Cover Story: ‘Like One of the Family’

Six decades after its initial publication, a novel Roxane Gay says "remains painfully relevant" gets a re-release and a refreshed cover for a new generation. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Magazine: Call for Stories on Diversity

With challenges to so many voices becoming shrill in so many markets, Publishing Perspectives' Spring Global Overview Edition will spotlight the book industry's champions of diversity and efforts to promote it. The post Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Magazine: Call for Stories on Diversity... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PubTech Connect 2018: The Flash Briefs - Extending your Digital Story

Meet three presenters who will offer a power-dose of actionable ideas about how to make a splash in the digital future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate wins seven-way auction for Silicon Valley story

4th Estate’s Anna Kelly has won a seven-way auction to publish a debut non-fiction book about the perils of digital start-ups. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sparkhouse Family Rebrands as Beaming Books

Under the Beaming Book imprint, the Christian children's book arm of 1517 Media will expand its content range and update illustration styles to reach readers of all faiths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook will prioritize local stories in your News Feed

You may start seeing more posts from local publishers popping up in your News Feed. Facebook announced today that it will begin prioritizing local news, bumping it up higher in your feed if you follow a local publisher's Page or if a friend shares a... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Magnusson | 'I fell into this because I had a great story at my fingertips'

TV presenter and non-fiction author Sally Magnusson draws upon her father’s love of Icelandic sagas in her first novel, which intertwines real-life events with fictional imaginings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Science, Culture, and #MeToo in Whit Taylor’s ‘Ghost Stories’

Award-winning self-published comics artist Whit Taylor makes her trade publishing debut with 'Ghost Stories,' a collection of old and new comics short stores that will be published this month by Rosarium Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Master' cover designer Wolpe's work to be showcased

A new exhibition on "master of graphic design", Berthold Wolpe, a cover designer for Faber, is to open this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CES 2018: Luka owl robot reads bedtime stories to kids

A robot that can read any of 50,000 picture books to young children will soon launch. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs journalists who broke Weinstein story

Bloomsbury has acquired a book by the New York Times journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sorry brands: Facebook says it’ll show more friends and family posts

Facebook said today it will tweak the algorithms that control content in users’ news feeds to show more things that have been shared by friends and family, and less content from advertisers and publishers. The news feed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, will show less “passive content” that invites... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feminism and Feel-Good Stories: A Children's Holiday 2017 Sales Report

Reports from around the country indicate a healthy season for children’s booksellers in particular, consistently citing sales hikes of 10% or more over the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPIBA Hires Tattered Cover Vet as Executive Director

Heather Duncan, a 28 year veteran of the Tattered Cover Book Store, has taken over the role of Executive Director of the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why is the cover of Fire and Fury so ugly?

The bestselling Donald Trump exposé has a startlingly bald, plain cover – but that is in keeping with the no-frills conventions of the politics genreDonald Trump and subtlety do not go together naturally, but the cover of Michael Wolff’s bestselling White House exposé Fire and Fury greets the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Refugee camp story to Faber Children's

Faber Children's has acquired a middle grade novel about children living in a refugee camp by Steve Tasane. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CES 2018: Short story dispenser spits out tales

A French publisher aims to print stories and poems on demand in unexpected places. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got It Covered 2017: the answers

You've completed our Got It Covered 2017 quiz, now it's time to see how many of the 50 book jackets you correctly identified. Find the answers here.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson to release first Dunmore short story collection in 20 years

Hutchinson has revealed it is publishing a posthumous collection of "powerful" short stories by Helen Dunmore, a day after the late author was given the Costa Award for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PubTech Connect 2018: New Stories, New Platforms

At this PubTech Connect breakout session, innovators will share how they’ve brought book content to new platforms and created new experiences for readers Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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