ECW Testing Short Form Nonfiction Series

Toronto's ECW press launches new short non-fiction series of pop classics with titles "It Doesn't Suck" and "Raise Some Shell." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ohayon wins V S Pritchett Short Story Prize

Leeor Ohayon has won the £1,000 V S Pritchett Short Story Prize for his "tender, moving" tale "Gahnun on Shabbat". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 00:36:37 UTC ]
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The year of the short story

In 2021, Fly on the Wall Press set out to celebrate the short story form. We published three short story collections and seven limited-edition short story pamphlets, marketed and sold both separately and as part of a political season subscription with cohesive and colourful cover art. We also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-14 08:56:39 UTC ]
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Scholastic strikes deal for Netflix series Karma's World

Scholastic UK has announced a global publishing deal with 9 Story Media Group and Karma’s World Entertainment for a new Netflix series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 02:29:44 UTC ]
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Mr. Men Little Miss Books Stand the (Silly, Splendid, Topsy-Turvy) Test of Time

Mr. Men Little Miss, the children’s book series created by Roger Hargreaves, turns 50 this year. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-12-08 10:00:15 UTC ]
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10 of the Best Novels and Short Stories about Dogs

Novelists and short-story writers have created some classic narratives about man’s best friend, the dog. But what are the very best stories and novels about dogs? Where should we begin in assessing the classic, canonical literature that features dogs? From Homer’s Odyssey onwards – where the... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2021-12-03 15:00:29 UTC ]
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Clock Tower lands YA sci-fi gaming series by Sullivan

Sweet Cherry imprint Clock Tower Publishing has acquired M J Sullivan’s YA sci-fi series inspired by gaming and virtual reality. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 18:01:30 UTC ]
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Mullins joins Yale's Little Histories series with art edition

Yale University Press is gearing up to publish A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins, an "exciting" addition to the press' Little Histories series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 07:18:20 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton snaps up Turner's The Queen's Thief series

Hodder & Stoughton has signed up the award-winning The Queen’s Thief series from author Megan Whalen Turner and will publish new paperback editions of the series in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 07:14:44 UTC ]
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Polygon nets three more in Skelton's 'enthralling' Rebecca Connolly series

Birlinn imprint Polygon has signed a deal with crime writer Douglas Skelton for three more books in his “enthralling” Rebecca Connolly series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 04:28:45 UTC ]
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Nugent's Lying in Wait to be developed as mini series

Liz Nugent’s psychological thriller Lying In Wait (Penguin Books) is to be developed as a mini-series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-24 22:34:54 UTC ]
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One More Chapter acquires three more from Wood in DCI Matilda Darke series

One More Chapter has acquired three new titles in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series by Michael Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-21 19:16:49 UTC ]
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Bad Form Review and PRH's Lit in Colour among FutureBook Award winners

Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
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Reading Short Stories is Helping Me Fall in Love With Reading Again

Inspired by another Rioter's bookish rituals, I'm trying my own. I wake up earlier than usual to enjoy a slow morning reading short stories. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-18 11:36:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs Mason's 'delicious and playful' YA series

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Rock, Paper, Killers, the "delicious and playful" first in a line of YA thrillers by Alexia Mason, a new pseudonym for Irish crime writer Alex Barclay.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 07:49:47 UTC ]
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Patrick Radden Keefe has won the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Patrick Radden Keefe has won the UK’s prestigious 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for his latest book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, which investigates the legacy of the family behind Purdue Pharma, which produced and sold OxyContin and helped launch the opioid crisis.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-17 14:00:39 UTC ]
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PRH re-records Pratchett's Discworld series with Nighy and Serkis

Penguin Random House (PRH) is re-recording all 40 audiobooks from Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series, with an all-star cast of acting talent including Bill Nighy, Andy Serkis and Sian Clifford.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 06:33:33 UTC ]
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PS5 vs. Xbox Series X: How They Compare 1 Year Later

Sony and Microsoft have had a year to address supply shortages and improve game libraries for their new consoles. Here's how they stack up. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2021-11-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Free Short Stories by Your Favorite Authors

These free short stories by your favorite authors will entice and enchant you with bookkeeping aliens, ant writing, and sentient drones. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-10 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Publishers test hybrid working as Faber extends transition to April 2022

Publishers are settling into hybrid models of working this winter with many still reluctant to “mandate set days” while Faber has delayed a full return until April 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 17:41:43 UTC ]
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Here’s the shortlist for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Today, the American Library Association announced the 2022 shortlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The awards, established in 2012, celebrate the best books in fiction and nonfiction for adult readers, and will honor each winner with $5000. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-08 16:19:31 UTC ]
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