The biography/autobiography/memoir and house & home/gardening categories were the two hottest book segments in the first half of 2015, based on unit sales of print books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot international books include an Australian backlist novel that has gained new sales after a film adaptation, and a Finnish title about a woman seeking inspiration from historical figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Italian novel that sold in over 10 territories during the Frankfurt season, and a Finnish title on the meaning of life that sold to Harper in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Kuzma stepped to the free-throw line with 17.8 seconds left and the Lakers clinging to a one-point lead after Dallas’ Harrison Barnes had drilled a three-pointer from the corner with 23.9 seconds left. The arena went quiet when Kuzma stepped to the line, groaned when he missed the first free... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s shortlist also includes Jesus on Gardening, Equine Dry Needling and Why Sell Tacos in Africa?A book that celebrates Germany’s timesaving contribution to global cuisine is among the contenders for the 2018 Diagram prize for the oddest title of the year. The Joy of Waterboiling may... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Germany, Turning Point, the finale of Carmen Korn’s Century Trilogy, a historical series about four women in the 20th century, topped the fiction bestseller list in September, and prolific mystery novelist Charlotte Link was in second with The Search, about a missing teen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot international books include a Norwegian thriller set in the North Pole, and an 800-page novel about Mussolini. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s is tapping into the trend for non-fiction books about historical figures with a new Extraordinary Lives series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Frankfurt, Finnish publishing house Siltala has seen record-breaking sales for a book that brought in a six-figure deal at the London Book Fair in April. The post Record-Breaking Sales and More Rights Deals for Finnish Sports Biography appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator Helen Oxenbury talks to Charlotte Eyre about her celebrated career ahead of the publication of a new biography about her life and work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot properties include a novel about Venezuela that sold to a new HarperCollins imprint and a Finnish parody of adult coloring books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Tales from Publishing has bought the first authorised biography of new Arsenal FC manager Unai Emery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a Catalan novel recently sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the heatwave and the World Cup in Russia, the UK print market sold 42 million books for £344.2m between the first week of June and the third week of August, via Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Australian debut novel which just sold in Italy, and a French memoir by a Rohingya refugee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze is publishing a biography of Kurt Cobain by his former manager, Danny Goldberg, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Nirvana frontman's death. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a 1,000-page, five-volume German novel, and a Flemish debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a Christmas-inspired story from bestselling author Maja Lunde, and a German debut novel which just sold to HarperCollins in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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G2 Entertainment is to rush-release a biography of England captain Harry Kane, following his "incredible" World Cup performance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Companies including The New York Times and NPR are staffing up as they try to figure out how their editorial voice will sound on smart speakers. The post For news publishers, smart speakers are the hot new platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much lower sales for last year's religious phenom, 'The Shack,' contributed to a decline in fiction units in the first half of 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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