E L James has retaken the Official Top 50 number one from Harper Lee, as Grey (Arrow) sold 17,171 copies to Go Set a Watchman's (William Heinemann) 15,476 in the chart this week. Grey’s sales were down 25.8% week on week, but Watchman dropped further, with a 42% decrease in volume. Despite James beating Lee into second place by 1,695 units, Watchman actually made over £100,000 more than Grey, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James says there are "huge sections of the population who don’t read because no one is telling the stories that they want to read". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors reveals 2015 saw the highest number of applications for financial assistance, with more well-known authors beginning to ask for helpA record number of struggling authors applied for emergency financial assistance in 2015, the Society of Authors has revealed, with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror has come a long way digitally in the last year. Its acquisition of Local World last month makes it the biggest U.K. newspaper publisher and it expects to double its digital ad sales, which were £16.6 million ($25 mi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Dawson has spoken of his frustration that a group of parents in Alaska are trying to get his non-fiction YA title This Book is Gay banned from the local library, saying there are some “hate-filled people in this world”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has signed Content Provider, a new book from award-winning comedian and writer Stewart Lee. Content Provider will feature a selection of Lee's columns and articles with annotations, foot-notes and some new material. It will published in August 2016. Publishing director, Hannah Griffiths,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Number 11 is comprised of five interconnecting stories that demonstrate a powerful imagination, a keen observational eye, and deep compassion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille is publishing a new James Martin TV tie-in, titled More Home Comforts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Old Street Publishing is releasing the first book by former literary agent James Crawford, who is publishing and research grants operational manager for Historic Environment Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vlogger Zoe “Zoella” Sugg’s second novel Girl Online: On Tour (Penguin) has taken the Official Top 50 number one spot from David Walliams, in a week that saw YouTubers dominate the top of the charts. The sequel to 2014’s Girl Online (Penguin) sold 56,038 copies for £377,813 last week, according... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author James Dawson has announced that he is transitioning to being a woman. In a statement, Dawson said: “About 18 months ago I started what will be a very long journey into living as a woman. It was while writing This Book Is Gay (Hot Key Books) that I realised I had far more in common... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following last night's announcement that Marlon James had won the Man Booker Prize for 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' Riverhead said it was going back to press for 75,000 copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize 2015 for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld). James, who is the first Jamaican to have won the £50,000 award in its history, was announced as the winner at a ceremony in London’s Guildhall on Tuesday 13th October. Chair of judges,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson says he got the idea of offering holiday bonuses from applications he receives for bookstore grants. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jesuit priest Martin, well known for his role on the Colbert Report and from his media work during the pope's recent visit, discusses his first novel 'The Abbey.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi will share the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize with British poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton. Badawi was named the 2015 International Writer of Courage, selected by Fenton from a shortlist of international cases of concern supported by English PEN,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After offering $1 million in grants to indies last year, the bestselling author is continuing to show his support for bookseller "heroes" through holiday bonuses to those working on the frontline, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neighbors at a sprawling apartment complex in Torrance thought it was odd a few years ago when they saw Chris Harper Mercer and his mother carrying black cases that they suspected held firearms. At a community barbecue, some asked Mercer whether he owned guns. Mercer deflected the question, but... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A middle-aged Frank Sinatra is a thing to behold, says PW senior editor Mark Rotella after reading James Kaplan's 'Sinatra: The Chairman.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer James Oswald has signed a “significant six-figure” deal for two new books in his Inspector McLean series with Michael Joseph. Publishing director Alex Clarke bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to the books from Juliet Mushens of UTA. Oswald’s first Inspector... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Terry Pratchett’s 41st and final Discworld novel The Shepherd’s Crown (Doubleday Children’s) grabbed the UK Official Number one by a sizeable margin, outselling the much-hyped Stieg Larsson reboot by over 37,000 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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