BookCon 2019: Who Is Your Hero?

Heroes aren’t just characters in books—they’re also real-life people who blaze trails, do amazing things, and put others’ needs before their own. Their superpowers include kindness, bravery, self-reliance, love, and plain-old awesomeness. We asked BookCon authors to tell us who they look to for inspiration. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mozley joins judges panel for 2019's Northern Book Prize

Fiona Mozley, author of Man Booker shortlisted debut Elmet (John Murray), has been announced as one of the judges of the 2019 £5,000 Northern Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Press acquires four for 2019

The Indigo Press, the publishing arm of the MILD Group, will publish titles by Ahmad Danny Ramadan, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Richard Seymour and Parker Bilal in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP Opens 2019 PROSE Awards to Entries; National Book Awards Host Is Nick Offerman

The Association of American Publishers' PROSE Awards for scholarly and professional books will be named in February. The National Book Awards winners ceremony is on November 14. The post AAP Opens 2019 PROSE Awards to Entries; National Book Awards Host Is Nick Offerman appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador to publish Bret Easton Ellis polemic in May 2019

Picador will publish American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis’ first non-fiction book, White, in May of next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Media Has Positive Outlook For 2019

SPECIAL SURVEY REPORT [caption id="attachment_139065" align="alignright" width="300"] SPONSORED BY:[/caption] One might expect recent layoffs, consolidations, frequency reductions, and closures in magazine media would have the industry feeling gloomy about its future, but a new survey of Folio:... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maramenides to leave S&S Children’s in spring 2019

Alexandra Maramenides has resigned from her position of m.d. of Simon & Schuster Children’s to relocate to Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackman and Elphinstone pen WBD 2019 titles

Malorie Blackman, Alex T Smith, Abi Elphinstone and Sibéal Pounder are amongst the authors behind next year’s expanded line-up of £1 World Book Day (WBD) titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From zero to hero

A recent EU ruling could have huge ramifications for the digital market, says Publishers Association's chief executive Stephen Lotinga. Should the UK government follow its continental neighbours in acting fast? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horrible Histories film to screen in 2019

A feature film based on Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories children’s book series (Scholastic) will be released in the UK and Ireland in July next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents to Relocate at Frankfurt in 2019

The Literary Agents & Scouts Center at the Frankfurt Book Fair will be relocated in 2019, as will numerous international exhibitors in 2020, as the Frankfurt Messe continues construction and renovations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paris Fashion Week: For spring and summer 2019, a mutinous Maison Margiela breaks with the binary

Waiting for the Maison Margiela spring and summer 2019 runway show to begin Wednesday, I ran across a TED Talk a friend had posted to her Facebook feed. Titled “How Your Language Shapes the Way You Think,” it featured cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky explaining how the Kuuk Thaayorre people... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Mark Haddon novel set for May 2019

Vintage imprint Chatto & Windus will next year publish Mark Haddon's first novel in seven years - The Porpoise, an "ambitious and dazzling" novel based on the epic tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martina Cole's autumn novel pushed back to 2019

Martina Cole’s forthcoming book for the autumn No Mercy (Headline) has been pushed back to October 2019, meaning this autumn will be the first in nearly 20 years not to carry a new novel from the bestselling crime writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Sexualised' niqab hero gets makeover after costume criticism

A comic book fan redesigns X-Men's niqab-wearing superhero to reflect realistic, modern dress. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Rights Fair To Colocate at Javits Center With BookExpo in 2019

After testing the preferences of 2018 attendees in surveys, BookExpo and the New York Rights Fair have announced that while the two events will continue to be independently produced, they'll both be together at the Javits Center in 2019. The post New York Rights Fair To Colocate at Javits Center... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac in 2019 move to Clerkenwell

Pan Macmillan will move from its current location in King's Cross to a "larger and distinctive" new eight-storey headquarters in London's Clerkenwell next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘My Hero Academia’ Manga Mania at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi sparked a manga fan frenzy during his first visit to Comic-Con; new manga and anime releases were announced and manga fans got to celebrate the induction of manga legend Rumiko Takahashi into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bettany Hughes to chair 2019 Man Booker International Prize

Historian Bettany Hughes has been revealed as the chair of judges for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book by rising Democratic star Kamala Harris coming in 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a rising star in the Democratic Party who is sometimes cited as a possible presidential contender in 2020, has a book deal. Penguin Press announced Tuesday that Harris' "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey" will come out Jan. 8. According to Penguin, Harris... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBPA Board Votes Against a Collective Exhibit at BookExpo 2019: ‘The Best Decision for Now’

Evaluating the 'reimagined' BookExpo 2018, the IBPA board–for 34 years a BookExpo exhibitor–votes to forgo a cooperative booth in 2019, as in 2018: 'There is little reason for a publisher not part of the traditional eco-system to exhibit on the trade show floor.' The post IBPA Board Votes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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