Banned Books Week: banned books around the world

As Banned Books Week UK kicks offi, Global English Editing shares a map of books currently banned internationally.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Religion Books Preview: February 2018

Scholars begin the springtime focus on Easter and the early church and an ancient prayer tool is revived for the modern faithful in February releases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Religion Book Deals: January 24, 2018

'Sensible Shoes' author keeps walking with InterVarsity; FaithWords signs unique devotional. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is co-writing a book with 'The Game' author Neil Strauss

Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist, radio show host and publisher of the extremist right-wing website InfoWars, is co-writing a book with "The Game" author Neil Strauss, CNN reports. The network obtained a proposal sent to major publishers for a book to be titled “The Secret History of the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Wine Spectator Questions N.J. Prison Ban

Or, what a 32-year-old wine magazine has in common with Don Diva and Hustler. The post Wine Spectator Questions N.J. Prison Ban appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Spring 2018

Our editors’ selections of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BA hopes Connect Books' uncertainty will be 'brief'

The chief executive of the Booksellers Association (BA), Tim Godfray, has said he hopes Connect Books can find a new buyer quickly to avoid a period of uncertainty for the company and its customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Connect Books' buyer Aurelius backs out of sale

Private equity firm Aurelius has said it is backing out of its agreement to buy Connect Books because it can see “no way of financing this transaction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Beevor demands apology over Stalingrad ban

Author Sir Antony Beevor has called for an apology following a ban of his book, Stalingrad (Penguin) in Ukraine, branding its prohibition "utterly outrageous".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Censorship in the Arab World: Debating Its Impact at a Conference in Tunisia

Censorship concerns many in the worldwide book publishing industry today. The Arab Publishers Association conference this month addressed the issue specifically in the Arab world. The post Censorship in the Arab World: Debating Its Impact at a Conference in Tunisia appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Finding Paul Between Two Worlds

In Paula Fredriksen's forthcoming book, 'Paul: A Pagan's Apostle' (Yale, Aug.), the scholar finds that understanding Paul is key to reconstructing the first generation of the Christian movement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Barrington Stoke author defends children's book about racism

Author Mary Hoffman and her publisher Barrington Stoke have hit back against a complaint about a children's book about racism which uses offensive language. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Freight Books' creditors owed nearly £160k

Freight Books’ authors have been told to buy back their stock or face it being pulped after creditors have revealed the company’s debt is estimated to be £160,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Maths book pre-empt adds up to six figures for Quercus

Quercus has pre-empted a debut book about maths for a six-figure sum, which tells "true stories of life-changing events where mathematics has played a critical role". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Driscoll signs new two-book deal with Amazon Publishing

Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint has signed two new titles from former BBC journalist, Teresa Driscoll. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book review: Lullaby by Leila Slimani

In France, Leila Slimani is quite something. With Lullaby, only her second novel, the 36-year-old former journalist won the Prix Goncourt, the country's top literary award. It has already sold more than 600,000 since it was published there in September 2016. Continue reading at Stuff

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A Publishing Experiment Survives and Grows at OR Books

Founded in 2009, OR was designed to be a new kind of publisher with a new kind of business model. Almost a decade later, that's still mostly true. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Children’s Books Salon Participants’ Insights Into Markets in Canada, Finland, Germany, Spain

Several international participants in next week's Children's Books Salon–produced by Frankfurter Buchmesse New York and Publishing Perspectives–speak to us about the children's book sector in their respective markets today. The post Children’s Books Salon Participants’ Insights Into Markets in... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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This Week's Bestsellers: January 22, 2018

Daniel H. Pink’s ‘When’ is the #10 book in the country. Plus a pair of psychological thrillers scare up spots on our lists, and YA author Neal Shusterman makes some noise with ‘Thunderhead.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Aeon Books relaunches with new imprint

Mind-body-spirit publisher Aeon Books is relaunching this spring with a new imprint, Sphinx, which will publish literary fiction and memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HelloFresh recipe book to Mitchell Beazley

Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has acquired the first cookbook from HelloFresh, one of the world’s largest recipe delivery services.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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