Just short of its 25th anniversary, Pula’s book fair in Croatia will draw some 50,000 people and 200 publishers to its program of debate and open discussion. By Olivia Snaije | @OliviaSnaije ‘We Wanted a Place for Freedom’ n a brilliantly sunny morning on the Istrian peninsula in Croatia, the 24th Pula Book Fair was about to open. A voluptuous inflatable woman rode ... The post Croatia’s Pula Book Fair 2018: Focusing on Freedom appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelists Jim Crace, Nikesh Shukla and writer Kate Summerscale are to be the judges of next year's Rathbones Folio Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s and David Fickling Books are releasing 5,000 La Belle Sauvage book plates, signed by author Philip Pullman, to independent bookshops as part of “special plans” promised last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 450,000 children will be given books by the Scottish Book Trust as part of Book Week Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime publishing industry editor turned 'O' books editor Leigh Haber explains the method behind the Favorite Books of 2017 list at Oprah's magazine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Trade Charity has unveiled a progressive plan to help new joiners to the industry find accommodation in the capital amid soaring rental costs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Anna Day shares her experience of writing a book based on someone else's idea. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the party palace of drug kingpins and a novel about aliens who come to Earth and wreak financial havoc are among the literary properties that have just been snapped up in Hollywood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot literary properties include a Dutch series of "fill-in" books, an Australian debut novel, and a novelization of a Finnish superhero film. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing imprint Studio Press has acquired three illustrated children’s fiction titles from TV presenter and Paralympian, Ade Adepitan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aster, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, is to publish a plant-based recipe book by the founder of the restaurant the Farmacy Kitchen, Camilla Fayed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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37 Ink invests in an Instagram poet, J.R. Ward closes a six-book agreement, Berkley buys Brit Jo Jakeman’s debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The city of Barcelona may only have 1.6 million residents, but it dictates much of what Spanish speakers around the world read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 solves a big problem for Microsoft: How do you market the Surface Book as a performance notebook when it’s two years out of date? As our review shows, by making it bigger and faster, with longer battery life.With the Surface Book 2, Microsoft brings 8th-generation... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Clinton handed Scholastic's Dick Robinson a lifetime achievement award. 'The happy ending still beckons,' Proulx said at the National Book Awards. The post Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing imprint Templar Books and author Duncan Beedie have entered into a partnership with food bank organisation The Trussell Trust to publish Beedie’s third picture book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the 68th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani New York in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, politics were again front and center in the publishing world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The key event in the US National Book Foundation's annual awards program is the ceremony on Wednesday evening (November 15) in New York City. The post Industry Notes: National Book Award Live Stream Wednesday appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Illinois book distributor to schools and libraries has sent a letter to creditors saying it can no longer meet its financial obligations and is in the process of liquidating its assets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new independent bookshop called Rother Books is to open in the historic town of Battle, East Sussex, later this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's easy to get jaded by images of our solar system, especially when NASA probes like Cassini make it look so routine. A new book called The Planets, written and curated by Nirmala Nataraj with a forward by Bill Nye and featuring hundreds of stunnin... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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