Faber and Faber is to publish I’ll be Gone in the Dark, a debut from the late Michelle McNamara, which is described by her husband - actor and comedian Patton Oswalt - as "a true-crime narrative, a memoir and a still active mystery". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a novelty picture book from Matt Edmondson, presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast Show. The Greatest Magician in the World is described by MCB as “an enchanting quest” to find said greatest magician in the world and will be published in autumn... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Henry Holt has inked a deal with actress Diane Guerrero for her memoir, 'In The Country We Love,' which will tell the story of her family's struggles as undocumented residents in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is to publish Judy Blume’s first adult novel in 16 years, In the Unlikely Event. Editorial director Francesca Main pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights from Elizabeth Sheinkman at WME. Blume said that In the Unlikely Event “is based on a series of tragedies in the town I lived in when... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by a 14% increase in its children’s book publishing and distribution business, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the second quarter ended November 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Robert Harris will chair the judging panel for the 2014 Costa Book of the Year. He will be joined by writers Maggie O’Farrell, Bernadine Evaristo, Jonathan Stroud, Owen Sheers and Wendy Moore, actress Dame Diana Rigg, the BBC’s economics editor Robert Peston, and actress Samantha... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book term 'young adult' is generally disliked by both teen readers and adult fans. But is there a better alternative? The post Should the Young Adult Book Category Be Rebranded? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berlin-based Blinkist condenses nonfiction books down to key points called blinks and is offering an app that delivers books as 15-minute audio summaries. The post Blinkist Condenses Nonfiction Books to 15-Minute Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Prize has revealed the 80 books put forward for consideration for the 2015 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year marked our first round up of the numerous “books of the year” features across the media. It saw a total of 660 books being touted by various critics, writers and celebrities. This year, our spreadsheet collating the reviews boasts 910 titles that have been recommended across several... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A charming French novel about an old-school publisher trying to get to grips with the digital ageAt more than one point in this novel I found myself asking: could this be any more French? Early on we meet a character described thus: “She used to be incredibly good-looking and now at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first Nielsen Children’s Book Summit convened in New York on Friday (12th December) at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in midtown, saw over 150 participants attending the day-long meeting organized by Nielsen Book Americas SVP Jonathan Stolper and Bookigee’s Kristen McLean. They worked to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the last 15 years, the number of publishers, bookstores and revenue from book sales in Japan has been in significant decline. The post Statistically Speaking, Japan’s Book Trade is in Trouble appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair and the World Cookbook Fair have partnered to strengthen the international culinary and wine publishing community starting in 2015. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Partners with World Cookbook Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For more than a decade, the visually-impaired have been locked in an excruciatingly slow and circuitous battle against US copyright laws. The post E-Book Legal Restrictions Are Screwing Over Blind People appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel says criticism of the BBC's decision to broadcast her short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is "froth and bile". Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Apple's appeal hearing Monday in its ebook price-fixing case, Second Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs aggressively questioned DoJ attorney Malcolm Stewart, and repeatedly referred to Amazon as a "monopolist." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The main question we asked when compiling the second Books of the Year list, was: what are these sort of lists good for? Until last year, in its previous 155 years The Bookseller eschewed this kind of listing, partially because it was felt that, as the august Organ of the book trade, we were to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has signed a "radical" book on the lives of animals by naturalist Charles Foster, who has attempted to live like the animals he studies. Being a Beast will recount Foster's experiences of emulating different animals, living like a badger in a hole in a Welsh hillside eating... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This past November, author Laura Hillenbrand published a young adult version of her 2010 bestseller 'Unbroken' (itself still on bestseller lists). The book for younger readers is also selling well, though reviewers disagree on whether it's necessary. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The lack of diversity in the book publishing industry is not new or surprising to veterans of the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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