54

James Brannigan, a well-known executive in the audiobook industry and former president of the Audio Publishers Association, passed away on June 29 after a brief illness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James: 'more novels on their way'  

Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James has written a new romance, and is halfway through writing a second, she revealed in a Twitter chat with UK fans. The writer took part in the online gathering yesterday (29th June), but the hashtag for the chat #AskELJames was hijacked by people criticising... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James ties down second consecutive number one, half-year market gains

E L James’ Grey had its second straight 300,000-plus weekly print sale—pushing the book's combined UK ebook and physical sales over the 1 million unit mark—while the overall British print books market has experienced its first half-year rise in seven years.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UTP to Publish Expanded Collection by Sean Wilsey

The University of Texas Press is releasing in paperback Sean Wilsey's collection of essays ruminating upon regional peculiarities, 'More Curious.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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