The story of the Scottish diaspora has been well told in print. Now a new audio book brings emigrant stories to life in their own words. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'
[ The Conversation | 2021-01-22 17:53:17 UTC ]
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TV presenter and non-fiction author Sally Magnusson draws upon her father’s love of Icelandic sagas in her first novel, which intertwines real-life events with fictional imaginings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish booksellers have trumpeted a strong year of trade in 2017, despite economic uncertainty and competition from online retailers. Rosamund de la Hey, The Mainstreet Trading Company, Golden Hare Books, Lighthouse Bookshop, Mairi Oliver, Marie Moser, The Edinburgh Bookshop Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust has revealed the winners of this year’s New Writers Awards, each of whom will receive £2,000 to help with their career. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish writer Claire McFall’s Ferryman trilogy is set to be turned into films and graphic novels by a US production studio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First on the calendar is Edinburgh's Scottish Book Trade Conference in February. And in April, London Book Fair's Quantum conference's programming is featuring audiobooks and seld0m-heard voices. The post Conference Notes: Scottish Book Trade Day and London Book Fair’s Quantum Event Are Ahead... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a book by the New York Times journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A robot that can read any of 50,000 picture books to young children will soon launch. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Party described in Vanity Fair article and forthcoming book was at a home of Steve Jurvetson, a founding partner of venture-capital firm DFJ who left the firm in November. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre's head of PR, Emily Burns, is leaving the company on 9th February 2018 to open her own PR and communications agency, BrandHive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reports from around the country indicate a healthy season for children’s booksellers in particular, consistently citing sales hikes of 10% or more over the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children's has acquired a middle grade novel about children living in a refugee camp by Steve Tasane. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A French publisher aims to print stories and poems on demand in unexpected places. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jesse Ball's new novel tells "a richly emotional story," said Ecco associate art director Sara Wood, and she worked to make a cover that matched it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson has revealed it is publishing a posthumous collection of "powerful" short stories by Helen Dunmore, a day after the late author was given the Costa Award for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At this PubTech Connect breakout session, innovators will share how they’ve brought book content to new platforms and created new experiences for readers Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate has published more than 11,000 articles in 2017. Determining the 10 most popular wasn’t easy. When we do this roundup every year, we inevitably debate the same question: What’s the best way to determine popularity? We measure our traffic in many ways. We look at how many visitors and page... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A canceled book deal, Amazon buy buttons, and sexual harassment were among the big news stories this past year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, we took a look at one cookbook’s journey from Broadway and ate Shake Shack burgers at home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SERIES Movie Night With Karlie Kloss The supermodel and her celebrity guests watch flicks, play games and gab in this new series. First up, 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” 6:30 p.m. Freeform The Perfect Suspect The debut installment of this true-crime series tells the tale of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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