Books: The trouble with publishing accused harassers; Ernie, Bert and authorial intent; the Brown family dynasty; and more book news

Welcome! It’s sunny here in El Segundo. I’m Carolyn Kellogg with not one but two essays from Critics at Large this week, because it has been a big week for cultural questions in the world of books. Let’s get started. THE FIRST BIG ESSAY Critic at Large Laila Lalami looks at two big recent essays... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Children's titles boost global book market

Growth in children’s books is driving print market growth across the world, Nielsen’s Global managing director Jonathan Stolper told delegates at the Nielsen Book Insights Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Terry Pratchett colouring book coming in August

A Terry Pratchett adult colouring book is set to be released by Gollancz this August, created by Paul Kidby, with the rights negotiated by Rob Wilkins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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How One B2B Publisher Struck Gold with Paid Video

RealVision has figured out the model. The post How One B2B Publisher Struck Gold with Paid Video appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Charlotte Crosby diet book to Headline

Headline is publishing a new book by Charlotte Crosby called Live Fast, Lose Weight, which will “show every young woman who wants to work hard all day and then party the night away how she can eat and drink on the go without piling on the pounds.” Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Newspaper publishers want more reporters - at the BBC's expense

Regional press owners approach corporation’s news chief, James Harding, to seek funding for journalists to cover local courts and council meetingsRegional newspaper groups want the BBC to foot the bill for reporters to cover Britain’s courts and council meetings, reported the Times on Monday.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Festivals: Paying Authors, Selling Books, Building Readership

Many Canadian literary festivals match or exceed the Canada Council rate of CAD$250 for an author appearance. Fests are flourishing, coast to coast. The post Canadian Festivals: Paying Authors, Selling Books, Building Readership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellen Seligman, Publisher of McClelland & Stewart, Dies

Ellen Seligman, who worked for Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart for four decades and edited Margaret Atwood's books, died on Friday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: March 28, 2016

A new bookstore is coming to South Carolina; stores in California and North Carolina are relocating; and a store in Maine is changing hands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Newfound Popularity of Sci-Fi Books Has a Dark Side

Big publishers are starting to put out genre books. On this week's "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" the panel discusses whether or not that's good for writers. The post The Newfound Popularity of Sci-Fi Books Has a Dark Side appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: March 25, 2016

Louisiana to start collecting online sales tax; Jeff Kinney's Massachusetts store wins design awards; and NPR's Morning Edition to be broadcast from an Illinois bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Briefcase 2016: What U.S. Agencies Will be Selling at the London Book Fair

Hot properties include titles from Lisa Scottoline and Iris Johanson, a story collection inspired by Edward Hopper, a return to Twin Peaks via its co-creator Mark Frost, Tom Wolfe’s newest, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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What publishers want Snapchat to fix about Discover

Talk to anyone, and it's clear that the the mostly young Snapchat audience is less enthusiastic about Discover than the media companies. Traffic to Discover is a fraction of the regular user activity that reaches more than 100 million people a day. The main focus of the app will always be the... Continue reading at Digiday

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Bloomsbury to re-publish cycling classic The Rider

Bloomsbury Publishing is to re-publish Dutch author Tim Krabbé’s cycling classic The Rider in June, with the aim of bringing it to a "whole new audience". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Deals: Week of March 28, 2016

Berkley lays down seven figures for Karen White, Garth Nix takes his latest to Scholastic, trans-rights activist Janet Mock sells another memoir, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hype Cycles and Book Wars: Nielsen’s BookInsights Conference

We have yet to make a satisfying gift of an ebook, said Nielsen's Andre Breedt at BookInsights in London. Such breakthroughs still seem far, far away The post Hype Cycles and Book Wars: Nielsen’s BookInsights Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Self-published titles '22% of UK ebook market'

Sales of self-published ebooks accounted for 22% of the digital book market in the UK last year, the Nielsen BookInsights Conference today was told, although growth in overall ebook sales is slowing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA Freedom to Publish nominees revealed

The International Publishers Association’s Freedom to Publish Committee has named its top five nominees for the 2016 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New Jason Bourne book to HoZ

The latest in the Jason Bourne adventure series, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Enigma, will be published by Head of Zeus this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club Practices Better Living Through Criticism

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Better Living Through Criticism, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

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Holgate, Stibbe and McShane to judge British Book Industry Awards

Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate, author Nina Stibbe, and Rik McShane retail director at Waterstones will help judge the The British Book Industy Awards' inaugural Book of the Year Continue reading at The Bookseller

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