Avon takes two from Big Issue contest winner Sharland

Avon has signed two books from debut author Louise Sharland following a competition with the Big Issue to find a new crime writing voice. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 04:45:22 UTC ]
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YS Chi Named LBF’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Youngsuk 'YS' Chi is the year's winner of London Book Fair's Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the chair of the AAP and Elsevier and director of corporate affairs for RELX.  The post YS Chi Named LBF’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-21 00:35:32 UTC ]
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Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

This was a regular feature of my childhood, though it feels so long ago and far away, conceptually as well as literally, that I nearly forgot it ever happened: I’d go into town to the mall with my mom, and she’d drop me at the doors of the Borders or Barnes and Noble while she […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-02-19 09:55:59 UTC ]
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Wyze camera security issue showed 13,000 users other owners' homes

Some Wyze camera owners have reported that they were suddenly given access to cameras that weren't theirs and even got notifications for events inside other people's homes. Wyze cofounder David Crosby has confirmed the issue to The Verge, telling the publications that "some users were able to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-02-17 14:00:59 UTC ]
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The Barefoot Memoirist: Ina Garten Takes Her Story to a New Publisher

Garten, the Food Network star and best-selling cookbook author, has moved her highly anticipated fall autobiography from Celadon to Crown. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-02-15 22:42:34 UTC ]
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Stories That Astonish and Take Risks: Ten New Children’s Books Out in February

Whenever I get a chance to talk to young readers about books, I come away marveling: Kids are interested in so many things, and they’re interested in those things all at once! Do they want to read an illustrated book about bugs? Yes! Do they want to read a novel about monsters from Greek... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-02-12 09:54:27 UTC ]
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Chill Subs Wants to Take the Angst Out of Submissions

Karina Kupp and Benjamin Davis’s website Chill Subs unites writers around a common goal: making manuscript submissions less onerous. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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UK: The New Parliamentary Book Award Winners

The eighth cycle of the UK's Parliamentary Book Awards names the program's three winners in a reception at the Houses of Parliament. The post UK: The New Parliamentary Book Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-07 17:24:31 UTC ]
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The UK’s New Nero Book Awards Name Their First Category Winners

The successor to the Costa Book Awards, the new Nero Book Awards announce several winners ahead of the Nero Gold Prize book of the year. The post The UK’s New Nero Book Awards Name Their First Category Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-30 22:52:15 UTC ]
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China Bestsellers December: Legal-Issues Nonfiction

Normally slow-moving, bestseller charts in China highlighted nonfiction on legal issues in December. The post China Bestsellers December: Legal-Issues Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-24 19:33:25 UTC ]
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Vashti Harrison's Caldecott Win: Kind of a 'Big' Deal

Author–illustrator Vashti Harrison happened to be in Miami to celebrate her father's 89th birthday when—at 9:30 p.m., while sorting laundry—she received the news of her Caldecott win for 'Big.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2024 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners

We spoke with the three big ALA Award winners about their initial reactions to the news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Rooney, Osman Among Winners at U.K.’s Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards

Sally Rooney and Richard Osman were among the winners at this year's Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards, which celebrate titles that passed sales landmarks in print in the U.K. Nielsen reported that 199 million print books were sold in the U.K. in 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Italy: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names 2024 Illustration Winners

Easily one of the largest illustration competitions in the world, Bologna Children's Book Fair's Illustration Exhibition has 79 winners. The post Italy: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names 2024 Illustration Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-22 20:48:14 UTC ]
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Big Five Domination of Adult Bestseller Lists Slipped in 2023

In 2023, the major publishers maintained their grip on the bestseller lists, but indies scored some notable successes, with Entangled, Kensington, and Sourcebooks among those making inroads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Take-Two’s lawyers think Remedy’s new R logo is too similar to Rockstar’s R logo

Take-Two Interactive has filed an opposition to Remedy Entertainment’s newest logo, claiming the symbol infringes on Rockstar Games’ logo despite the two having little in common besides the letter “R” representing a video game publisher. First reported by RemedyFirst, the trademark dispute was... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-01-16 18:15:03 UTC ]
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Avid Reader Bets Big on Kaliane Bradley's 'The Ministry of Time'

An inside look at the debut speculative novel so charming that Avid Reader Press executive editor Margo Shickmanter preempted it from her bathtub. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Take my money’: fans react to news of Keanu Reeves book collaboration

Novel with author China Miéville thrills everyone from ardent followers to big publishersPenguin is cock-a-hoop, and Waterstones, tweeting the latest literary news, uncovered multiple gifs on a theme I’d never encountered before: “Take my money”. Please, begged the fan army, take my money and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-01-12 17:38:10 UTC ]
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The $2,000 ASUS ZenScreen Fold solves the biggest issue with portable monitors

When I’m away from home and don’t have access to my big desktop displays, it feels like I’m missing a limb. Unfortunately, there’s a limit to how big a portable monitor can really be. After a certain point, it’s not going to fit in a reasonably sized bag. ASUS’s ZenScreen Fold solves that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-01-10 20:40:09 UTC ]
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Poetry sales boom as Instagram and Facebook take work to new audiences

Writing and reading poems is no longer a minority pastime as verse overlaps with self-help genre and classics are revisitedIt was only last year that the Scottish poet Donna Ashworth was given a publishing contract. Now the 48-year-old has ended 2023 with five of her books in the Top 20 poetry... Continue reading at The Guardian

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AAP Calls Big Tech's AI Arguments 'Nonsense'

In comments submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office this week, the Association of American Publishers slammed assertions by the tech industry that fair use permits AI developers to use copyrighted works to train their systems without permission or compensation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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