Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book worldIt could be almost the setup for a joke, but a former president, a Booker winner and an erotic fiction superstar have walked on to the British Book awards’ longlist, and one of them could be crowned the best writer of the past three decades.Barack Obama, Hilary Mantel and EL James are three of the bestselling writers on an eclectic list drawn up to celebrate the awards’ 30th anniversary.A Year in Provence, Peter Mayle (Penguin) | 1990Delia Smith’s Christmas (BBC Books) | 1991Wild Swans, Jung Chang (William Collins) | 1992The Art Book (Phaidon) | 1995Longitude, Dava Sobel (Fourth Estate) | 1997Northern Lights, Philip Pullman (Scholastic) | 1997Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, JK Rowling (Bloomsbury) | 1998Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding (Picador) | 1998Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières (Vintage) | 1998The Illustrated Mum, Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt (Doubleday) | 2000White Teeth, Zadie Smith (Penguin) | 2001Sahara, Michael Palin (Weidenfeld Nicholson) | 2003Brick Lane, Monica Ali (Transworld) | 2004The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mark Haddon (David Fickling) | 2004The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (Picador) | 2004The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Transworld) | 2005The Gruffalo’s Child, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) | 2005The Sound of Laughter, Peter Kay... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Becoming Wise' by Krista Tippett, a poetic trip into the paradoxical and profound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Kim closes her first deal as Putnam’s editorial director, Booker Prize–nominee Paul Kingsnorth closes a double at Graywolf, Norman Ollestad sells his new novel to Counterpoint, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year ago, livestreaming app Meerkat made a splash as one of the latest major startups to break out at South by Southwest Interactive. But with growing competition in live video from behemoths Twitter and Facebook, the company is pivoting to become a video-based social network, Re/code reported... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icon Books is to publish the first book on the "incredible" story of Leicester City's 2015-16 Premier League season, by Leicester Mercury's chief football writer Rob Tanner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in Hachette’s parent company Lagardere have fallen by 8.2% this morning after announcing a lower-than-expected profit forecast and the departure of its chief financial officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perhaps no company gained more from the boom in adult coloring books than Laurence King Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers Bloomsbury Children’s and David Fickling Books are leading the shortlist for this year’s Bookseller’s YA Book Prize, run in association with book printer Clays. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: studying the dead, and a brilliant adventure yarn set aboard a Yorkshire whaler. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monsoon Books, the independent publisher of English-language books based in Singapore, has opened an office in the UK for its editorial and marketing teams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Join PW in calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba on books and education materials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist has called Kamila Shamsie’s campaign for a pledge to publish only female authors in 2018 ‘a ridiculous idea’Lionel Shriver has called her fellow novelist Kamila Shamsie’s suggestion of a year publishing only women “rubbish”.Shamsie made the provocative call last year, citing gender... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ending the embargo on books and educational materials would be an important first step in improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most talked about presentation of yesterday's Digital Book World conference in New York came from Jonathan Taplin, director of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California, who asked: “Is this tech revolution great for everybody or just a few at the top of the Forbes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing is to release The David Brent Songbook to coincide with the UK cinema release of "Life on the Road" starring Ricky Gervais, this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campbell Books, the pre-school imprint of Macmillan Children’s Books, has signed a two-book deal with pre-school music specialists Monkey Music. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2016 Leipzig Book Fair will introduce a new startup showcase called Neuland 2.0 that will highlight the latest innovations and ideas for books. The post Startup Village for Digital Natives at Leipzig Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The younger generations' appreciation for print books and more are noted by IPG Fellow Tom Bonnick of Nosy Crow at Digital Book World. The post Nosy Crow’s Tom Bonnick at DBW: ‘Humanizing a Book’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape is publishing BRIT(ish): Getting Under the Skin of Britain’s Race Problem by Afua Hirsch, social affairs editor for Sky News. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walking can double as both a physical exercise and a workout for the soul, according to three new titles coming from religion and spirituality publishers in the months to come. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The force was with World Book Day last week as The Escape: Star Wars (Egmont) claimed the number one spot from Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking (BBC) and all 10 WBD titles charted inside the top 15. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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