I SIT WITH María Lynch and Sandra Pareja in the sixth-story office of Casanovas & Lynch, a literary agency in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. Lynch is a partner at the agency, Pareja does foreign rights, and both of them are also literary agents. We talk about the many roles an agent plays in getting […] The post “Books Find Their Way to Readers”: The Barcelona Literacy Agency Casanovas & Lynch appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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A two-volume Italian bestseller, which is being compared to work by Elizabeth Gilbert ('Eat, Pray, Love'), lands a major deal in Germany; a French debut novel about the Rwandan genocide picks up more sales; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With stores at Chelsea Market and Rockefeller Center, the long-time New York City bookseller is testing points South with a 2,000 sq. ft. store at Ponce City Market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An event where five well-known New Zealand authors share stories about their lives has sold out, book festival organisers say. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing the 'increasing value" of design and illustration in "today's visually dominated world," Frankfurt Book Fair announces a new Global Illustration Award competition to discover and honor international effectiveness in the field. The post €30,000 Global Illustration Award Debuts at Frankfurt... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's Harry Potter series tops a BBC Local Radio poll of books that adults say children should read. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Amie Barrodale delivers one of the best short story collections of 2016, and Ben H. Winters's masterful combination of "Invisible Man" and "Blade Runner." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wednesday, at a hearing in its bankruptcy proceedings, the retailer won a short extension in the amount of time it has to find a buyer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Australia says memoir will be ‘testament to a mother’s love’ after disastrous snatch attempt in Lebanon organised with help of Channel NineBrisbane woman Sally Faulkner, who has been charged with kidnapping her own children in Beirut, has signed an international book deal for a tell-all... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So far in 2016, sales of print books are up 6% over last year, despite the lack of a single runaway bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes makes it five weeks on the trot at at the summit of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, with the film-boosted sales of Me Before You (Michael Joseph) showing little sign of slowing down. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Different editions of Jojo Moyes's 'Me Before You' take three spots among the top 20 bestselling books for the first half of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Lisa See lands seven figures from Scribner, Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion takes his latest to SMP, Edgar-winner Lou Berney closes a double with William Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some books you want to read slowly. Patrick Rothfuss' fantasy tome isn't one of them. The post WIRED Book Club: We're Breezing Through The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iceland’s giant-killing football success in France has produced a surge of interest in the country’s literary outputIceland’s heroic performance in the Euro 2016 football tournament has had a surprising side-effect – a boost for the tiny Nordic country’s publishing industry. The head of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One year after opening, the New Jersey indie is prepping for expansion by adding a children's bookstore around the corner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A comic-artist-by-day come super-villain-wrestler-by-night has been helping inspire the youth of Auckland. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut psychological thriller Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris (Mira) is Amazon Kindle's number-one selling ebook this year to date, according to its summer 2016 report disclosing the latest retail trends for the e-commerce giant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connect Books increased like-for-like revenues by 4.8% in the 44 weeks to 2nd July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is to distribute an English and Chinese version of The Bookseller Daily at the Beijing International Book Fair in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free food, sleep pods and graffiti walls. Few places are so enshrined in urban myth as Facebook, Google and other companies of their ilk. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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