Following her viral short story hit, Kristen Roupenian’s You Know You Want This has been sold to Cape in the UK, with the US auction said to be topping $1mKristen Roupenian, whose short story about a relationship turned sour, Cat Person, set the internet on fire last week, has sold her debut book to a UK publisher for a high five-figure sum, with an auction in the US now understood to be topping $1m (£748,000).Published in the New Yorker, which said the response to the story had been “record-breaking”, Roupenian’s Cat Person recounts student Margot’s relationship with the older Robert. Initially conducted through text messages, it eventually becomes physical – “It was a terrible kiss, shockingly bad; Margot had trouble believing that a grown man could possibly be so bad at kissing” – before Margot withdraws and Robert shows his true colours. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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While Spain's market may never recoup the 40% of sales lost in the recession, Blanca Rosa Roca counts herself a survivor in a recession-ravaged marketplace. The post Blanca Rosa Roca: An Independent Publisher in Spain’s Recovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and is the leading operator of school-based book clubs and book fairs in the United States. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Gallimard was founded in 1911 by Gaston Gallimard, the grandfather of today’s president and CEO Antoine Gallimard, as Les Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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French publishing company La Martinière was founded in 1992 by Hervé de la Martinière with an initial focus on illustrated photography, heritage, art, and leisure books, and has since expanded to general trade books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Mondadori operates four trade publishing houses: Edizioni Mondadori, Giulio Einaudi editore, Edizioni Piemme and Sperling & Kupfer, the last of which also includes Frassinelli. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A recent dinner in New York is seen as a first step in opening a new dialogue between the countries' publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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For most athletes, their best years are well behind them by the time the hit the big four-oh. But at 41, former NFL star Trevor Pryce has found a new and what he calls a better life among the frogs and scorpions of "Kulipari."The trilogy of children's books he created starring a wannabe warrior... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC (MHGE) is a learning science company focused on higher education, professional learning and information markets both in the US and internationally with content, tools and services delivered via digital, print and hybrid solutions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Franz Cornelsen Education Group is a Germany-based company that provides learning services and creates and distributes educational materials for a market ranging from pre-school education to vocational training. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Egmont is a leading Nordic media group that is active in 30 countries with 6,600 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Olma Media Group is one of the most rapidly expanding publishing houses in Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Klett Group is Germany’s leading private provider of educational and continued education services, with 59 subsidiaries at 34 locations in 14 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Wolters Kluwer is a Dutch global information service company that provides information, software, and services to the legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Planeta is the leading Spanish-language publishing group in Spain and Latin America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This week: inside the Attica prison uprising, plus Nathan Hill's panoramic debut novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Penguin Random House is the world’s leading trade book publisher, comprised of nearly 250 imprints and brands on five continents, with more than 15,000 new titles and 800 million print, audio and ebooks sold annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Renamed Bookstr, the book discovery and recommendation platform has a new CEO, Sarah Hill, a relaunched website, and plans to release a new app later in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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China 'is funding 20 new English-language journals a year,' according to the UK's Publishing Association report out this week. At the same time, concern is expressed about 'ideological control.' The post UK’s Publishers Association Reports on Journals in China appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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