Atwood takes book tour to Australia and New Zealand

Margaret Atwood is taking her book tour to Australia and New Zealand next year in celebration of the global publication of The Testaments (Vintage). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 00:57:59 UTC ]
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YA author John Young to cycle Scottish book tour

John Young, who is shortlisted for Scottish Book Trust’s Teenage Book Prize, is cycling around Scotland for the book tour of his novel Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist (Kelpies). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The battle to get a book published in New Zealand

Invoices totalling hundreds of dollars sit in a pile on Laura Nicholas-Grieve's coffee table, bills which tell the story of the not-so-hidden costs of becoming an author in New Zealand.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sean Spicer Takes Questions Again, This Time Peddling His Book

Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, signing a copy of his new book, “The Briefing,” this week. In interviews on his book tour, Mr. Spicer has acknowledged some fault for perpetuating falsehoods from the lectern. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Films based on books take 44% more at the box office

Films based on books take 44% more at the box office in the UK and 53% more worldwide than original screenplays, research from the Publishers Association (PA) has shown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Sherwin‐Stark appointed c.e.o of Hachette Australia and New Zealand

Louise Sherwin‐Stark, joint managing director of Hachette Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed as chief executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Clinton is bungling his publicity tour. But how's the book?

From the book industry's perspective, the existence of Bill Clinton's novel The President Is Missing makes perfect sense. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Follett Takes Book Fairs to Texas

Following last year's rollout of a new school book fair business, which launched regionally in October, Follett has announced that it will expand Follett Book Fairs into the Texas market this coming August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clinton, Patterson to Launch Book Tour at BookCon

President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson will launch their book tour for their upcoming book, 'The President is Missing,' at BookCon 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-29 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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Amazon Books heading to Pacific Palisades as new village center takes shape

Just a few years ago it was said that Pacific Palisades’ tiny commercial center had the beaten-down aura of a Midwestern Main Street where the mom-and-pop shops have been driven out by Walmart — only there was no Walmart. “It was a little village with one or two streets of stores and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 New Zealand Book Awards finalists announced

Four novels that "directly confront and ask questions of both the world and the reader" have been selected as the fiction finalists at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snow blights World Book Day celebrations but tour goes ahead

World Book Day organisers have said all events for the Biggest Book Show on Earth tour will go ahead despite the snow, although some authors have had to cancel their school appearances. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse New York’s Inaugural Children’s Books Salon to Take Place January 23-24

The New York office of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, together with Publishing Perspectives, will host the first two-day Children’s Books Salon in New York City on January 23–24, 2018. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse New York’s Inaugural Children’s Books Salon to Take Place January 23-24 appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilson event will mark 20 years of the Children's Book Tour

Scottish Book Trust will mark 20 years of its Children’s Book Tour this year with an event featuring Jacqueline Wilson and Pamela Butchart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH takes on Do Books' audio distribution

Pocket guidebook publisher, Do Books, has launched an audio partnership with Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury takes on book 'exploding' gender stereotypes

Penguin Random House has inked a deal to publish The New Female Tribes which "explodes" gender stereotypes and explores the role of women in advertising. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kenilworth Books takes fight for libraries to Theresa May

Staff at independent bookshop Kenilworth Books have written an open letter to Theresa May lamenting the "deep injustice" of libraries cuts, which they say are threatening the nation’s literacy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touring the solar system with a new book of NASA photos

It's easy to get jaded by images of our solar system, especially when NASA probes like Cassini make it look so routine. A new book called The Planets, written and curated by Nirmala Nataraj with a forward by Bill Nye and featuring hundreds of stunnin... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liquidator takes control of Freight Books

A liquidator has taken control of troubled Scottish publisher Freight Books and all employee contracts have been terminated. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freight Books: liquidator takes control of award-winning Scottish publisher

Former Scottish publisher of the year wrote to its authors at the beginning of October, encouraging them to buy back their own booksA liquidator has been appointed for the troubled publisher Freight Books, a one-time star of the Scottish publishing scene that was named Scottish publisher of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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