DK and Walker unveil 'stay at home' initiatives

DK and Walker have unveiled new initiatives to support families, readers, authors and illustrators during the coronavirus pandemic.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 14:35:29 UTC ]
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Sceptre unveils Fleabag publicity campaign

9AM TUE EMBARGO Sceptre has unveiled its ambitious marketing and publicity plans for the hotly tipped "Fleabag" scripts including a rare public appearance of Phoebe Waller-Bridge at the Southbank Centre, a writer's bursary at Soho Theatre and the installation of a Fleabag Café. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 01:17:38 UTC ]
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Walker signs Sir Chris Hoy to inspire young readers

Sir Chris Hoy is publishing a new non-fiction book for children with Walker Books called Be Amazing! to show young readers nothing is impossible. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 05:49:35 UTC ]
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In “Find Me,” André Aciman’s “Call Me by Your Name” sequel, returning home is bittersweet

The novel assumes a different structure to probe the difficulties of going back. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-29 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Relatives of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash arrive home with remains after 7-month wait

Members of several Canadian families who lost loved ones in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last March landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Tuesday morning along with seven caskets carrying the remains of their relatives. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-10-22 17:42:52 UTC ]
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Walker signs new MG comic fantasy adventure by Amy Sparkes

Publisher Walker Books has snapped up The House at the Edge of Magic, a middle-grade comic fantasy adventure by picture book author Amy Sparkes in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 00:50:05 UTC ]
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Walker signs comedy horror MG debut by Jordan Kopy

Walker Books has signed comedy horror middle grade series Theodora Hendrix and the Monstrous League of Monsters by debut author Jordan Kopy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 21:39:40 UTC ]
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Walker pre-empts Joseph Coelho’s first middle-grade fiction series

Walker Books will publish award-winning poet Joseph Coelho’s first middle-grade fiction series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 18:51:42 UTC ]
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Facebook Watch Updates Its Initiative of Partnering Publishers With Creators

Facebook provided an update on an initiative it is testing, in which it partnered up digital publishers with creators and public figures with established communities on the social network to create exclusive video content for its Facebook Watch video destination. The test began in the U.S.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-10-15 16:45:31 UTC ]
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Stanfords to unveil treasure trove of travel history with new exhibition

Historical letters from Florence Nightingale and Captain Scott will go on display alongside antique travel books, maps and globes at Stanfords after a treasure trove of artefacts were found in the bookshop's former premises.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 04:36:58 UTC ]
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How to Write a Compelling Memoir (and Stay Sane in the Process)

In this post, Tanja Panjevic shares how to write a compelling memoir and stay sane in the process. In this post, she describes nine tips, including clarifying your scope, how to correct course as you go, and more. The post How to Write a Compelling Memoir (and Stay Sane in the Process) by Tanja... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2019-10-09 22:34:20 UTC ]
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No Direction Home: On Ben Lerner’s “The Topeka School”

AN ADOLESCENT NAMED Adam Gordon is the protagonist of Ben Lerner’s new novel, The Topeka School. He shares this name with the narrator of Leaving the Atocha Station, Lerner’s debut novel from 2011. Leaving the Atocha Station was about the quarter-life crisis of a talented misanthrope;... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-09 12:30:44 UTC ]
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Wordsworth Trust presents new vision for the poet’s Grasmere home

With a huge landmark for the Romantic poet William Wordsworth next year, a multimillion-pound refurb of his Lake District home is set to open—and it has fresh plans to re-engage with visitors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 13:38:52 UTC ]
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Scots Makar unveils UK BAME list

Scots Makar Jackie Kay has unveiled her selection of ten “bold, brilliant and brave” BAME authors in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 13:20:25 UTC ]
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C-3PO star Anthony Daniels to narrate audiobook for DK

Actor Anthony Daniels, famed for his role as C-3PO in the “Star Wars” films is reading the audio version of his autobiography – which will also see director J J Abrams narrate his foreword. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 15:22:38 UTC ]
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Huge tour for Nadiya Hussain memoir as Headline unveils 'unmissable' campaign

Headline has announced an “unmissable” campaign for Nadiya Hussain’s first memoir Finding My Voice, including a huge national theatre tour. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 13:51:40 UTC ]
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For Diasporic Writers, Nostalgia is a Powerful Tool For Engaging Home

The summer before my freshman year, a kind family friend gave me a crash course in cultural awakening. She loaded me up with Fuentes, Martí, and Cortázar—all names tethered to any Latin American literature syllabus worth its salt. But it was the works of Gabriel García Márquez that stood out to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-20 08:48:41 UTC ]
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Francoise Sagan novel unveiled in France

A mystery book that has been a source of rumour and speculation over the summer in France has finally been revealed: it is Les Quatre Coins du Cœur (Four Corners of the Heart), a novel by Françoise Sagan, who died 15 years ago and is best known for her book Bonjour Tristesse.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 00:32:47 UTC ]
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Headline Home buys book on 'orgasm gap'

Headline Home has bought a book on the "orgasm gap" from psychosexologist Dr Karen Gurney. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 17:04:25 UTC ]
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DK to publish first LEGO book for adults

DK has announced its first LEGO wellness activity book for adults, which promises to help readers “practice mindfulness, explore creativity and unwind”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 21:54:40 UTC ]
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20 Years Later, The FADER Stays True to Its Mission

In terms of digital disruption, magazines were far from the only form of traditional media upended by the rise of the internet over the past two decades. So as a relatively small fish in a rather large and well-funded pond of publications covering the music industry—a space that's undergone its... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-17 20:45:42 UTC ]
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