Booksellers have expressed mixed views over the new cover look for Jilly Cooper’s Riders (Corgi), which Transworld has reissued to celebrate the book’s 30th birthday. Like the previous cover, the new one shows a woman from the waist down wearing a pair of white jodhpurs. The cover still contains a man’s hand reaching out to the woman, but the hand is now placed more chastely on her lower back, whereas previously it was cupping her buttocks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newly announced Man Booker longlist has had an enthusiastic reception from booksellers, who say the contest for the prize looks wide open this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With nearly twenty years experience in the publishing industry, Fiona Carr joins online rights platform IPR License as Senior Sales Manager. The post Fiona Carr Joins IPR License as Senior Sales Manager appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cathryn Summerhayes, formerly agent and partner at WME, is to join Curtis Brown on 1st September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter fans, booksellers, and librarians are getting ready to party like it's 2007: Scholastic is prepping to release 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' on July 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caution evident in buying and selling of politically sensitive material amid fears of growing repression from mainland’s Communist partyThe 2016 Hong Kong book fair, the most important event in the city’s literary calendar, opened its doors on Wednesday to familiar long queues and hordes of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Traveler magazine will feature Kihei-based vintage car-rental company Maui Roadsters on the cover of its June/July issue. Maui Roadsters has already been featured in various online magazines and on the September 2014 cover of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine. Click on a... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Haig has revealed the cover of his forthcoming book The Girl Who Saved Christmas in a YouTube video. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hong Kong publishers' latest works on sensitive Chinese topics went on show at a book fair this week, despite gloom over recent detentions of five local booksellers Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jade Chandler is to leave Sphere and join Harvill Secker in the newly-created role of editorial director for crime fiction in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 1980s Brat Pack movie helped inspire the book-jacket concept for 'Still Here' by Lara Vapnyar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A tweet from theatre data analyst Victoria O'Brien showing how she met and married former Waterstones bookseller Jonathan O'Brien has gone viral with over 24,000 favourites. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Faber publisher Julian Loose is to join Yale University Press, London, as editorial director for trade and academic in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Clarke has revealed the cover of his autobiography, Kind of Blue, in a promotional YouTube video, during which he said he "always rather enjoyed the controversy". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Scrivener has joined the board of illustrations agency Bright Group International as non-executive director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller Rising Stars were lauded for their “wealth of talent” and ability to take on the upcoming challenges facing the trade at a party to celebrate the 2016 inductees. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association of Ireland has launched a manifesto calling for the Irish government to reconsider its controversial national library tender scheme due to commence in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To celebrate the publication of two new books by bestselling Italian author Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions is launching a scholarship program for U.S. booksellers to attend overseas book fairs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Officials in Hong Kong say they will not send back a bookseller who jumped bail in mainland China, where he was detained over books mocking Chinese leaders. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 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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Rachel Mills, formerly head of Peters, Fraser + Dunlop's international rights department, will be joining Furniss Lawton in the newly created role of agent and international rights director in late August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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