Book Deals: Week of August 5, 2019

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt lands a new Lois Lowry book, Julia Alvarez reemerges at Algonquin, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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A Kindle Designer's Touching Online Memorial To The Marginalia Scribbled In Books

With The Pages Project, a designer of early ebooks revels in the inky, intimate musings from the margins of used books.Erik Schmitt's obsession with marginalia—handwritten scribbles or notes in the margins of books—began after he inherited a chunk of his grandfather's library. Handwritten in the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Pearson titles on Management Book of Year Prize shortlist

Social purpose is one of the key themes behind the shortlist for the Management Book of the Year Prize. Presented for the past five years by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library, and supported by the Henley Business School, the £5,000 prize is given to the best book on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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National Book Awards: US marines veteran Phil Klay wins for Redeployment

Short story collection about soldiers struggling in cope with chaos of Iraq war takes top US literary prize, with Ursula K Le Guin honored for lifetime contribution• Redeployment by Phil Klay review – incendiary stories of warA US marines veteran, Phil Klay, has taken home America’s most... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Shanghai Children’s Book Fair: Bigger, Better, Busier

The three-day event runs from November 20 to 22 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Centre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Local leaders furious with new Barbie book that says women need men’s help to code

Barbie really wants to program a computer, but she can't do it without the help of her two male friends. That's the story that has set off a social media firestorm Wednesday after Random House published a book about the Mattel doll called "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer." Women are... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

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Former Belle & Sebastian band member signs YA deal

Hot Key Books has acquired two titles for teens from Stuart David, a founding member of the band Belle & Sebastian. Editor Naomi Colthurst bought world rights for Jackdaw and the Randoms and a further untitled Jackdaw book from agent Joanna Swainson at Hardman & Swainson. Bass player... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Barbie Author ???Scared to Open??? Email After Book Labeled ???Sexist???

Barbie has been an astronaut and doctor, but when it comes to programming, she just needs a man's help, according to a children's book. Continue reading at ABC News

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Virtual Sci-Fi Book Festival Makes Backlist Sexy Again

Sam Missingham explains how HarperCollins UK's recent Virtual Sci-fi Festival leveraged new platforms to connect backlist authors with new readers. The post Virtual Sci-Fi Book Festival Makes Backlist Sexy Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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S&S Expands Library E-book Lending

The publisher is opening up its ebook lending program to all libraries. Previously, the S&S catalog was available only to those libraries participating in the house's “Buy It Now” merchandising program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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November 2014 Top Self-published Book Reviews from BlueInk Review

The November 2014 selection of self-published book reviews from BlueInk Review includes paranormal fiction, young adult fiction, self-help and health. The post November 2014 Top Self-published Book Reviews from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Young People's Literature at the 2014 National Book Awards: A Photo Essay

On November 19, five children's and YA authors headed to Cipriani Wall Street for the 65th National Book Awards. Our photographer caught up with the authors (and their editors) who were nominated in the Young People's Literature category, and also captured the winner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Macmillan wins at Chinese children’s book awards

Macmillan’s UK and US divisions both won best picture book awards today (19th December) at the Chen Bochui International Children’s Awards in Shanghai, China. The awards took place on the eve of the Shanghai Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) 2014. It is the first year publishers outside China have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Science of Seeing and Believing wins young people's book prize

Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing by Clive Gifford (Ivy) has won the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2014. The book, written with consultant Anil Seth and which was described by the judging panel as “both fascinating and fun”, explains how the science of optical illusions... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enoch Pratt selects temporary home for Central Library books

Some of the 1.4 million books housed at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library are set to move to less distinguished digs: a 40,000-square-foot space in a Westport warehouse. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

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Brain surgery book up for Costa prize

A memoir about brain surgery is among 20 books shortlisted for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

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Why Business Books Are Blue (And Other Tricky Marketing Techniques)

Yes, you judge books by their covers. Here's what draws you in.I review a lot of business books. Consequently, publishers often send me copies of new releases. As I was cleaning out my office the other day, and staring at about 50 book covers, I had a thought: Why are so many of these books blue... Continue reading at Fast Company

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2014 National Book Awards Go to Woodson, Glück, Osnos, Klay

The 2014 National Book Awards were presented Wednesday evening at a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Blinkbox books launches 'biggest ever' marketing campaign

Blinkbox books is this week launching its biggest marketing campaign to date, which includes a partnership with the Mirror Group of newspapers. The Tesco-owned company’s marketing drive will celebrate “the joys of digital reading – without needing to buy a dedicated device”. A three-month... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Alison Weir signs six novel deal with Headline

Headline has acquired six novels by bestselling historian Alison Weir. Publishing director Mari Evans bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the books from Julian Alexander at Lucas Alexander Whitley. Weir’s non-fiction publishing will continue with Penguin Random House’s Jonathan Cape. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Time Inc. Locks in Outbrain's Headline Recommendations in $100 Million Deal

Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, has struck a deal making Outbrain the exclusive external provider of recommended stories for Time Inc.'s websites, including Time.com and People.com. Until now, Time Inc. had worked with a mix of the companies whose ubiquitous... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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