Charts: Scots back Billy, Wonky and Wullie

With a literary appetite that punches above its weight in population terms, Scottish book buyers backed their own in 2018. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Fault in Our Stars author backs literature diversity campaign

We need to reflect the reality of our communities, says The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green in video backing social media-led We Need Diverse Books campaignAll readers need to know that they too can be the heroes of a story, according to the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams and Bellingham top bestseller charts

David Walliams has retained pole position in the UK Official Top 50 for the fifth consecutive week, narrowly eclipsing Lynda Bellingham's memoir, in the week that the TV star lost her battle to cancer.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wylie Backs Hachette in Amazon Dispute

Agent Andrew Wylie told a Toronto audience that publishers need to stand firm in the battle against Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bringing Back the Family Dinner: PW Talks with the Pollans

Can the “family dinner” be revived? In a new cookbook, Corky, Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan (mother and sisters to Michael Pollan) set out to find an answer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Social Engagement in Three Charts

Socail engagements were healthy for magazine brands in September across Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram, especially when it came to epicurean, shelter/home and pop culture & celebrity interests. This, according to data compiled in sister publication min, using True Social Metrics,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebola thriller 'The Hot Zone' is back in the spotlight

Richard Preston's book 'The Hot Zone' was published in 1994 and tells the story of Ebola appearing in a lab in Washington D.C. Now it's back on bestseller lists and it could be adapted as a TV series. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams still leads charts, as Flanagan gets Booker bounce

David Walliams notched up his fourth consecutive week atop the Official UK Top 50, while the Man Booker Prize proved a massive boost for Richard Flanagan.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rylance-backed book wins £5,000 prize

A debut novel whose supporters include actor Mark Rylance and Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith wins a £5,000 award given annually to "fearless" writing. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Legacy of Billy Graham: Grant Wacker

Historian Grant Wacker feels he’s always known Billy Graham—he grew up in an evangelical household and attended a Billy Graham Crusade when he was very young. In his new book, Wacker assesses the impact of Billy Graham on American culture and the examines the legacy he leaves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Awesome Awful tops charts in strong week

David Walliams easily romped to the number one spot on the UK Official Top 50 in the strongest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors will fire back at Amazon with calls for a government investigation

If you've been following the protracted war between Amazon and Hachette, you know that Amazon's been stymieing sales of certain books by making it impossible to pre-order them, and pushing back delivery of others all over a ebook contract dispute.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names give backing to Books Are My Bag

Celebrities and authors including Graham Norton and Ross Kemp have thrown their weight behind the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rankin and Rebus stay top of the charts

In a week when Scots went to the polls to vote on independence, Ian Rankin's referendum-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA manifesto backs market inquiry

A government-initiated inquiry into the online-physical and ebook sectors in the UK, a digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Great Back To School Graphic Novels

It's September which means school is back in session. Here are 10 books that take place at schools or primarily involve the lives of teachers and students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Looks Back at a Year of E-book Subscription

A year after its launch, ebook subscription service Oyster, has added tens of thousands of titles, scores of new publishers and appears to be attracting more subscribers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child hits back at indie authors in Amazon debate

Author Lee Child has come out swinging in the manner of Jack Reacher on The Passive Voice website... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell estate hits back at Amazon's corporate 'doublespeak'

Internet retailer accused of using tactics from Orwell's 1984 in war of words with the publisher HachetteRepresentatives of George Orwell have described Amazon's selective quoting of the Nineteen Eighty-Four author as "dystopian and shameless" and "as close as one can get to the Ministry of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weintraub Back to SMP Publicity

Dori Weintraub, v-p, marketing, communications and audience development at St. Martin's Press, will be returning full-time to the SMP publicity department as v-p, publicity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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