Audible launches fiction podcast featuring Johnson, McBride and Little

Audible is launching a fiction podcast featuring original short stories from writers including Daisy Johnson, Eimear McBride and Liv Little. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 17:17:09 UTC ]
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Audible joins partners for Cheltenham Festival

Audible is among four new partners joining with the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival to deliver the charity's "hybrid" event this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-18 11:28:31 UTC ]
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Foundry's Co-Owners Launching New Companies

The co-founders of Foundry Literary + Media are launching new ventures. Yfat Reiss Gendell and Peter McGuigan, who started the full service firm 13 years ago, are amicably parting ways to create their own agencies: YRG Partners and Ultra Literary. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We Need to Talk About Audible

Bestselling author Cory Doctorow on his crowdfunded effort to tip the scales against Audible's DRM-enforced market dominance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Let’s Stop with the Realism Versus Science Fiction and Fantasy Debate

We live in unreal times. I wake up in the middle of a global pandemic to watch a reality-TV president spout conspiracy theories while dystopian corporations enact new science fiction tech. In this chaos, I’ve found myself turning to escapist fiction. Stories that conjure a different, more... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-17 08:49:57 UTC ]
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Viking snaps up 'riveting' historical fiction debut

Viking has acquired a historical debut by Annie Garthwaite, reimagining the story of Cecily Neville, the Duchess of York and mother to two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 20:07:38 UTC ]
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Jhalak Prize launches new award for children’s and YA

The Jhalak Prize, which annually awards the Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, has launched a new, second prize for books for children and young adults. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 07:13:10 UTC ]
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James Kellow and Hardie Grant launch Ultimo Press

Former HarperCollins Australia c.e.o. James Kellow and Hardie Grant chief executive Hardie Grant have launched Sydney-based Ultimo Press, described as "an independent press backed by Hardie Grant" press.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 05:18:00 UTC ]
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Mackesy illustrations to feature in PHE mental health campaign

Illustrations by Charlie Mackesy are to appear in a Public Health England video, as part of a campaign encouraging better mental health in young people, children and their parents.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 20:59:22 UTC ]
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Brentwood's Diesel bookstore launches a GoFundMe as more stores struggle through pandemic

Beloved L.A. bookstores like Diesel are turning to fundraising platforms to survive the financial blows dealt by COVID-19. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-14 20:54:38 UTC ]
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Duchess of Cornwall launches NLT platforms for parents and teachers

The Duchess of Cornwall has helped launch two National Literacy Trust digital platforms for parents and teachers to support children affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 17:12:24 UTC ]
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Indie retail site Bookshop.org launching in UK

Bookshop.org, a retail site billed as a way for indies to counter Amazon’s online dominance, is coming to the UK in time for Christmas after smashing its US sales targets since launching in late January. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-11 06:49:17 UTC ]
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How to launch a successful start-up

Gauthier Van Malderen, who co-founded digital textbook subscription service Perlego with friend Matthew Davies in 2016 and was named one of 2020's Rising Stars, shares his top tips for launching your own start-up. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 11:07:24 UTC ]
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Offil, Osman and Cleeves feature in first digital Durham Book Festival

Jenny Offil, Richard Osman and Ann Cleeves are among the authors taking part in the first digital Durham Book Festival this October.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 10:23:16 UTC ]
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Bookouture acquires neuroscientist's book for new non-fiction imprint

Bookouture will publish Why the F*ck Can’t I Change? by neuroscientist and behavioural coach Dr Gabija Toleikyte under its new non-fiction imprint, Thread. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 11:08:38 UTC ]
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Sutherland-Hawes leaves Madeleine Milburn to launch own agency

Children's and YA agent Alice Sutherland-Hawes has left the Madeleine Milburn Agency to launch her own agency, ASH Literary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 04:26:22 UTC ]
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PA teams up with Northern Fiction Alliance for autumn workshop series

The Northern Fiction Alliance and Publishers Association have joined forces to launch a series of online workshops, designed to "upskill and inspire" small publishers this autumn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-06 21:09:07 UTC ]
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Firefly poet launches children's competition

A debut poet is encouraging children aged seven to 11 to write poems about their daydreams, for the chance to have theirs printed in his first collection.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-03 17:23:52 UTC ]
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Hodder Faith launches new children's list

Hodder Faith has created a new list for children up to age 12, to launch with Bear Grylls' Soul Fuel for Young Explorers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 20:27:31 UTC ]
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Fearne Cotton to publish two non-fiction titles with Puffin

Puffin will publish Fearne Cotton's first children's book, My Mood Journal, in November, as the first title in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 09:45:03 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Blade Runner 2019: Off World Vol. 2 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson, and Andres Guinaldo

In this 10-page excerpt from 'Blade Runner 2019: Off World Vol. 2' by Michael Green, Mike Johnson, and Andres Guinaldo, the graphic novel sequel to Ridley Scott’s acclaimed 1982 dystopian sci-fi film, Blade Runner Ash Ashina has been tracked down by another ruthless Blade Runner looking for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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