Jonny Duddle, the concept artist for Aardman film The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, is named overall winner of the prestigious Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will follow up her NBA-winning novel 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' with two new books, to be published by Scribner and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is (CLPE) is teaming up with BookTrust to review ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The €20,000 EBRD Literature Prize, launched by the British Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has revealed its inaugural shortlist, including titles from Turkey, Croatia, Russia, Albania and Lebanon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishing players in the UK are protesting the Man Booker Prize for Fiction's eligibility rules, saying that the Booker should reimpose a 'ban on American writers.' The post Man Booker Prize Pressured to Rescind Its Internationalist Stance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caravan Book Store fills an almost inconspicuous niche on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. With Starbucks on one side and the Biltmore on the other, it has straddled the city’s past and present, offering bibliophiles refuge and solace in its well-curated selection of antiquarian books. For... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have signed a letter urging the Man Booker Prize organisers to reverse their decision to allow US authors to enter, citing concerns it is creating a "homogenised literary future". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Bass makes his first acquisition at Penguin Press, Gallery buys a book about a fishing boat that disappeared in 1984, Graydon House nabs a buzzed-about U.K. thriller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book & Screen Week line-up has been revealed and includes a screening of Jojo Moyes' "Me Before You", an evening to celebrate 200 years of Frankenstein and a sing-along screening of "Mary Poppins". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With little electricity in the months following two powerful hurricanes that caused widespread devastation, residents turned to books for solace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With roughly 25 awards on the list, the British Book Awards–the 'Nibbies'–are selected by a sizable group of industry players who serve as jurors. The deadline for entries in this year's competition is February 9. The post British Book Award Judges Announced as the ‘Nibbies’ Entry Deadline... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter books have exceeded 500 million worldwide, according to Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A wave of “empowering” books supporting current conversations around feminism are set to hit the market this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Power of Reading' is the message to Taiwan's consumer base at this year's Taipei International Book Exhibition, while Frankfurter Buchmesse's professional program there examines changes in business, markets, and sales. The post Looking Ahead to Taipei International Book Exhibition: An... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A letter from 30 industry figures is urging the award to reverse 2014’s inclusion of US authors, in order to avoid a ‘homogenised literary future’Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again, with 30 publishers signing a letter urging the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A librarian in Wales has been jailed after stealing books from her workplace and trying to sell them online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal Society of Literature has revealed the six recipients of its 2018 RSL Literature Matters Awards which provides writers with financial support to undertake a new literary project. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Estimates suggest her book Women Who Work is a long way from earning out its gigantic advance – putting its author in some interesting companyEstimates are out for how much publisher Portfolio might have lost on Ivanka Trump’s book, and they won’t be happy reading for the US’s “first daughter”,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A behind-the-scenes look at how three publishers are succeeding with new products and a new strategy. The post Why Publishers Are Winning With Custom Content Studios appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has acquired a debut novel by Hernan Diaz entitled In the Distance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Reni Eddo-Lodge are some of the authors in the running for the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, on a longlist of books published mostly by independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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