Column: It shouldn't take a saint to ease homelessness. But Dr. Jim tries in 'Rough Sleepers'

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club on Jan. 26 to discuss his newest book, "Rough Sleepers.' Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing

If "unputdownable" means "putdownable" and "educational publishing" is "anything that's not trade publishing," what does "quality" mean in an insider's lexicon of the book industry? Ask Richard Charkin. The post An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf Wins Debut Novel About 'Dr. Zhivago' for Seven Figures

A debut novel about the 1957 publication of 'Dr. Zhivago,' called 'We Were Never Here,' has been acquired by Knopf's Jordan Pavlin after a 14-bidder auction. Pavlin called the buzzed-about title, by a recent grad of the MFA program at the University of Texas at Austin, a "literary page-turner." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr Magdalena Skipper appointed editor-in-chief at Nature

Dr Magdalena Skipper, currently editor-in-chief at Nature Communications, has been given the editor-in-chief role at flagship journal Nature, becoming its first woman editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Princeton UP signs physicist Jim Al-Khalili

Ingrid Gnerlich at Princeton University Press has signed a book from Professor Jim Al-Khalili, provisionally titled The World Physics Made. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Beam Bourbon Cookbook to Mitchell Beazley

Mitchell Beazley has acquired the Jim Beam Bourbon Cookbook, marketed as "the perfect book for any bourbon fan". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elena Ferrante to write weekly Guardian column

Elena Ferrante is to write a weekly newspaper column for the Guardian’s new look Weekend magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s News Feed Bombshell Shouldn’t Have Caught Anyone Off Guard

If Facebook's announcement last Thursday that its News Feed algorithm was being altered to favor posts from friends and family over those from publishers and pages came as a surprise to anyone, it probably shouldn't have. A source at the social network even said, "We've been openly discussing... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spinal columns: the joy of the collection

As resurgent sales of vinyl records and printed books resist the digital tide, British artist Mark Vessey celebrates physical libraries in a series of striking photographs• See a gallery of Mark Vessey’s photographs here‘A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr Sue Black to present FutureBook Awards

Dr Sue Black is to present the FutureBook Awards at this year’s FutureBook Conference, to be held on 1st December in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Column of Fire’ Hot Abroad

Ken Follett’s latest novel has taken the top slots on the fiction bestseller lists in both France and Germany Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mixologist Jim Meehan Talks Drinks

Bartender Jim Meehan of PDT bar and book fame took off time from his newly opened bar in Chicago’s West Loop, Prairie School, to talk about being a spirits nerd and his newly released "Meehan’s Bartender Manual." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: A Column of Fire sears way into chart

Ken Follett’s A Column of Fire has seared into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one spot, as a flurry of Christmas-gift hardbacks hammered into the chart’s upper echelons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Nutritarian Call to Action: PW Talks with Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Editor

Bestselling author and family physician Joel Fuhrman calls on Americans to give up fast food and processed food, as he lays out the benefits of a nutrient-dense, plant-rich, or nutritarian, diet, which can reverse heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK agrees to sell Rough Guides to APA

Dorling Kindersley (DK) has agreed terms to sell leading travel publisher Rough Guides to APA Publications for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melania Trump calls Massachusetts librarian's comments on Dr. Seuss book donation 'unfortunate'

First Lady Melania Trump's communications team on Thursday brushed off a Massachusetts elementary school librarian's suspiciously political rejection of an honorary donation of 10 Dr. Seuss books for National Read a Book Day. "Turning the gesture of sending young schoolchildren books into... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Field and Kes Gray | Oi success!

The author and illustrator behind two of the breakout picture books of the past few years return with a new title. Caroline Carpenter reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Jim Broadbent's graphic novel bought by Fantagraphics

Fantagraphic Books has signed Dull Margaret, the first graphic novel from actor Jim Broadbent, illustrated by comic book artist Dix. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink to publish Dr Marcel's Little Book of Big Love

Blink Publishing has signed Love Island’s Marcel Somerville to publish Dr Marcel’s Little Book of Big Love. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Heartfelt' novel on homelessness to Firefly

Indie press Firefly has acquired a “moving and heartfelt" YA novel about teenagers facing homelessness by Miriam Halahmy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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