BookTrust staff were “overwhelmed” by contributions to its Christmas fundraising appeal, which reached £120,000 - a third more than its target. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Educational neuroscientist and Channel 4’s "The Secret Lives of Five Year Olds" expert Paul Howard-Jones has urged parents to read to their children to boost youngsters’ maths skills, in the Annual BookTrust Lecture. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 12:52:17 UTC ]
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I've found the perfect Harry Potter Christmas decorations for your winter holiday, whether you like DIY projects or you prefer to buy. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-18 11:36:10 UTC ]
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John Lewis' Christmas advert has come under fire as author and former bookseller Jen Campbell highlighted the similarities between the advert and her children’s book Franklin’s Flying Bookshop (Thames & Hudson). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 10:24:18 UTC ]
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In the driver’s seat is Brad Parscale, Trump’s digital media director, who led the efforts to raise a record-breaking $125 million in just the last quarter, according to the New York Times. His ability to turn impeachment into this many millions... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2019-11-10 20:11:52 UTC ]
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Occupying a unique place in the publishing ecosystem, many university presses are achieving crossover hits. But balancing that with their bread and butter can be a challenge. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 19:31:14 UTC ]
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The problem of books damaged in the shipping process is both escalating and alarming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-09 12:00:41 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Archer, Marian Keyes and Stacey Halls were among the authors at this year's Bertrams Christmas conference which saw Abingdon indie Mostly Books win bookshop of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Employees at ad agencies, tech companies and brands skipped work today to join the Global Climate Strike, a protest of government and corporate inaction on climate change. Today's strike, scheduled just ahead of the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York, is the third event in a series of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-20 22:10:02 UTC ]
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New titles are examining different aspects of the Nativity scene, giving, and acceptance ahead of this year’s Yuletide celebrations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's author Anna James will edit the British Library's Christmas collection. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 16:13:19 UTC ]
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BookTrust will deliver 700,000 free books to every school starter as part of the annual Time to Read campaign this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 12:05:14 UTC ]
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Staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were surprised to learn April 15 that, along with the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-06 14:54:26 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents say they are expecting a positive Beijing International Book Fair, reflecting the growing Chinese market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 19:02:53 UTC ]
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Patrice Lawrence, Joy Francis and Elizabeth Bananuka are among the mentors leading the first round of training sessions for BookTrust Represents, a project to help promote and develop children's authors and illustrators of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 07:38:47 UTC ]
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The best Christmas stories This is a somewhat unseasonal post for us, appearing in July as it is. But we’ve recently turned our thoughts towards Christmas literature for a whole host of reasons, so thought we’d offer ten of the greatest short stories about Christmas. These are stories set around […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2019-07-27 14:00:59 UTC ]
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James Grant’s biography shows why Bagehot was called ‘the greatest Victorian’ — and why we should pay attention to him now. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Facebook investors voted overwhelmingly to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman and scrap the firm’s share structure. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-06-04 21:05:33 UTC ]
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Oscar-winner wants appeal against record $2.9m judgment determined as quickly as possible, lawyer tells courtThe Daily Telegraph’s appeal against the record $2.9m judgment against it in the Geoffrey Rush defamation case “weighs heavily” on the Oscar-winning actor, an Australian court has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-27 02:22:30 UTC ]
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Penguin has donated £10,000 to the crowdfunding campaign to keep a historic copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-24 03:23:01 UTC ]
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Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive, including correspondence with authors like J K Rowling, Iain Banks and Ruth Rendell, to the National Library of Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 15:07:11 UTC ]
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