Authors for Grenfell auction closes raising £150k

Philip Pullman has confirmed he will name a character in his Book of Dust series Nur Huda el-Wahabi, after a young Grenfell Tower victim. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #philip pullman

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Authors for Grenfell auction closes raising £150k'


Authors for Grenfell auction closes raising £150k

Philip Pullman has confirmed he will name a character in his Book of Dust series Nur Huda el-Wahabi, after a young Grenfell Tower victim. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #philip pullman


Discover New Japanese Books and Authors: Close-up on Japan Book Bank

As the largest online catalog of published Japanese content in the world, Japan Book Bank is the best and easiest way for publishers and copyright agents to discover new Japanese books and authors. PW caught up with Yoshiaki Hamza Yoshino of Japan Book Publishers Association to discuss JBB and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pw caught #publishers association


Authors for Abortion Access Launch Auction

The auction, running July 12–26, will benefit two grassroots abortion funds and includes donated items from Neil Gaiman, Chloe Gong, and V.E. Schwab. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #neil gaiman #chloe gong


Andersen Press raises over £1m with Elmer art auction

Andersen Press and art events company Wild in Art have now raised more than £1m for UK charities after a recent auction secured £312,750 for the Heart of Kent Hospice.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-12 18:31:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #andersen press


Publishers, Authors to Raise More Aid for Indie Bookstores

Indie Shindig, a virtual event series for booksellers created by half a dozen publishers, aims to raise up to $18,000 for We Need Diverse Books and Binc. Author Gayle Forman and Penguin Books for Young Readers are contributing sales of Forman's new novel to Binc's "Thrive to Survive" campaign. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dozen publishers #indie bookstores #diverse books #penguin books #young readers


We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper, Read by the Author

Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Author and narrator Becky Cooper’s true-crime audiobook, We Keep the Dead Close, chronicles... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-30 09:46:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dead close #becky cooper #editors recommend #audiobook listening #audiobook clips #featured listens #audiobook


Two Indie Bookstores In Chicago Closed Their Doors Right After They Opened—and These Authors Are Trying to Help

Chicago authors are spotlighting the unique plight of two local indies that both closed to walk-in traffic on March 16: one bookstore that was only officially open for one day, and another that had changed ownership two weeks earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #indie bookstores #officially open #weeks earlier #bookstore


UK competition authority raises concerns over Cengage/McGraw-Hill merger

After an initial phase of investigation, the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority has decided that the loss of competition brought about by the proposed merger between Cengage and McGraw-Hill could raise the price of university textbooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 21:53:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cengage/mcgraw-hill merger #proposed merger #mcgraw-hill


Authors launch auction for Australian bushfire crisis

Authors including Joanna Harris and Richard Flanagan are raising money for firefighters battling bushfires in Australia by offering signed books, illustrations, experiences and writers' services in a Twitter auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 19:12:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #raising money


William Collins wins Selfie author Storr’s next book at auction

William Collins has acquired The Science of Storytelling, the next book by Will Storr, author of 2016’s Selfie: How the West Became Self-Obsessed (Picador). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #william collins


Fight Club author Palahniuk 'close to broke' after accountant charged with fraud

Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has described himself as being "close to broke" after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #literary agency #embezzling $3


Author and illustrator donate £1k to library near Grenfell Tower

Illustrator Lane Smith and author Ruta Sepetys, winners of the 2017 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway children’s book awards, are to jointly donate £1,000 to North Kensington Library, the closest library to Grenfell Tower. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #grenfell tower #book awards


Feminist Killjoy diary to Picador in 'closely-fought' auction

Picador has won a “closely-fought” auction for Diary of a Feminist Killjoy and a further book from one of the "No More Page Three" campaigners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Authors for Grenfell total rises to £180k

Authors, agents and publishers have helped raise £180,597 through the Authors for Grenfell auction - £30,000 more than when it closed two weeks ago - with a David Walliams tea experience going for £12,000 and a lunch with Jonny Geller scooping more than £3,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Authors' unique responses to Austen auctioned by RSL

Authors and artists including Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel and Quentin Blake have created one-off, hand-written responses to Jane Austen to be auctioned in aid of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hilary mantel #quentin blake #jane austen #royal society


Rundell, Millwood Hargrave and Thomas join in Grenfell fire auction

Authors, agents and editors are coming together for an online auction to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #millwood hargrave #online auction


Valley signs Chinese authors in bid to raise profile of translation

Scarborough-based indie Valley Press is to publish a seven-book series by "acclaimed" Chinese authors in an attempt to help "raise the profile of translated books in the UK". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #seven-book series #chinese authors #translated books


Snowdog auctions raise £600,000 for charity

An auction of ‘snowdogs’, inspired by the The Snowman and The Snowdog picture book, has raised nearly £600,000 for charities in Newcastle and Brighton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Sphere gains new 'superlead' author in seven-way auction

Sphere has signed two books from thriller writer Karen Dionne for a "significant" six-figure sum following a "heated" seven-way publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publisher auction


Harry Potter author JK Rowling's chair up for auction

A wooden dining chair used by author JK Rowling while she wrote the first two Harry Potter books is up for grabs at auction in New York -  and it is expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #york -