BEA 2014: American History: Brought to You by Snoopy And the Peanuts Gang

Ever since Regnery launched its children’s publishing program three years ago, the publisher has been looking for a way to celebrate American history and American heroes in a way that would engage, inspire, and entertain young readers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History Press prepares for move with two new hires

The History Press is gearing up to relocate to Cheltenham as it enters an “important phase in growth” with two new hires to start the year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African American children’s books take centre stage at Bologna

Books by African American authors, the role of women in children’s literature and publishing for toddlers are amongst the themes of this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna Announces 2019 Themes: Women, African-American Culture, Handwriting

With programming on African-American culture, women’s achievement, and a resurgence of handwriting, Bologna Book Fair plans an ambitious first look at its physical renovations, too. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A New 33,000 Square Meters Added n its 56th edition, the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Manawatū author Tayler Marley signs American book deal

She wrote the novel entirely on her iPhone, and now it's being read by millions. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wolfson History Prize appoints Midas

The Wolfson Foundation has appointed Midas Public Relations to manage PR and social media for the 2019 Wolfson History Prize, with the communications agency planning a "strategic, multi-channel campaign" for the £40,000 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is laughing all the way to the bank as Americans shrug off privacy concerns

You say you care about privacy, but you don’t really, and neither do millions of other Americans. This collective indifference is what keeps Big Data in business and keeps consumers constantly scrambling to find out who has access to their personal information. Worse, privacy experts tell me that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards Include Daciūtė’s ‘Fox’ in Translation

The lengthy list of Youth Media Awards from the ALA includes the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for young readers' content translated into English. The post American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards Include Daciūtė’s ‘Fox’ in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No more Americans? What a new sponsor could mean for the Man Booker prize

Hedge fund’s departure as £1.6m backer of the UK’s leading fiction award has prompted feverish speculation about the prize’s futurePrevious Man Booker prize winners are among those keenly awaiting the announcement of the new sponsor of the prestigious literary award, after the prize’s sponsor of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up SoA Translation Prizes shortlists

Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up some of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes shortlists for 2019, with 31 translations from seven languages up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November

Hardback books benefitted the most from the uptick in trade book revenue, with 28.5-percent growth compared to November 2017. The post American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail wins Columbia academic's 'lavish' black history in five-way auction

Serpent’s Tail triumphed in a five-publisher auction, winning Columbia professor Saidiya Hartman’s "radical and lavish" history of young black women, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crashing author earnings 'threaten future of American literature'

Authors Guild survey finds writers’ incomes have fallen dramatically in five years – with literary novelists worst-hitA major survey of American authors has uncovered a crash in author earnings described as “a crisis of epic proportions” – particularly for full-time literary writers, who are “on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CUP signs 'landmark' global history of espionage

Cambridge University Press has commissioned a three-volume global history of intelligence from the ancient world to present-day cyber-espionage. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wildfire to publish 'history of lies' by Humans author Tom Phillips

Wildfire has acquired the second book of Humans author Tom Phillips, looking at "the ingenious ways, throughout history, we've managed to avoid telling the truth" Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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120,000 American libraries just got even cooler thanks to Grow with Google

Google is giving you one more reason to love libraries. As everyone knows, libraries are cool. They are open to all (even ghosts, according to Ghostbusters), and can beat any Black Friday sale by offering free books on every subject every day (see the Instagram below). And way before WeWork was... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rai and Patrice celebrate BAME figures from British history

Scholastic will next year publish a series of books about BAME protagonists from British history, with Bali Rai and Patrice Lawrence signed on to write the first titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism of Europe’s Plan S

The Association of American Publishers enumerates complaints about the European Research Council's much derided open access plan. The post American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism of Europe’s Plan S appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurst to publish history on Afro-Europeans from Olivette Otele

Hurst Publishers has commissioned a history on Afro-Europeans from Professor Olivette Otele, the first black female professor of history in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Empire writer's history of 80s movies to Picador

Picador has acquired Empire writer Nick de Semlyen's history of '80s comedy movies, Wild and Crazy Guys. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Rabbit brought to life on augmented reality app Bookful

Peter Rabbit is to be brought to virtual life via augmented reality app Bookful, launched by Israeli immersive content company Inception. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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