Books donated to fire-hit art school

Glasgow School of Art replaces 22% of its most popular books that were lost in a fire at its Mackintosh building in June. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #books donated #glasgow school #popular books

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Books donated to fire-hit art school'


Bluebird donates books to drug and alcohol charity

Drug and alcohol charity WDP and Pan Macmillan's lifestyle imprint Bluebird are partnering on a reward card scheme to help get "life-changing" books into the hands of those in need of substance misuse services. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pan macmillan


Authors overwhelmed by schools' requests for free books

Children’s authors are being overwhelmed by requests for free books and promotional materials from schools with dwindling budgets, writers have told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #free books #promotional materials


Octopus buys art and science book to wax lyrical over the Moon

llex Press has acquired "a rich and curious history" of the Moon and what it means to humanity by Alexandra Loske and Robert Massey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #science book


Cambridge School of Art graduate wins Macmillan illustration prize

María J Guarda from the Cambridge School of Art has won this year’s Macmillan Prize for Illustration with her story of a family in exile. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #cambridge school #macmillan prize


Amazon comes under fire for removal of book reviews

Amazon has come under fire for removing reviews from its online book listings, with some customers having had all their reviews removed or being blocked from posting further reviews. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book reviews


Donald Trump Jr is hawking a book. The Art of the Plea Deal, anyone? | Arwa Mahdawi

The president’s son wants to make literature great again. But considering his legal troubles, I would not be surprised to find that his tome throws his dad under the busDonald Trump Jr, the one who looks like a semi-sentient sneer, wants to make literature great again. The president’s eldest... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #newt gingrich


New Tim Peake and ESA books to hit shelves this autumn

Penguin Random House imprint Century is to publish two new books from astronaut Tim Peake and The European Space Agency this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tim peake #hit shelves


Authors and publishers donate thousands of books to Oxfam

Paula Hawkins, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman and Robert Webb are among the authors donating thousands of books to Oxfam in a bid to boost sales in the charity's shops and raise money for its work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #paula hawkins #margaret atwood #neil gaiman #robert webb #boost sales #raise money


New England Society Names Five 2018 Book Awards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, and Travel

In categories of art, photography, fiction, nonfiction, and speciality books, the 213-year-old New England Society announces winners of its award for trade books of regional interest and significance. The post New England Society Names Five 2018 Book Awards: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, and Travel... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #trade books #regional interest


Headline publishes art book by Gaiman and Riddell

Neil Gaiman has written a book about art for Headline, with illustrations by Chris Riddell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #neil gaiman #chris riddell


Pop art hits west London

An ambitious cultural exchange backed by Arts Council England saw illustrators from the Market Focus countries and the UK collaborate on a book brief, the fruits of which are displayed in an exhibition that opened yesterday.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #opened yesterday


Foyles to donate profits from far-right book sales to charity

Foyles is to donate the profits of its sales from far-right books to charity after it was targeted by an anti-fascist campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book sales


Indie Bookstore Cries Censorship After Gay Marriage Title Pulled from School Book Fair

A middle grade title called 'The Best Man' has sparked tensions in Athens, Ga., after complaints from parents led to the book's removal from an indie bookstore's display at a school book fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #indie bookstore


Big freeze hits World Book Day, but 'Brain Freeze' tops chart

Tom Fletcher and Shane Devries’s World Book Day title Brain Freeze (Puffin) has nipped into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, leapfrogging three-week wonder Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Harper), with 37,879 copies sold through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tom fletcher #shane devries #eleanor oliphant #nielsen bookscan


Scholastic UK buys two school book suppliers

The UK arm of Scholastic has bought school books suppliers MBE Books and Laburnum House for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #uk arm


The Art and Making of A Fan-Favorite Book

Art-of and making-of books about pop culture remain viable, even in an era when abundant behind-the-scenes information is available online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Author Maz Evans sets up 'book buddy' scheme for schools

Schools can apply for book donations from authors, bloggers and booksellers via a new scheme set up by Maz Evans, the the author of the Who Let the God’s Out? series (Chicken House). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book donations #maz evans


Ivanka Trump, Wayne Rooney and the art of the bad book deal

Estimates suggest her book Women Who Work is a long way from earning out its gigantic advance – putting its author in some interesting companyEstimates are out for how much publisher Portfolio might have lost on Ivanka Trump’s book, and they won’t be happy reading for the US’s “first daughter”,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #happy reading #people wanted #life story


'Fire and Fury' Sales Hit 1.7 Million

Despite early concerns that Henry Holt may have underestimated demand for 'Fire and Fury,' the Macmillan imprint said it has sold roughly 1.7 million copies of the White House tell-all since its January 5 release. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #henry holt #underestimated demand #macmillan imprint


Weekly E-Book Ranking: Fire and Fury sets charts ablaze

Fire and Fury may have missed out on the print number one last week, but after a shortage of hardback copies in bookshops over the weekend, readers hungry to learn all about Donald Trump’s McDonald’s habit turned to the digital shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #print number