Encyclopedia of evil: a catalog of history's 100 worst atrocities

Librarian Matthew White discusses 'The Great Big Book of Horrible Things' and his desire to set the record straight. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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The World's Worst Children 2 straight in at number one

David Walliams' The World's Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) has rocketed into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting 58,481 copies for £423,282. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia and History Press Acquire Palmetto, Launch Vertel

Arcadia Publishing and The History Press, publishers of books on local and regional history and interests, have acquired Palmetto Publishing Group and launched a new "hybrid" imprint, Vertel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Republican-Backed Privacy Bill to Protect Restrictions on Sharing Browser History

Rep. Marsha Blackburn sponsored a bill Thursday that would increase restrictions on consumer data use by both internet service providers and so-called "edge providers" such as Google and Facebook.If passed, the ''Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017'' --... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Woolly history to Granta

Granta editorial director Bella Lacey has won world rights to a history of wool in Britain by Fife-based writer Esther Rutter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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$75k Cundill History Prize relaunched

Canada’s McGill University is re-launching the US $75,000 Cundill History Prize to highlight history writing as a way to illuminate the truth at a time when informed, factual debate is “increasingly losing out to populism and retrenchment is on the rise”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FTSE 100 boosted by Pearson and IAG

Shares in the education publisher jump after it announces plans for more cost cuts. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fear not, the novel is not history

This week the Telegraph newspaper laid a cloak of misery over the excellent UK book publishing results for 2016, concentrating of course on the negative element...(lordy, they talk of "the demise of fiction"). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Norwegian Bestseller, 'The History of Bees'

The Norwegian novel 'The History of Bees' is a bestseller in Germany, thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign from its publisher that focused on making the title highly visible in bookshops. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacob Rees-Mogg pens popular history book

Ebury imprint WH Allen has acquired a popular history book on the Victorians by Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing

Chris Lavergne, publisher of Thought Catalog Books, knows what his social data is saying: Create 'an experience that isn't efficient—that's anti-efficient.' The post How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson share slide drags down FTSE 100

The embattled publisher sees its share price slide 7.9% after going ex-dividend. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams to release The World's Worst Children sequel

David Walliams new children's book has been revealed as The World’s Worst Children 2. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yale and PRH dominate first Wolfson History Prize shortlist

The £40,000 Wolfson History Prize has issued a shortlist for the first time in its 45-year history, dominated by Yale University Press and Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The $100 million wall: Digital media’s scale struggles

For venture-backed digital publishers, getting to $100 million in annual revenue is the holy grail, but one few will achieve. The post The $100 million wall: Digital media’s scale struggles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oops! Kristi Yamaguchi wishes Nancy Kerrigan luck in the worst way possible

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pursuit to publish first history of controversial cycling organisation

Profile Books' cycling imprint Pursuit is to publish The Medal Factory, the first history of the controversial British Cycling organisation, which is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties

Called Type & Tell, Bonnier's new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair. The post Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's history month promotion sees bookshop 'silence men's voices'

Loganberry Books in Ohio has reorganised its fiction section so all titles by male writers now have their spines facing the wallA bookshop in Ohio has made a graphic illustration of the position of female writers by leaving only books by women visible to its customers. The change, made to mark... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Management buyout for The History Press

Gloucestershire-based publisher The History Press has been acquired in a management buyout from previous owners private equity firm Octopus Investments. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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