China Bestsellers for April: World Book Day Promos, Liu Cixin, and Camus

Marketing for World Book Day boosted titles we find on April's China bestseller lists. And Albert Camus' 1942 'L'Étranger' charts for the first time. The post China Bestsellers for April: World Book Day Promos, Liu Cixin, and Camus appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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How Does a Batman Comic Book Penciler Work?

This season on Working, we’re talking to the people who make Batman comics, leading you through the artistic production process. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabel Karmel signs two-book deal with Bluebird

Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird has struck a two-book deal with food expert Annabel Karmel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edmund de Waal to chair Wellcome Book Prize

Artist and writer Edmund de Waal is to chair the judging panel for the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize which celebrates "exceptional books that engage with the topics of health and medicine and the many ways they touch our lives". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 11, 2017

Putnam buys a French bestseller, Roaring Book revamps an Eleanor Roosevelt picture book, Karen Robards lands a seven-figure advance, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Books Are My Bag couples with eHarmony to flag shops' romance

This year’s Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign is hooking up with dating site eHarmony to promote bookshops as the perfect destination for a romantic date. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Looks at Rights In a Global, Digital Book Market

A half-day seminar organized by the Book Industry Study Group focused on the increasing importance of publishing rights—and examined the industry’s longtime problem of poor rights management. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 11, 2017

This week: Lisbeth Salander's latest case, plus new books from Celeste Ng and Nicole Krauss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 3, 2017

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended September 3, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burton's first children's book to be Grimm fairytale retelling

Jessie Burton’s first children’s book with Bloomsbury’s Children’s Books will be a feminist reimagining of the Grimms’ fairytale “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”, entitled The Restless Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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This Week's Bestsellers: September 11, 2017

A Tale of Two Kitties, third in Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey’s spinoff series Dog Man, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Louise Penny’s ‘Glass Houses’ tops our Hardcover Fiction list, and Stephen King deems Gabriel Tallent’s debut, 'My Absolute Darling,' a ‘masterpiece.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bluebird acquires book on happiness by Pope Francis

Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird has acquired a new book by Pope Francis, a rumination on happiness called Happiness in this Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Quentin Blake illustrates Roald Dahl's final book, 26 years on

Roald Dahl's last children's book finally gets the Sir Quentin Blake treatment after 26 years. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Helen Hardt's 'Shattered' Claims Top Slot

Hardt's novel claimed the #1 spot on the iBooks Bestseller list this past week, followed by Sandra Brown's 'Seeing Red' and Karin Slaughter's 'The Good Daughter' in slots #2 and #3, respectively. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Mackenzie Smith made S&S picture book editorial director

Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House to Publish New Pope Francis Book

The publisher won North American and audio rights, at auction, to ‘Happiness In This Life,’ a collection of Pope Francis’s short speeches and homilies, slated for publication in December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clinton Devotional Book Pulled After Publisher Finds Further Instances of Plagiarism

Abingdon Press is discontinuing the sale of ‘Strong for a Moment Like This,’ a book of devotionals written for Hillary Clinton by Rev. Bill Shillady, after finding that several passages were lifted from the writing of other pastors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Aid International to host 'best ever' literary quiz night

Book Aid International is hosting its annual literary quiz night in October with "Drop the Dead Donkey" actor Neil Pearson as quiz master.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW to Do Texas Book Festival Supplement

PW will publish a special supplement about the Texas Book Festival, set for November 4-5 in Austin, featuring all the information needed to navigate the show. The Texas Book Festival Spotlight will be published in PW and distributed, for free, at the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success

'Always just a bit sexier and more exciting,' Macmillan's rights-powerhouse Pan Books observe a 70th anniversary with new Golden Pan honors. The post Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Claiming Liberal Bias, Pub Drops Association with 'NYT' Bestseller Lists

Marji Ross, president of the conservative press Regnery Publishing, sent a letter to her authors saying the paper "prioritizes liberal-themed books over conservative books." For this reason, the bonus structure in her house's contracts will now rely on a different list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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