Bloomsbury unveils Harry Potter 25th anniversary plans

Bloomsbury has announced plans for a year-long campaign celebrating the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling in 2022. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-12 04:16:37 UTC ]

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[ The Guardian | 2021-08-28 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow bag hat-trick on IPG awards shortlists

Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow have both been nominated for three categories in the shortlists for the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) annual awards, which this year sees more than a third of the nominated companies appear for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 19:54:41 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury unveils Harry Potter 25th anniversary plans

Bloomsbury has announced plans for a year-long campaign celebrating the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-12 04:16:37 UTC ]
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OwlCrate Reverses Decision, Reintroduces Harry Potter Items in Boxes

Book subscription box OwlCrate has reversed their decision to no longer carry Harry Potter merchandise due to JK Rowling's transphobia. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Google Assistant has a morning routine for schoolchildren

Now that many kids are about to go back to school, Google thinks it can offer a helping hand — including after class. It's introducing Assistant and search features to help parents coordinate in morning and kids to learn more (or at least, stay entertained). To start, Family Bell is coming to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-08-11 16:00:47 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury bags Croucher's queer medieval YA debut

Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 17:19:12 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 28, 2021

St. Martin’s buys a debut novel by a Bloomsbury UK assistant editor, a pair of podcasters sells a book on race to Park Row, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BuzzFeed valued at $1.5bn in deal to go public via special-purpose merger

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[ The Guardian | 2021-06-24 16:39:34 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury lands 'heart-racing' account of Trump's last year in office

Bloomsbury is to publish I Alone Can Fix It, a behind-the-scenes account of former US President Donald Trump’s final year in office, by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The boy who lived and lived and lived

In every skirmish in the ‘culture war’, be it fought in universities, Twitter or Parliament, there’s an inevitable reference to Harry Potter. The Potter references can seem like a joke; the perpetual furore around the politics of a ‘mere’ children’s author more so. But it is no laughing matter.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-10 22:19:40 UTC ]
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Richard Robinson Dies at 84; Turned Scholastic Into an Empire

With help from Harry Potter, the Magic School Bus and the Baby-Sitters Club, he created the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Bloomsbury profits jump as ‘joy of reading rediscovered’ in lockdown

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[ The Guardian | 2021-06-02 08:20:05 UTC ]
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St. Mark's Comics to Reopen in Brooklyn’s Industry City

St. Mark's Comics, the venerable East Village comics, graphic novel and pop culture retailer that closed in 2019 after 36 years, announced plans to reopen with a new store in Industry City in Brooklyn on July 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury and Granta claim three each on Orwell Prize shortlists

Bloomsbury and Granta have three titles each shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, and Political Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury heads Off the Beaten Track with Dorey

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Bloomsbury Acquires Two Book Projects by Alan Moore

Bloomsbury U.K. has acquired U.K. and North American rights to two book projects—a five volume fantasy series and a short story collection—from the celebrated comics writer and novelist Alan Moore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury to release illustrated Harry Potter gift book

Bloomsbury is to release a gift book featuring Harry Potter illustrations by Jim Kay, accompanied by quotes from the series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury scoops ‘staggering’ novel by Kevin Jared Hosein

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Helen McCrory, star of Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter, dies aged 52

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