Bloody Scotland partners with Spanish crime festival

Crime writing festival Bloody Scotland has partnered with Spanish counterpart Xabia Negra. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]

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PRH Children’s partners with OnBlackheath Festival

Penguin Random House Children’s is taking over the children’s section of the OnBlackheath Festival with "Puffin World of Stories", an immersive story space for children under 12. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookdonors is new Bloody Scotland sponsor

Social enterprise Bookdonors will be the headline sponsor of Scottish crime writing festival Bloody Scotland this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hastings steps down as director of Bloody Scotland

Dom Hastings is stepping down as director of Bloody Scotland to take on a new role with The British Council. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones and HarperCollins in Crime fiction festival

Waterstones and HarperCollins will host a joint literary festival celebrating crime fiction, with a combination of virtual and literary events. The Killer Crime Festival will be held over the 13th and 14th March, with live events taking place at Waterstones stores alongside an online festival... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Partners with Spanish Publisher on Bestseller Translations

Open Road Español, Open Road Media's Spanish language imprint, has teamed up with Barcelona-based independent publisher Roca Editorial, to market and distribute Spanish-language ebook translations of backlist novels by big-name American and British authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad partners with IFOA for online festival

Online writing site Wattpad has partnered with Toronto's International Festival of Authors (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Festival of Books Partners With Amazon

When the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books unveiled its list of participating authors on Tuesday, the event caused a stir among local booksellers who immediately noticed the list featured buy links to Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus dominates Bloody Scotland's new award

Quercus dominates the shortlist for the inaugural Scottish Crime Book of the Year award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google partners with Telegraph for Ways with Words festival

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 14:46 Google is to partner with the Telegraph Ways with Words Literature Festival, as it celebrates its 20th year. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The crime writer crime writers read’: Garry Disher, author of 60 books and finding fame in his 70s

The Australian author is ‘incredibly influential’, but has had to survive decades of ‘cultural cringe’ and genre snobbery to make finally ‘a decent sort of living’Before parched and dusty towns across Australia became full of fictional sinister people; before the explosion of outback noir and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-04-05 23:00:18 UTC ]
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Otto Penzler Announces New True Crime Imprint Crime Ink

The latest imprint under Penzler Publishers aims to publish four to six true crime books books in its first year beginning in winter 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Scotland unveils Shaping Scotland's Stories programme

Publishing Scotland has unveiled its 2022 annual programme "Shaping Scotland’s Stories", which ties in with a national campaign and features events and various online offerings throughout the year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 16:51:10 UTC ]
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Festival Picks: Edinburgh International Book Festival

The International Literature ShowcaseExceptional times call for exceptional writers. International bestselling crime novelist, journalist and Man Booker judge Val McDermid will reveal her selection of the most compelling LGBTQI+ writers working in the UK today. Val McDermid presents...10 August,... Continue reading at British Council global

[ British Council global | 2019-08-02 14:11:05 UTC ]
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HC Buys Spanish Rights for Backman Books; Forms Spanish Acquisitions Board

HarperCollins has acquired world Spanish rights to seven books by Swedish international bestselling author Fredrik Backman, and has also formed an International Spanish Acquisitions Board, which will work to expand the reach of HC’s Spanish-language titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2017: Charles Brandt: Crime After Crime

There were skeptics when “I Heard You Paint Houses” (Steerforth Press), Charles Brandt’s book about mob hit man Frank “The Irish” Sheeran, came out in 2004 with Sheeran’s claim he pulled the trigger on teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Society of Authors Scotland to host writing event with Creative Scotland funding

The Society of Authors in Scotland has been awarded a grant in the latest round of funding from Creative Scotland to host ScotsWrite, a three-day event for authors in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Spanish Bookstage: A New Platform for Spanish Rights

Exclusive: Two Barcelona literary agents launch The Spanish Bookstage, a new online rights and licensing platform for Spanish-language book titles. The post The Spanish Bookstage: A New Platform for Spanish Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA, LéaLA, and Expolit Book Fairs Highlight Books in Spanish: Spanish Publishing 2015

Book fairs have become much more aware of the purchasing power of the Hispanic population in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Booksellers Can Succeed with Spanish Books: Spanish-Language Publishing 2014

Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., and they are not only growing in terms of numbers but also expanding their presence in regions across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Dawn Finally Breaking For E-books in Spanish? Spanish Books Spring 2014

In recent months, the double-digit sales growth of ebooks in English has begun to plateau, but since the Spanish-language book market tends to be around three to five years behind the English-language market, ebook sales of Spanish books in the U.S. are just beginning to gain traction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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