Books: National Book Award longlists, a fall preview and concern about ALOUD

Hi — I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times. This week in print you’ll find the Fall Arts Preview — books included. THE BIG BOOKS This fall brings books from Michelle Obama, Jonathan Franzen, Haruki Murakami, Michael Connelly, Stephen King and more; see our picks of books you won’t... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired the debut novel from literary journalist and scout Anna James in a “hotly contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PFD launches online books catalogue

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WHS book sales down 2% despite boost from Zoella

WH Smith saw strong sales from its Zoella Book Club launch over summer, but general book sales were down 2% like-for-like for the retailer in the year ending 31st August 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Current Affairs Drive the Mission (and Revenue) at Haymarket Books

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Sales of Print Books Slowed in Third Quarter

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Book Deals: Week of October 17, 2016

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Heartland Fall Forum 2016: Children's Authors Create Magic

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MPIBA 2016: Kids' Booksellers, Authors Get Primed for Fall

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HarperCollins honoured at Race Equality awards

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Posthumous children's book from Elizabeth Jane Howard

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IBW 'Best of the Best' books announced

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Walker Books increases turnover in 2015

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At Frankfurt: Supply Chain Meeting to Feature Nielsen Book’s New Metadata White Papers

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SMP Launching Crossover Imprint, Wednesday Books

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You may have felt immersed in a comic book before, but never quite so literally as this. Madefire has released a free Gear VR preview app that lets you read its Motion Books in virtual reality. As you might guess, it's all about depth. Pages now fill... Continue reading at Engadget

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