Avery Hill Dreams Big for Graphic Novels

With only three employees, the U.K.-based graphic novel publisher is building an audience, at home and in the U.S. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Book Depot Betting Big on Its Returns Business

The Ontario, Canada-based book wholesaler is completing a $3 million project to add a large-scale mechanical sorter, robotics, and supporting technologies that will give it significantly faster sorting capabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diamond novels to Avon

Avon has snapped up two new psychological crime novels by Sunday Times bestseller Katerina Diamond. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook's Big Bet On Chatbots Might Remake The UX Of The Web

Enter The 2016 Innovation By Design Awards now through May 5! At F8, Facebook's massive annual developer conference, the big news is bots—specifically bots on Messenger, Facebook's messaging app. Messenger now boasts 900 million users per month, which presents a tantalizing user base for... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Barr’s début novel to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury has acquired a début novel by journalist Damian Barr, entitled You Will Be Safe Here, to be published in spring 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop owner 'speechless' by funds raised after theft

The Big Green Bookshop has been inundated with donations after it was targeted by a thief on Wednesday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop hit by theft

The Big Green Bookshop in London's Wood Green had £600 stolen from its till yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking acquires 'major' debut novel All the Good Things

Viking has acquired All the Good Things: a "major" debut novel by Clare Sita Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker to publish Scott Bergstrom YA novel in UK

Walker Books has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Cruelty, a YA thriller by Scott Bergstrom. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Millennials, Diversity Big Topics at BookNet Canada's Annual Tech Forum

At BookNet Canada’s 10th annual Tech Forum, a full-day event in downtown Toronto which took place on Friday, discussions centered around ebook pricing, Millennials’ book buying habits, and how publishers can use technology to more effectively market diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datebook: Pretty and dirty paintings, pop-up storytelling and theater with a graphic punch

A show about sensuality that dips into the uncanny. A work of theater that packs a 2-D punch. And early images that captured the electric. Plus: Pieces that play with words and a pop-up storytelling show. “Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty,” at the Orange County Museum of Art. The New York-based... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Case for Very Short Novels

"I've never met a reader who doesn't like short novels. Most people don't buy books by weight. If you do, you're reading the wrong article." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Japan, Novel by Artificial Intelligence and Humans Vies for Literary Prize

A 'co-authored' novel made a respectable showing in a Japanese award designed for Artificial Intelligence and human collaboration. The post In Japan, Novel by Artificial Intelligence and Humans Vies for Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How self-published novel Jalan Jalan took flight with an Asian publisher

Mike Stoner couldn’t find a publisher for his story of an expat’s dark days in Indonesia – until he looked eastAs soon as I read Mike Stoner’s self-published novel, Jalan Jalan, I had a feeling that it ought to be able to find a commercial publisher. The book was the last winner of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlist for 'funniest novel' revealed

Titles from Penguin Random House, Oneworld, Bloomsbury and Transworld are in contention for the 2016 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize which honours the funniest novel of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coloring Books Drive Big Adult Trade Sales Gain

The adult coloring book boom helped push trade sales up 9.5% in November compared to the same period in 2014. Sales for trade paperbacks, the format of choice for coloring books, were up 31%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH and Daily Mail launch £20k debut novel contest

Penguin Random House and the Daily Mail have launched a “major” competition which will offer new writing talent a publishing deal and a £20,000 advance. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hill: 2016 to be 'tough' year for CUP Academic

Mandy Hill, m.d. of the academic publishing division at Cambridge University Press, has said 2016 "is going to end for us as a very tough year", with the business facing "big internal changes which will result in reduced output". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 10 Best Adventure Novels

Ian McGuire picks 10 essential adventure novels, including "Heart of Darkness" and "Moby-Dick." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winslow to Co-Author First Novel from Michael Mann Books

The first project in the pipeline for the just-announced Michael Mann Books is a new novel by Don Winslow. 'The Cartel' author will co-create a book, with Mann, about the American mobsters Tony Accardo and Sam Giancana. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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