“My goal is no longer a perfect body or hair. My goal is to live to be an old woman,” says Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 14th American Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Winter Institute saw independent US booksellers celebrating another bumper year, with sales up 4.9% and compound growth of 7.5% over the past five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest gender pay gap report from Wiley, which takes data for UK staff from April 2018, shows a median pay gap of 22.7%, up from 21.5% the previous year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK's 2018 bestselling fiction, nonfiction and children's titles for 2018 are honored by Nielsen in its annual ceremony in London. The post The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OpenBook data reveals China's bestselling authors of 2018, growing online book sales, and the strength of backlist titles. The post China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was a mixed bag for the 16 members of the Independent Alliance, with its biggest member bagging the Man Booker and others enjoying big-screen boosts, but others suffered year on year tumbles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We investigate how specialist children's, illustrated/comic and academic/educational publishers fared last year in our Review of 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishers of the three breakout stars of 2018—Gail Honeyman, Adam Kay and Heather Morris—make big inroads in the league table of publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In spite of the fire and fury, last year’s big political titles didn’t have long runs on our adult bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has reported making "good financial and strategic progress in 2018", despite a small revenue fall during the year, saying in its January trading update that it expects to have halved net debt in 2018 and will deliver underlying profit growth of 8% at £540-£545m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA executive director Oren Teicher said sales at independent bookstores rose 5% in 2018 over 2017, helped by the addition of 95 new stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada releases the country's bestselling English-language book sales of 2018—for both Canadian authors and overall bestselling titles. The post 2018’s Bestselling English-Language Books in Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The value of print books sold in Canada totaled C$1.13 billion ($850 million) in 2018, with 54.7 million units sold, according to data released by BookNet Canada and BNC SalesData, the national sales tracking service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association's second annual diversity survey found that racial and ethnic criteria were where progress is slowest in the UK industry. The post UK Publishers’ 2018 Diversity Report: ‘More Needs To Be Done’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The educational charity Book Aid International cites 25 countries as destinations of its books donated by publishers last year. The post Book Aid International 2018 Reports Biggest Year Yet, in Africa and Middle East appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In fiction, thriller writer Sebastian Fitzek tops the list of Germany's bestselling books in 2018. In nonfiction, the top-selling title is Michelle Obama's 'Becoming.' The post Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2018: Crime, Politics, and Big Questions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits at Parragon Books Limited fell 68% last year during the wind-down of the company by DC Thomson, according to results posted on Companies House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haematologist Eileen Merriman describes herself as a doctor by day, and a writer by night â so she knows about the lack of sleep described in this story. Her young adult fiction novel Invisibly Breathing will be published in March this year. This story, The Singularity of Sleep was named... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the end of 2017, Waterstones boss James Daunt bemoaned that too few of that year's books were blow-the-doors off bestsellers that “packed a wallop”. That all changed in 2018, with many titles showing impressive punching power. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 2018 in the rearview mirror, we take a look back at some of the biggest stories that captured headlines in the industry last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The memoir of the former First Lady helped boost UK Christmas book sales in the UK in 2018, The Bookseller says. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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