AWP 2016: Book Fair Kicks Off; Penguin Random House Takes Notice of Literary 'Tastemakers'

The annual AWP conference opened Thursday at the L.A. Convention Center with nearly 11,000 attendees and a record number of exhibitors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Italy to Promote Southern Houses

As part of a comprehensive effort by Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development (MSE) and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) to give more international exposure to small- and medium-sized companies in the country’s south, ITA’s publishing taskforce is organizing Voices from the South, an... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children's Books acquires Hendra sequel

Hodder Children’s Books has acquired picture book Dave’s Breakfast, the sequel to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Go-To Book Bloggers

The blogosphere seemed vast in 2010 when young adult author Maureen Johnson gave the keynote at the first-ever Book Bloggers Conference, observing that, “with so many blogs, publishers don’t know what to make of all the noise.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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INscribe Digital Debuts E-book Tracking Tool

E-book distributor INscribe Digital has launched INstore, a new digital tool that allows publishers to track the real-time availability of their ebooks at major ebook retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What’s Cooking at... Arcadia Books

Cookbooks sell strongly year-round at Arcadia Books in Spring Green, Wis. – no surprise, perhaps, since a locally sourced kitchen and cafe are central to the store's identity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Brown's Inferno paperback takes top spot

Dan Brown's mass market paperback for his latest thriller, Inferno (Corgi), debuts at number... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, May 14, 2014

IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, May 14, 2014

A Mormon writer takes a spiritual journey; a Presbyterian minister finds support for same-sex marriage in the Bible. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Quebec's publishing scene taking the written word back to France

The Canadian province has been a stealthy focus for French publishers, but its booksellers are also looking towards ParisThe Canadian province of Quebec has about 6 million French-speaking inhabitants. In comparison there are only 4.2 million French-speakers in Belgium. French publishers have... Continue reading at The Guardian

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HCI Books Launches Barb Schmidt’s 'The Practice'

HCI Books announces an extensive launch and promotional tour of Barb Schmidt’s "The Practice." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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French book publishers risk being lost in translation without global reach

France's literary market has great potential, yet big firms remain reluctant to learn the language of international rights tradingSix thousand languages are spoken worldwide, but few have a market for books. French is the fifth-largest language pool, coming after Chinese, English, Spanish and... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Tracking Amazon: Killer Book Climbs the Chart

A memoir by a man who claims his father was the Zodiac Killer, kept under lock and key by HarperCollins for months, rocketed up Amazon's bestseller chart on May 13, the book's publication date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Prospect Park Books: Finding the Sweet Spot

Colleen Bates, publisher of Prospect Park Books in Pasadena, Calif., gave herself a practical exercise 10 years ago: in order to learn about book design, sales, and distribution, she would self-publish a book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faber and Cape makes Wales Book of the Year shortlist

Parthian Books, Faber and Jonathan Cape all have English-language titles in the shortlist for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The ‘New Yorker’ Takes On the ’40s

When Harold Ross founded the New Yorker in 1925, in the thick of the Jazz Age, he set out to publish a smart, lively, Manhattan-centric magazine that catered to the city’s cosmopolitan crowd Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Alive and Clicking: Reference Books 2014

For the last two decades, the talk has been that library reference is dead. Is it time to change the conversation? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 12, 2014

This week, Huck Finn and Jim travel through time, twins named Boy and Girl, and "The Shining" meets "Glee." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Audio Book Club Visits the Dept. of Speculation

This month, Dan Kois, Jessica Winter, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Jenny Offill’s slim but potent novel Dept. of Speculation. Does the novel’s bifurcated structure work? Is its theme of the difficulty of making art when facing the daily struggles of domesticity resonant? What does that title... Continue reading at Slate

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Shortlist revealed for Oscar's First Book Prize

Nosy Crow’s Open Very Carefully, winner of the Waterstones best picture book prize this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Wizeo: Literary Crowdgiving Platform Gears Up

The latest literary-oriented startup to join Boston’s Innovation District combines video chats by authors and other leaders, or “wizzes,” for a cause. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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