Bookshops gear up for second 'Super Thursday' as 355 new titles hit shelves

Bookshops are gearing up for another bumper Super Thursday with around 355 new trade hardback books hitting the shelves today (1st October), with some warning of a "creaking" supply chain. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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All book titles should be like 'Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?' | Emma Brockes

It’s bitchy, fun and avoids the worst of the publishing industry’s most recent clichesWe are at what seems like a low point in the history of book titles. Good titles are hard to find, but they make all the difference. Take Timothy Caulfield’s new book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon petition couple sell bookshops

A couple who were splashed across the national press when they delivered a petition to 10 Downing Street calling on Amazon to pay corporation tax in the UK have sold their two bookshops. Keith and Frances Smith who owned Warwick Books and Kenilworth Books have sold both the indies to new owners... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper360 Turns U.K. Cookbook Into U.S. Hit

In March 2015, British singer Sam Smith took to Instagram to tell his 3.6 million followers that one woman, Amelia Freer, had changed his life with her book, "Eat. Nourish. Glow.," which he credited with his recent weight loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Gannett bosses' Lego Movie spoof hits bum note

Video of Newsquest owner’s Gracia Martore and her team lip-synching Everything is Awesome are unlikely to comfort journalists facing redundancySpirits among staff of Newsquest owner Gannett may not be high as it lines up another round of redundancies. But their mood will no doubt have been... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ghomeshi Bio to Be First Original Title Published by Kobo

This June, Canadian ebook retailer Kobo will publish its first original ebook when it releases Kevin Donovan's 'Jian Ghomeshi: Secret Life.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conran Octopus to publish Vogue jewellery title

Conran Octopus has signed a book covering Vogue magazine's relationship with jewellery, authored by Vogue jewellery editor Carol Woolton. Vogue the Jewellery will be published as a £75 hardback printed in a large, silk-bound format and packaged in a foil-blocked clamshell case. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth is Missing voted favourite Richard and Judy Spring title

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Banned Books Week 2015 will center on young adult titles

'These are the books that speak most immediately to young people, dealing with many of the difficult issues that arise in their own lives, or in the lives of their friends,' Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week national committee, said of challenged YA books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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DC Debuts Line of Super Hero Graphic Novels, Merchandise for Girls

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I B Tauris signs title on history behind Game of Thrones

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Booksellers welcome new Discworld title

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga for Foodies: 6 Delicious New Titles

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Expanding tearoom and bookshop chain opens in Chester

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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