Edward Platt discusses his travels through flooded Britain

Inspired by complacent attitutes towards global heating, Edward Platt’s latest book interweaves stories of those across the UK affected by flooding. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Rare Stephen King works destroyed in Maine bookstore flood

Stephen King may be the Master of Horror, but one of his fans is dealing with horror of a new kind. A Bangor, Maine, bookstore owner lost several of King’s rare manuscripts and books after a burst pipe flooded his store's basement, the Bangor Daily News reports. Gerald Winters, the owner of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile signs Spratt's exploration of Britain's 'housing shame'

Profile Books has acquired Tenants: Stories of Britain’s Housing Shame, the first book by award-winning journalist and campaigner Vicky Spratt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&AA: Rafat Ali on Media, Marketing Travel in an 'Age of Anxiety'

Rafat Ali is co-founder and CEO of the travel site Skift, which covers the business side of the travel industry. In publishing circles, he's also known as an astute and pointed observer of digital media. For this interview, he dons both hats. We also touch on his time growing up in India, where... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flooding Shutters Falmouth's Eight Cousins Bookstore

The Falmouth, Mass., is closed indefinitely after a pipe burst in an apartment above the independent bookstore, collapsing the store's ceiling and damaging its entire stock. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Lib: Skift Founder Rafat Ali on the State of Travel -- and the Media -- in 2018

Subscribe to us on iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher, Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!Rafat Ali is co-founder and CEO of the travel site Skift, which covers the business side of the travel industry. In publishing circles, he's also known... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen, Wheeler, Bottomley to judge Stanford Travel Writing Awards

Explorer Benedict Allen, author Sara Wheeler and Mr B's bookshop owner Nic Bottomley are among the judges for the 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward St Aubyn's King Lear and the future of literary fiction - books podcast

As a new report reveals the dire financial straits being faced by literary novelists, we investigate how these bleak conditions arose and what can be done to help the writers, regarded by some as thoroughbreds and by others as ghosts of Christmas past. We also catch up with Edward St Aubyn, one... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amelia Edwards obituary

Founding art director of Walker Books who oversaw some of the company’s great children’s classics including We’re Going on a Bear HuntAmelia Edwards, who has died aged 77, was the art director of Walker Books and one of the most important influences on children’s book publishing in the 20th... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago to open up discussion on female hormones

Virago is publishing a book called Hormonal by journalist Eleanor Morgan, exploring the relationship between the female body, the female mind and the ways in which women’s bodies are being medicalised. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker's Amelia Edwards dies aged 77

The founding art director of Walker Books, Amelia Edwards, who helped create Five Minutes’ Peace and Owl Babies, has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Uncommon Reader: A Life of Edward Garnett by Helen Smith review – a cultural battleground

The writer and editor promoted Joseph Conrad and DH Lawrence and deserves recognition as a great literary tastemakerThe first question worth asking of Helen Smith’s A-grade biography of Edward Garnett (1868‑1937) is just how many manuscripts passed across the desk of this publishers’ reader in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Platt Boutique Jewelry and Kit Vintage bring clothes and jewelry together in Fairfax district; DTLA Ritz-Carlton offers spa services with a chocolate twist

Retail Happenings: Plus the Mighty Co. opens on Melrose Avenue, and women's label the Great sells its first shoe, the Boxcar boot. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Battlers of Britain

Philip Jones reflects on the "vital and timely" Bookselling Britain report, published by the Booksellers Association this week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Britain report reveals retailers’ challenges

Bricks-and-mortar booksellers have an extra weapon in their arsenal when it comes to persuading the UK government of the importance of addressing the “unfair” playing field on which they and rival online retailer Amazon operate, after a report released today by the Centre for Economics &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEBR’s executive summary of the Bookselling Britain report

The Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) sums up the highlights from its Bookselling Britiain report, commissioned by the Booksellers Association, which assesses bricks-and-mortar booksellers' contribution to the UK economy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JetBlue to remove its fares from several online travel booking sites

JetBlue Airways is removing its fares and schedules from 11 online travel booking sites, saying the move will cut costs and help keep fares low. The decision follows the lead of Southwest Airlines, which has long kept its booking information from some of the most popular online travel sites.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hawaii judge blocks Trump's new travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii on Tuesday issued an order blocking major parts of President Trump’s newest travel ban, suggesting it violated immigration law. The decision from U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu stops the administration’s travel restrictions nationwide before they were... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When a Librarian Travels...

PW library columnist Sari Feldman reflects on one of her favorite bookstores: the Bookworm Bookshop & Cafe in Thurles, Ireland. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novel rejected as 'too gay' receives flood of crowdfunding support

The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain was turned down by mainstream publishers more than 30 times, but has won keen backing from readersA novel that was rejected more than 30 times by publishers for being “too gay” has been inundated with backing from names including David Walliams, Mark Gatiss and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Britain leads the first Digiday Publishing Awards Europe with three wins

The BBC and Dennis Publishing were close behind, with two wins each. See the full list of winners. The post Conde Nast Britain leads the first Digiday Publishing Awards Europe with three wins appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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