Beyond Arranged Marriages and Big Fat Weddings: Romance in Indian Literature

An exploration of the various ways romance plays out in Indian literature — it's not all arranged marriages. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-02-25 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Hungry Girl’s First Diet Book Hits Big

Lisa Lillien, better known as “Hungry Girl” to her fans, has eight bestselling cookbooks under her belt, and her first diet book, 'The Hungry Girl Diet: Big Portions. Big Results. Drop 10 Pounds in 4 Weeks,' has hit the ground running. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dig In: Photos from Dinah Fried’s ‘Fictitious Dishes: An Album of Literature’s Most Memorable Meals’

Dinah Fried's new book, 'Fictitious Dishes,' blends literature, photography, and food as she recreates culinary moments from 50 well-known books. See photos from five fictional tablescapes come to life, from 'The Secret Garden' to 'The Metamorphosis.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Publishers Keep Evolving: Spotlight On New England 2014

New England is home to a number of large and mid-size publishers—the headquarters for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are there, as is Perseus’s Da Capo Press and part of one of the big five trade houses, Hachette. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Big Books, No Huge Book

While no single title has emerged as the hot book of this year’s London Book Fair, a number of titles were generating buzz as the trade show kicked off on Tuesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Big Data: Should Publishers Even Care?

Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attitude magazine celebrates 20th anniversary as same-sex marriages are legalised in Britain in pictures

The gay lifestyle magazine Attitude was launched in 1994 and to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the editor Matthew Todd, who says it feels serendipitous that Attitude turns 20 just as people of the same sex can begin marrying in England and Wales, has picked some of his favourite covers from... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big freeze for US bestseller chart

The US Top 20 for week ending 23rd March has a decidedly chilly feel to it, as eight books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The big steal: rise of the plagiarist

Thanks to the internet, it has never been easier to steal other people's work. There's also a high risk you'll be found out. So why do it? Rhodri Marsden goes in search of a little originalityIt's not that hard to think of something totally original. If you don't worry about it being any good,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names back press regulation underpinned by royal charter

More than 200 – from JK Rowling to Rowan Williams – feature in Hacked Off ad supporting watchdog rejected by publishersMore than 200 leading figures from the arts and academia, including writers, film-makers, actors, comics and broadcasters, have signed a declaration of support for a system of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indian Publisher Pauses on Second Hinduism Book

An Indian publisher says it will have independent scholars examine objections from a conservative Hindu group to a book by American religion scholar Wendy Doniger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tin House: 15 Years of Fostering Lively, Diverse Literature

Portland's Tin House Press, born out of the eponymous magazine, continues to foster a community of engaged readers interested in eclectic small press publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comixology Submit Marks Birthday With Big Offer

Digital comics vendor Comixology marked the one year anniversary of Comixology Submit, its fast-growing self-publishing platform, with the offer of a bargain e-bundle collecting the top 100 books from the Submit program for $10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wedded bliss as Kinsella nabs number one

Sophie Kinsella recorded her sixth overall number one last week and in doing has bumped J K... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Portrait of a 40-Year Marriage, Told Through Household Items

Throughout her photo book Libri di Famiglia, Elena Capra creates a portrait of various mundane objects from the house in Italy where she grew up ? A TV remote wrapped in cellophane, a distinct orange plastic bag, a stack of tupperware. In doing so, she traces a subtle portrait of the couple that... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local World's flagship evening regional newspapers suffer big circulation falls

Leicester Mercury down 14.4% on the year while rival titles belonging to Johnston Press and Trinity Mirror also sufferSeveral Local World flagship evening regional newspapers suffered double digit year-on-year circulation falls, according to the latest ABC figures.Many of its regional rivals... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indian STM Publishing Worth $200m, 20% Growth, 2% Ebooks

A snapshot of STM publishing in India, which represents 84% of the publishing industry's profits in the country, from this February's GLOBALOCAL conference. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All You Makes a Big Change on the Newsstand

Time Inc.'s All You is broadening its distribution, moving beyond the exclusive newsstand deal it had with retail giant, Walmart. The April issue of the smart-shopping magazine will be available at major retailers across the country, including Target, CVS, Walgreens and Barn Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Remains Committed to Indian Publishing

Despite the controversy surrounding its publication of "The Hindus: An Alternative History," Penguin Random House said it remains committed to publishing in India. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WhatsApp is the first of several big acquisitions for Facebook

If the announcement of Facebook paying $19 billion in cash and stock for WhatsApp surprised you then maybe you’d forgotten this prediction I published on January 8th: #6 -- Facebook transforms itself (or tries to) with a huge acquisition. I wrote long ago that we’d never see Facebook in the Dow... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steam's Linux game count explodes in one year, big publishers still absent

Since Valve released the first stable version of Steam for Linux a year ago, the number of Linux-supported games has grown more than fivefold.Valve's digital game distribution service now hosts 333 games for Linux, compared to 60 games last February. (Strangely, Steam's store page claims that... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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