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 ]
News tagged with:
#book prize
#jonny duddle
#concept artist
Last year the Frankfurt Book Fair and Publishing Perspectives launched a new conference, the Markets: Global Publishing Summit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been named the first winner of the IPA Prix Voltaire, previously known as the IPA Freedom to Publish Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#prix voltaire
#ipa freedom
#publish prize
'The power of the book and the importance of the author haven’t changed at all,' the Baroness Gail Rebuck tells London Book Fair's Quantum Conference. And she warns against a 'civil war' in publishing. The post Gail Rebuck: ‘The Power of the Book’ in the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gail rebuck
#digital age
#quantum conference
#civil war
Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry said defeating the European Commission's copyright proposals should be the IPA's "number one" goal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#european commission
FESTIVAL OF BOOKS Travel stage Pico Iyer in conversation, plus safety tips, budget travel and more. When, where: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday on the USC campus. Admission, info: Free admission; parking $12 in USC lots. events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks SPAIN Presentation Tom Harter, president of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#times festival
#usc campus
Chronicle Books has paid a six-figure advance for a picture book by debut author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel, following an eight-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#six-figure deal
#chronicle books
#picture book
#debut author
#eight-publisher auction
The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the winners of the third annual Cartoonist Studio Prize. The winners were selected by Slate Book Review editor Dan Kois; the faculty and students at the Center for Cartoon Studies, represented by CCS Fellow Noah Van... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cartoon studies
#guest judge
Established in 2003 by the estate of Leo Tolstoy and the Samsung Corporation, the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize has a 31-title international longlist. The post Russia’s Yasnaya Polyana Prize Longlist Includes Four Nobel Laureates appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post russia
#leo tolstoy
HarperCollins nabs a book about video game development, Scribner signs a picture book author for an adult title about birding, Other Press buys a book about a Boko Haram captive, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book deals
#adult title
London Book Fair-bound publishers and agents from several regions of the world share their latest rights deals and highlights from their spring lists. The post On-Ramp to London Book Fair: International Rights Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
This week: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece, plus Chester Brown's latest graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lost masterpiece
#chester brown
#latest graphic
Random House Business Books has acquired The Grid by 32-year-old business guru Matt Watkinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Nonfiction category saw the largest boost, thanks to the popularity of coloring books such as 'Secret Garden' and 'Lost Ocean.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nonfiction category
#coloring books
#secret garden
#lost ocean
The Guardian First Book Award is to close after 17 years due to a crowded "awards landscape" and the financial constraints of running the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book award
#financial constraints
Tapas aims to optimize reading for mobile by dividing books into three- to five-minute chunks and charging readers as they go. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mobile reading
Agents and Rights LBF 2016 By Olivia Snaije | @OliviaSnaije Bettina Nibbe of the Seefeld, Germany-based Nibbe & Wiedling Literary Agency, which represents Russian language works of all genres worldwide, highlights three diverse novels that she will be bringing to London: Anna Matveeva’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
'My personal highlight will be meeting the amazing Judith Kerr,' Jacks Thomas tell us in a pre-London Book Fair chat. She's readying, again, 'a global platform' for the books industry. The post Jacks Thomas: A Few Words With London Book Fair’s Director appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jacks thomas
#global platform
#books industry
Scholastic has snapped up world English rights in two “compelling Middle Grade whodunits” featuring a boy struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Meg Rosoff has been announced as the winner of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#meg rosoff
Andersen Press has won the Bologna Book Fair’s ‘children’s publisher of the year’ prize in the European category, becoming the first UK publishing house to win the award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#andersen press