Banned Books Week is Entering a New Era

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 30, 2015

This week, Jon Ronson's fascinating exploration of shaming, Pulitzer-winner Tracy K. Smith's wonderful memoir, and how to clone a mammoth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of March 24, 2015

In this week's column, the concentration camp memoir from a French actress goes global; an Iranian punk rocker's posthumous novel draws buzz; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 16, 2015

This week: Ayn Rand's connection to the 2008 financial collapse, America's youngest serial killer, and a modern retelling of "Madame Bovary." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of March 9, 2015

In this week's column, a backlist Dutch thriller sees new life after a movie adaptation; a Mexican debut novel with a bizarre culinary twist draws publisher in the U.K.; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 9, 2015

This week: Erik Larson's account of the 'Lusitania,' and a coming-of-age novel about a girl...who's also a cannibal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banville and Moggach for London Book and Screen Week

Authors including John Banville [pictured], Deborah Moggach and Louisa Young will take part in the inaugural London Book & Screen Week (LBSW). The London Book Fair will run the celebration of books and the films, TV programmes and the virtual worlds they have inspired from 13th to 19th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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International Hot Book Properties: Week of February 23, 2015

In this week's column, Greece's new minister of finance doles out money advice; a Congolese novel gains international attention after drawing critical acclaim (and landing on the shortlist for a major literary award) in France; and a Swedish debut begins selling abroad before being published at... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Book Week set for 2015

A week-long showcase of academic book excellence, Academic Book Week, is to run in the UK in November.  The event, scheduled for 9th-16th November, is being co-ordinated as part of the Academic Book of the Future Project and has the backing of the Booksellers Association and the Publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 16, 2015

This week: an account of the scandal and obsession behind Monopoly, which many readers will find more entertaining than the game itself. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties: Week of February 9, 2015

Books creating buzz around the globe this week include a bestseller by a Dutch author who draws on her own life in her debut; a "mum-lit" novel by a Spanish author known for her YA; and the latest from the international bestseller who wrote 'The Ingredients of Love.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 2, 2015

This week, a cult classic waiting to happen, God's bankers, and an early bid for best graphic novel of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties: Week of January 26, 2015

In this week's roundup of books generating interest around the globe, we look at a new Spanish novel Knopf has just acquired in the States, the new biography of Winston Churchill by London mayor Boris Johnson and an Italian thriller that has just been optioned by a local production company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 26, 2015

Boudreaux makes Yapa first buy at Little, Brown and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 19, 2015

This week: an unreliable narrator and her missing daughter, a crime novel that's like watching a slow-motion train wreck, and a biography of PTSD. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP Bans Pork from Children’s Books

The UK’s Daily Mail reports that Oxford University Press has banned sausages and pigs from children’s books in an attempt “to avoid offence.” The post OUP Bans Pork from Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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No, we haven’t banned books on pigs – but sensitivity is key in global publishing | Jane Harley

At Oxford University Press we have to balance children’s cultural and learning needs, while retaining some healthy common senseGiven that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Deals: Week of January 12, 2015

Pegasus nabs backlist Korean bestseller and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 12, 2015

This week: the true story of murder in a 19th-century convent, plus "The Shining" meets "The Abyss." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Books Generating Buzz This Week

A 'Persepolis'-like French graphic novel finds a home in the U.S., a fictionalized take on Jewish banker/art collector Hugo Simon sells in Germany, and a historical debut set in 43 C.E. Britain draws multiple buyers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK writers cheer as 'despicable' ban on sending books to prisons is lifted

J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, Julian Barnes, and others expressed delight when a high court in the United Kingdom struck down a ban on sending books to prisoners. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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