British Book Awards’ Top 2019 Prize Goes to Ireland’s Sally Rooney

The annual 'Nibbies,' as the British Book Awards are known, this year are led by the acclaimed Irish author, Sally Rooney, who calls herself 'astonishingly lucky.' The post British Book Awards’ Top 2019 Prize Goes to Ireland’s Sally Rooney appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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'Into the Wild' author Jon Krakauer will write a book about sexual assaults on campus

Jon Krakauer's upcoming book 'Missoula' will center on stories he was told by those who said they experienced sexual assault at the University of Montana. Krakauer is also the author of 'Into Thin Air.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Little Tiger acquires debut picture books

Little Tiger Press has acquired two picture books from debut writers; Katie McGinty Wants a Pet and Pirates in Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe. Katie McGinty Wants a Pet is about a girl who wants an unusual pet and was written by Jenna Harrington, who works in the sales department at Little Tiger... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Detectives 'replace vampires' in books

Young detectives "replace vampires" in young adult fiction according to this year's Children's Book Prize shortlist. Continue reading at BBC News

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Gruffalo books critical to path of teen mum

As a new teenage mum, Victoria Scheule would read her son The Gruffalo. Now a teacher and mother of 7-year-old Carter, she represented her old school for teenage mothers yesterday at an event starring the book's author. Continue reading at Stuff

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Jon Stewart’s Book Club

Jon Stewart announced plans Tuesday night to leave his perch on The Daily Show later this year. The shrieks and cries you heard coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn? That was the sound of publishing and media insiders realizing that their best avenue for jump-starting book sales and making... Continue reading at Slate

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Canadian Miniseries Boosts 'Book of Negroes'

The TV miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s award-winning novel is proving a major sales boost for the title, originally released in 2007. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Minimum Wage, Diversity Top Concerns at Wi10

The high energy that has marked Winter Institute carried over into sessions where booksellers spoke about the challenges ahead, from dealing with minimum wage increase laws to creating a more equal partnership with publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Why Oprah Winfrey chose 'Ruby' for her book club

Cynthia Bond's novel "Ruby" is set in Texas and tells a fierce and poetic tale of a worldly, beautiful black woman, Ruby Bell, and her struggle not to be destroyed by her home community of Liberty Township. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Sex and Religion: A Crop of Books Addresses a Fraught Relationship

Must religion and sex always make strange bedfellows? Or can a connection between the two be freshly understood in a culture drenched in sexual imagery and messages? New and forthcoming books tackle the issues from different angles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Read thousands of comic books with a Scribd subscription

Scribd's monthly subscription includes unlimited access to its library of audio and ebooks, and as of today, you can add comics to that list. The service announced that it added over 10,000 comic books for leisurely reading, and the more visually st... Continue reading at Engadget

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Spirituality & Religion Books of Note, February 2015

'Blue Like Jazz' author Don Miller's first book in five years is among notable releases in February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Big Drop in E-book Sales Led to Soft 2014 at HBG

A stronger publishing lineup in 2013 and problems caused by the standoff with Amazon over sales terms resulted in a 4.8% decline in sales for the year at Hachette Book Group USA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Hot Book Properties: Week of February 9, 2015

Books creating buzz around the globe this week include a bestseller by a Dutch author who draws on her own life in her debut; a "mum-lit" novel by a Spanish author known for her YA; and the latest from the international bestseller who wrote 'The Ingredients of Love.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'PW' Panel Looks at 'The Internet of Books'

The panel, “The Bookternet: Building Communities Online,” examined the ways that online book culture has transformed the book industry, offering both opportunities and pitfalls for publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Gillian Anderson joins Oscar's First Book judges

Actress Gillian Anderson will be on the judging panel for this year’s Oscar’s First Book Prize, which awards the best first book for children aged five or under published in 2014. The £5,000 prize was set up by the Evening Standard last year in memory of Oscar Ashton, the son of the paper’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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What are the Most Searched For Out-of-Print Books?

Madonna's "Sex" had long dominated the list of the top most searched for out-of-print books, but there's a new title on top of the list. The post What are the Most Searched For Out-of-Print Books? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Spirituality & Religion Books, February 11, 2015

Robert Alter's acclaimed Bible translation has a new volume; Lauren Winner insightfully examines obscure metaphors for God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Spirituality and Religion Books of Note, February 2015

'Blue Like Jazz' author Don Miller's first book in five years is among notable releases in February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faber and Granta power Folio Prize shortlist

Independent publishers have come out on top in the shortlist for the 2015 Folio Prize for Fiction, with Faber and Granta getting three books each on the list. Faber’s three titles are All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, about sisters, suicide and how to carry on after grief; Family Life by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, February 11, 2015

Robert Alter's acclaimed Bible translation has a new volume; Lauren Winner insightfully examines obscure metaphors for God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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