Damp, wrinkly, virile: Here are this year’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award nominees.

Now that High Book Award Season is coming to a close (right??), we can focus on the prize that really matters: Literary Review‘s Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Since 1993, the UK-based magazine has “honored the year’s most outstandingly awful scene of sexual description in an otherwise good novel.” Previous winners include Morrissey, James Frey, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Nearly Two Years in the Making, The Forward’s Transformation Continues On

We sit down with CEO and publisher Rachel Fishman Feddersen to hear how the 120-year-old Jewish culture publication is embracing the digital age. The post Nearly Two Years in the Making, The Forward’s Transformation Continues On appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Insights From the Foreign Rights Specialists Shortlisted for Tonight’s 2018 British Book Awards

'Knowing the current trends for all the different countries' is among challenges tackled by the foreign rights experts who are shortlisted for tonight's British Book Awards. Their Nibbie is called the Rights Professional of the Year. The post Insights From the Foreign Rights Specialists... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hussain and Slater win Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards

Nadiya Hussain, Nigel Slater and Jay Rayner have scooped prizes at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Classic Press Marks 40 Years

Founder W. Paul Coates looks back at 40 years in independent book publishing, for which he feels a great deal of gratitude. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vermont Life Is Shutting Down After 72 Years

Saying it can no longer bear the magazine's mounting debts, Vermont state gov't announces the Summer 2018 issue will be its last. The post Vermont Life Is Shutting Down After 72 Years appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s Bookstore of the Year: Boulder Book Store

If a bookstore takes the name of the city in which it resides, it had better reflect the values and character of its hometown. Boulder Book Store, PW’s 2018 Bookstore of the Year, does just that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Mesjak: PW’s Rep of the Year

Consortium Book Sales & Distribution trade sales manager Ruth Berger describes John Mesjak, PW’s 2018 Rep of the Year, as a “book-reading teddy bear who never sleeps." It's high praise—and uncontested at that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurley and McInerney revealed as joint winners of Encore Award

Two John Murray authors, Andrew Michael Hurley and Lisa McInerney, have been jointly awarded the Encore Award 2018 after the judges agreed each writer "more than earned their place". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Urbane to publish title on 50 years of Airbus

Indie publisher Urbane Publications is to bring out a book in May 2019 commemorating the 50th anniversary of European aerospace company Airbus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long scoops Welsh children’s literature award

YA author Hayley Long has won the Tir na n-Og Children’s Literature Award for The Nearest Faraway Place (Hot Key Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’ for ‘Interfering With Copyright’

In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is 'internationally an outlier' for failing to protect intellectual property. The post IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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US Publishers’ StatShot 2017 Report: Fifth Year of Double-Digit Audiobooks Growth

The Association of American Pubslishers StatShot program cites 29.7-percent growth over 2016 in downloaded audiobook revenue, despite overall flat performance in publisher revenue in 2017. The post US Publishers’ StatShot 2017 Report: Fifth Year of Double-Digit Audiobooks Growth appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Film Awards Add Prize for Illustrated Book on a Film Subject

The new category announced in Frankfurter Buchmesse's Film Awards program is for Best Illustrated Book on a Film-Related Subject–sumptuous film biographies, costume-design studies, or the making of a ground-breaking design: all are fair game in this new class of entry. The post Frankfurter... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Center for Fiction Heads to Brooklyn

After almost 200 years in Manhattan, The Center for Fiction is heading to the borough next door, where it will open a bookstore and café on its new premises. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund Is Open, Two Deadlines This Year

Established in June 2017, the new PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund supports international publishers who successfully apply for grants to fund translation of Afrikaans works into other languages. The post PEN Afrikaans Translation Fund Is Open, Two Deadlines This Year appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Jesus Always' Named ECPA's Christian Book of the Year

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) recognized Sarah Young's bestselling devotional, 'Jesus Always' (Thomas Nelson), with its top award, the 2018 Christian Book the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 70th Year Events Include Opening of the Frankfurt Pavilion

The new 300-seat performance and presentation space being created for the Agora at the center of Frankfurter Buchmesse is designed to be dismantled and stored from year to year. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 70th Year Events Include Opening of the Frankfurt Pavilion appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deborah Rogers Award reveals 'hugely interesting' shortlist

The judges of the 2018 Deborah Rogers Writers’ Award have revealed a "varied and hugely interesting" shortlist of three first-time writers: Dima Alzayat, Deepa Anappara and Chris Connolly. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG’s Annual Meeting: Making 2018 Our ‘Metadata Year’

'In an industry where everything is returnable, why are we out of stock so often?' is the kind of question tackled at the Book Industry Study Group's annual meeting last week, focus on the supply chain. The post BISG’s Annual Meeting: Making 2018 Our ‘Metadata Year’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 17 Years of Litigation, 'Freelance' Writers Finally Collect

Payments of more than $9 million have finally been issued to thousands of freelance writers following the 2014 settlement of a class action case filed in the wake of the landmark Tasini vs. New York Times, the seminal legal battle of the digital publishing era. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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