Canongate is to mark the global publication of filmmaker David Lynch’s "highly anticipated" memoir, Room to Dream, with a marathon "Twin Peaks" viewing session. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report conducted by consultancy Frontier Economics has found a "strong" economic case for taking VAT off digital publications in the UK, as permitted under newly agreed European Union rules. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has unveiled two new voice-activated 'skills' for Amazon’s Alexa devices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Zaffre) has swiped the UK Official Top 50 number one spot from Zoe Sugg’s Cordially Invited (Hodder & Stoughton), selling 25,567 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manuscript of Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigine goes on display as case is made for Unesco heritage listingThe handwritten message on the current Australian $50 note is barely legible, to make it harder for forgers. It reads: “As a full-blooded member of my race I think I may claim to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has acquired the next two books in the historical crime series from Ambrose Parry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Association of American Publishers c.e.o. Maria Pallante has overseen a more robust and outspoken trade body, one which made a pointed award at its recent a.g.m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) has promoted two assistants, Tessa David and Vicky Cornforth, to the role of literary agent and associate agent in the broadcast department respectively. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A hard-to-find book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge has appeared online. Copies of Mark Judge’s out-of-print memoir, Wasted: Tales of a Gen-X Drunk, are listed on Amazon for $150 and more, but the book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend is now available on the Internet... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate made a loss last year despite a rise in turnover because of the significant purchase costs of acquiring Severn House Publishers and the writing off of "some sizeable, unearned advances". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Higher sales, strong fall lists, and the addition of many first-time bookselling attendees combined to make this year's NEIBA trade show particularly strong. These turbulent political times also set the tone for many of the conversations and educational sessions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannibal Boxing, a Boston-based, boxing-focused media company founded by book business veteran Kyle Sarofeen and partner Andy Komack, will launch a boxing book imprint this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is having a structural revamp over the next two years with a new home for the rights and licenses business and a new space for consumers with new enticements for the general public. In 2019 the literary agents and scouts centre moving to the “Festhalle”, near the City... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage imprint Chatto & Windus will next year publish Mark Haddon's first novel in seven years - The Porpoise, an "ambitious and dazzling" novel based on the epic tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has won a debut novel inspired by Robinson Crusoe from Katie Hale, a Penguin Random House WriteNow mentee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nigel Pickard’s TV career spans more than 30 years of creating shows for children, including stints as controller of BBC Children’s, for which he oversaw two new channels, CBeebies and CBBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, published a roughly 3,300-word blog post cataloging the steps the company has taken to prevent a repeat of the 2016 manipulation. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Federation of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG) is hosting three former children’s laureates at an event in Birmingham to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has signed a memoir by "moneyless man" Mark Boyle, recounting his life without modern technology on a smallholding in Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Rosenthal, whose Blue Rider Press imprint was shuttered last year by Penguin Random House, is joining Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He has been tapped as an editor-at-large at HMH. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has appointed former HarperCollins publicist Polly Osborn to the position of adult marketing and publicity director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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