Bloomsbury steals Alam's 'electrifying' race, class and climate change novel

Bloomsbury has won a seven-way auction to secure Rumaan Alam's "unnerving" novel, Leave the World Behind, deciding to "crash" the book into its autumn schedule. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 06:57:56 UTC ]

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Spirituality Books Get Down to Earth...Literally

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AAP Meeting Looks at Publishing During a 'Dicey Time'

Publishing is facing its severest set of challenges in a generation, experts noted at this year's AAP annual meeting: book bans, the lack of diversity, climate change, and “unrelenting” challenges to copyright. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Marine biologist highlights the importance of seaweed in new children's book

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Charkin: ‘The Culture of Bloomsbury and Industry Progress’

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

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Netflix subscribers will soon get access to mobile versions of two Rogue Games titles

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‘The live shows have really lit a fire under us’: how podcasts became arena fillers

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Audiobook Review: ‘The Number Ones,’ by Tom Breihan; ‘How Far the Light Reaches,’ by Sabrina Imbler; ‘Young Bloomsbury,’ by Nino Strachey

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Cover reveal: Stephen Buoro’s The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa.

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Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury reports record sales amid reading boom

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