Former Waterstones events manager Rosie Beaumont-Thomas has joined the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) to lead events programming for its 200th anniversary. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 16:46:33 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood is marking the paperback publication of her Booker-winning novel The Testaments (Chatto) with a live streamed event via Fane Online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 15:53:40 UTC ]
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The author’s picture book helps Indigenous children see themselves in familiar stories. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Cohen's memoir about U.S. President Donald Trump will be released Sept. 8 by Skyhorse Publishing, which confirmed the news on Thursday. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-08-14 12:29:48 UTC ]
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ReedPop, organizer of New York Comic Con, scheduled to be held October 8-11 at the Javits Convention Center, has canceled the annual in-person 2020 event and plans to partner with YouTube to produce an all-digital version of the giant pop culture convention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has announced a series of virtual, live events featuring guests including Zadie Smith, Yotam Ottolenghi, Caitlin Moran and Jeremiah Emmanuel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 05:28:30 UTC ]
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Waterstones has announced the permanent closure of its bookshop in the Centre MK Shopping Centre, Milton Keynes, over “excessive” rent demanded from its landlord. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 18:17:36 UTC ]
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Have you ever noticed how many scenes in science fiction and military movies take place in a command center? Whether it’s a fictional character like Captain Kirk aboard the USS Enterprise or a real-life crisis unfolding in the White House situation room, the command center plays a critical role... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-08-03 07:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has announced its branches at Hull University and Essex University will not reopen and are to close permanently. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-02 19:59:27 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-07-31 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has announced it is making a number of redundancies at its London Piccadilly head office. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 20:30:55 UTC ]
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Before the stay-at-home orders came down in Baltimore, the last thing I did in person was participate in a panel conversation about—ironically—“art and the apocalypse.” In retrospect, we should have cancelled, but the threat in Maryland still felt surreal; those were the days when it seemed like... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-07-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimbledon BookFest is running a live, physical event in September, featuring a keynote speech from Matthew Syed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 04:28:36 UTC ]
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IDW Publishing president, publisher, and chief creative officer Chris Ryall is stepping down from his current positions to join the World of Syzygy, a new storytelling venture formed by Ryall and comics artist Ashley Wood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, has signed a two-book deal with writing partners Dreda Say Mitchell and Tony Mason. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 12:20:43 UTC ]
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A group of festival organisers have said monetising digital events needs "careful consideration" if the physical events are to survive post-pandemic life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-10 05:18:43 UTC ]
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Michele Kirsch has won this year's Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize, for her memoir Clean (Short Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 15:40:23 UTC ]
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A crowdfunding appeal to save the Dylan Thomas Birthplace museum in Swansea has received a major boost with news that the literary estate of the one-time Poet Laureate Ted Hughes has offered to donate £3,500. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 04:42:11 UTC ]
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Diamond Comic Distributors founder Steve Geppi announced that he is returning as president of Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Diamond. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Physical book fairs are still vital for business long-term, publishers say, amid expectations that the Beijing Book Fair may be online only this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-30 17:18:56 UTC ]
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In the wake of the resignation of former CBLDF executive director Charles Brownstein, Paul Levitz is retiring from the CBLDF board of directors and the board has accepted the resignations of board members Jeff Abraham and Katherine Keller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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