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Zia Haider Rahman's debut novel In the Light of What We Know wins the prestigious James Tait Prize for fiction. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A one-eyed fox must survive a volcano and enemies in the natural world in this beautifully illustrated wordless graphic novel from the creators of 'Love: The Tiger.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sort of Books is publishing a collection of supernatural short stories by Sophie Hannah called The Visitors Book (October, £8.99). Hannah has worked with Sort of Books since 2001, when she helped produce an English-language version of Tove Jansson’s children’s stories in verse. This was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Ali Smith has used her appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to warn how the closure of public libraries was threatening the “democracy of reading”. Smith, who was interviewed at the festival yesterday (16th August), said the continued closing of libraries would have an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Damiani Books is reissuing the 1959 photography book Philippe Halsman’s Jump Book (September, £30), which features 197 photos of celebrities jumping. For a period in the mid-1950s portrait photographer Halsman, who died in 1979, asked his subjects to jump at the end of a session. He wrote: “In... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Too many children's books are boring and do not treat their audience with respect, according to best-selling author Andy Griffiths. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elton John, the singer-songwriter known for his advocacy for gay rights, has strongly criticized Mayor Luigi Brugnaro of Venice, Italy, for banning 49 LGBT-themed children's books from the city's schools. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An insomniac rabbit is the hero of a book which has become a surprise best seller. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When a book gets made into a film, do the actors faces forever prevent readers from imagining how the characters look? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Barack Obama is on Martha's Vineyard for his annual two-week summer holiday, and the White House has released his reading list. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus Publishing Group’s Mitchell Beazley imprint has acquired a new Korean cookbook from the founders of a street food company. Denise Bates, group publishing director at Octopus, bought world rights to K Food: Korean Home Cooking and Street Food by Da-Hae and Gareth West from Anna Power at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books published by independent publishers dominate this year’s Guardian First Book Award longlist, with Granta editor Max Porter’s novel among those longlisted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion is to publish nutritional health coach and blogger Madeleine Shaw’s follow-up to Get the Glow (Orion). Anna Valentine, publishing director of non-fiction, bought world rights from Alice Russell at Found for Ready, Steady, Glow. In Ready, Steady, Glow Shaw will offer “nourishing recipes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Poole, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP), has written an open letter to Birmingham City Council, urging it to keep its libraries open and professionally staffed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This fall, an array of titles highlight traditional specialties, high-end restaurant dishes, and everything in between, from across the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hummingbird Digital Media is the latest company to try to develop a system that will allow booksellers to sell ebooks and digital audio directly to consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LitRes, Russia's dominant ebookseller, is helping to develop the country's National Digital Library, which is expected to host 1.5m + titles by 2018. The post LitRes Aids Procurement for Russia’s National E-Library appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adaptive Studios, an unusual new venture that repurposes abandoned movie scripts into books and other media projects, plans to rev up its book program with three new releases in the fall and as many as 16 titles in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifteen titles have made the cut for the 2015 longlist of the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year, last year won by Brad Stone's "The Everything Store." The post FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Longlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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