The contradictions embodied in the folk symbol of the witch captured the attention of Sally Yan, founder and editor-in-chief of 11-year-old publishing company Beijing Dandelion. “The witch is a popular figure in Western classics: sometimes as the protagonist; other times, in the periphery. The Western witch can be bad or good, frightful or funny—there is no specific mold to cast her. Not so in Chinese folktales and oral traditions. The Chinese witch is bad and scary, never lovable or even the slightest bit endearing. Chinese kids often equate her with a monster or demon. Why? That is my question and the reason behind this new book from Peng Xuejun,” Yan says, flipping through a copy of Granny Xiu and Peach-Blossom Fish. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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A new apprenticeship scheme, launched to train apprentices in the "increasingly rare" skills of the hand bookbinding trade, is now calling for applicants for its first intake. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From accounts of near-death expriences to ways of talking to kids about death, a wave of new books offer for the dying, the grieving, and the questioning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Both non-profit and for-profit bookstores are funding literacy programs through the sale of used books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books UK will publish a series of interactive children’s books based on the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small business owners are getting a new feature tailored just for them in Microsoft Office 365 -- a full-service system for scheduling appointments for their services over the internet.Microsoft Bookings is a new service that makes it possible for business owners to create their own scheduling... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booktrack technology can supply a publisher's digital titles with a customizable movie-like soundtrack as well as sound effects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles is partnering with Town Hall and Symphony Hall in Birmingham to bring authors to a combined potential audience of 2,800 people. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the nation’s largest, Mexico's bookstore chain named for Mahatma Gandhi increasingly depends on non-book sales to stay ahead, according to the company’s marketing manager. The post ‘Wallpaper the Country With Books’: Mexico’s Gandhi Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The film development unit Random House launched in 2007 (which was then called Random House Films), has been sold to Fremantle Media North America. Peter Gethers, longtime head of RH Studio, will stay on as an executive v-p at the newly owned unit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gavin Eugene Long, the 29-year-old ex-Marine who shot six police officers in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday, killing three, wrote and self-published three books under the name Cosmo Setepenra, which he also used in online forums. The books are a combination of New Age-style jargon, pseudoscience,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A title from bookseller Ron John's publishing company Mabecron Books has been awarded a 2016 Holyer an Gof Publishers' award for books published about Cornwall or in Cornish. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is creating a series of books based on popular emojis, including one based on the poo symbol. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has confirmed Boris Johnson's biography "will not be published for the foreseeable future". Shakespeare: The Riddle of Genius had been slated for publication in October, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, but, according to the Daily Mail,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson has reportedly backed out of a £500,000 book deal with Hodder & Stoughton to write a biography of William Shakespeare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Eligible, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh has come atop a poll of favourite children’s book characters, commissioned by the Reading Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International New York Times bestselling thriller writer Tami Hoag has signed a two book deal with Trapeze Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Data from the Association of American Publishers shows that total industry sales fell 0.6% in 2015 compared to 2014, to $27.78 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a sampling of new and forthcoming titles, all reviewed by PW, that take an in-depth look at U.S. politics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TheLi.st cofounder Glynnis MacNicol sells her memoir, pop-up maestro Matthew Reinhart signs with Disney, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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