India’s answer to Lear, a teen tale set amid the London riots and the first great book on grime. Experts pick 2017’s smartest, oddest and most overlooked readsCo-director, Tramp Press Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Bill Henderson, founder of Pushcart Press and recipient of the National Book Critics Circle’s Lifetime Achievement Award, tells the story of “an aging man who builds a holy place in his backyard” in his new book. The memoir features bugs, cancer, spiritual wavering, and rocks. Lots of rocks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than £130,000 has been allocated to 73 independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Cartoon Books, the publishing company cofounded by cartoonist Jeff Smith, to release multi-volume digital editions of Smith's Eisner Award-Winning series Bone and RASL Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Name change for Logos; new TV program features Kregel author; Chalice forges partnership with ministry organization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers with introspective and questing spirits have three new books for the Jewish High Holy Days--beginning with Rosh HaShanah at sundown on September 24--offering poetry, alternative liturgies, theological essays, and thoughtful explorations of Jewish identity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Blagowidow, founder of Hippocrene Books, died on September 18. He was 90. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you find yourself in a bookstore, Peter Mendelsund can be hard to avoid. The post What Makes for a Brilliant Book Cover? A Master Explains appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September 21-27 is Banned Books Week. Here we offer a list of titles that have been challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 2013 and 2014. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle is now a 'proud sponsor' of Downton Abbey. And it suits, as the show's story arc reflects the current dynamic in the publishing business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NOOK Press team talks about what makes this ebook publishing platform stand out and how authors can best leverage NOOK Press tools and its community. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A dying woman writes a book about life's end; a psychotherapist explores the untapped power of the will. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finding authors from small presses might be getting easier.It's tough being an indie author. These writers lack the marketing resources of those working with big publishing houses, making it difficult to get their works on the shelves of bookstores and libraries. Readers, meanwhile, often have... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Study Group Annual Meeting highlighted the growing benefits of data capture and feedback, among other trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brand publishers are more aware that they’re really just renting social media space on Facebook and are moving resources away from the social network. One agency said its clients are pulling away from Facebook in “dramatic numbers”—reallocating their resources to microsites and alternate social... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After rumblings surfaced that Amazon is creating a new crowd-sourcing publishing platform, the e-tailer has confirmed that the new program is "in the works." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The organization formerly known as the Online Publishers Association (OPA) has announced a new name, Digital Content Next, a rebrand that signals a renewed focus on defining and confronting critical, big picture issues that its members face when crea ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson is launching a five-year project on literacy by inviting people to contribute tips on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new unit, Liberty Hill Publishing, is being launched in partnership with Salem Communications, a conservative media company which owns, among other properties, Regnery Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company has appointed Jim Childs publisher of its trade division, effective October 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK children’s laureate Malorie Blackman faced racist comments after Sky News misquoted her as saying there were 'too many white faces' in children's literature. Now young adult author James Dawson has stepped into the fray, saying, "Malorie did not say there are too many white faces in... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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