Charlie Higson to pen Fighting Fantasy book

Charlie Higson is writing a new book in the bestselling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series for Scholastic UK, set for an April 2018 release. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Higson to pen Fighting Fantasy book

Charlie Higson is writing a new book in the bestselling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series for Scholastic UK, set for an April 2018 release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dare YOU face the orcs? 80s game books Fighting Fantasy return

The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ALA and PEN America Offer New Data on Recent Book Bans: Book Censorship News, September 27, 2024

Here are the latest numbers out of Banned Books Week. Spoiler: book banning is not slowing down. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-09-27 13:30:00 UTC ]
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Double The Book Bans In Half The Time: PEN America’s Latest Book Ban Report

PEN's new report shows that book bans continue to rise and continue to target books by or about queer people and people of color. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-16 12:05:00 UTC ]
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How Your Book Club Can Fight Against Books Bans and Censorship

Censorship attempts and book bans are at an all time high, but even a handful of people in a book club can make a difference. Here's how. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-12-15 11:35:00 UTC ]
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10 Fantasy Book Series For FINAL FANTASY Fans

Read these fantasy book series for FINAL FANTASY fans and enjoy a great narrative while giving your eyes a break from screen time. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-09-16 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Titan Books lands Hannah Mathewson's debut fantasy in two-book deal

Titan Books has signed Hannah Mathewson's "beautiful and lyrical portal fantasy novel" set in an alternative universe London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Book Hive teams with local book club to fight Trump 'threat'

The Book Hive in Norwich has teamed up with a local book club to help spread opposition to Donald Trump through literature.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Report Confirms School Book Bans Are Surging

The report, 'Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves,' confirms that 4,231 unique titles were targeted during the 2023-2024 school year, impacting 2,662 authors, 195 illustrators, and 31 translators. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Action-Adventure Sci Fi and Fantasy Books

Authors discuss the quests, heists, heroic feats—and emotions—that drive their new titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Mama of ‘Star Wars’ revolutionized science fiction and fantasy books

Over the course of her career, Judy-Lynn del Rey earned a reputation as a superstar editor among her authors. Think of your favorite fantasy or science-fiction novel. You’ll know the author and title, of course. But can you think of its editor or publisher? Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-10-10 19:30:00 UTC ]
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Censorship: PEN America Sees US Book Bannings Triple

Banned Books Week in the United States: PEN America lists preliminary research points from its 2023-2024 school year report. The post Censorship: PEN America Sees US Book Bannings Triple appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-23 11:01:35 UTC ]
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PEN America Finds New State Laws Are Supercharging School Book Bans

In the 2023-2024 school year, state legislation was “particularly critical in accelerating book bans,” the report states, “making it easier to remove books from schools without due process, or in some cases, without any formal process whatsoever.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Modern Day McCarthyists: The Fight Against Book Bans in Llano County

The Texas county, with a population about 3,000, has become an epicenter in the fight against book banning. Leila Green Little explains the echoes of history are playing out in rural Texas—and in communities across the across the nation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Free Library Partners with ALA, PEN America on Banned Books Map

Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association Is Publishing a Handbook for Fighting Book Bans

The 'ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters' is scheduled for a September 16 release. All profits will support ABFE’s efforts against book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Our columnist takes a look at recent books by Sofia Samatar, Vajra Chandrasekera and Emet North. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Open Road Launches Geo-Targeting Service to Fight Book Bans

In an effort to help consumers find and read books that have been banned in their localities, Open Road Integrated Media has started a new marketing service, the Free Voices Geo-Targeting initiative, focusing on 10 states where book banning is most prevalent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Portal Fantasies and New Books: Swords and Spaceships, August 2, 2024

Travel into this week's new science fiction and fantasy books, as well as two compelling portal fantasy reads. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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With Fantasy on Fire, Print Book Sales Are Catching Up to 2023

Books by Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros, among the bestselling books of 2024 so far, sparked a huge increase in the adult fantasy category and helped keep print sales roughly flat with the first half of 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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