First look inside the new Blackwell's Westgate

These are the first pictures of the new 3,000 sq ft Blackwell’s store in Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Blackwells hosts virtual festival

Blackwell's is hosting a virtual festival to continue its author events programme while the nation is under lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 00:25:56 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Blackwell's close all shops due to coronavirus concerns

Waterstones and Blackwell's have both announced today (Sunday 22nd March) that they will close all their physical bookshops on a temporary basis due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-21 18:23:19 UTC ]
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A Look Inside the 21st-Century Comics Shop

Comics retailers are embracing new titles, welcoming new readers, and shifting to a curatorial approach to stocking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Shock horrors! How Inside No 9 makes the mundane unmissable

Now on its fifth series, the magic of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s comedy anthology remains its ability to turn even the most banal of scenarios into disturbingly thrilling TVThe fifth series of Inside No 9 opens with an episode set entirely in a referees’ changing room. Four... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-02-03 13:56:16 UTC ]
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‘Losers,’ ‘dopes’ and ‘scum’: Inside Trump’s war with his own advisers

The Post’s Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig on how Trump got rid of critics and created his own ideology. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-16 22:02:19 UTC ]
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Fans are creating a Harry Potter role-playing game inside 'Minecraft'

There have been some ambitious Minecraft projects before, but this one may win for sheer sophistication. The modding team Floo Network is creating Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a Harry Potter-themed role-playing experience inside a Mi... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-01-13 18:43:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's reports 'strong' Christmas sales

Blackwell's has reported "strong" Christmas sales with the chain's online business enjoying a "buoyant" trading period.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-13 17:46:29 UTC ]
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Publishing insiders predict 'monster' global book deal for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could become the next generation's Obamas with book deals worth "an eye-watering amount of money" now they are stepping back as "senior" royals, publishing insiders have said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 10:36:03 UTC ]
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A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’

Anna Wiener’s memoir captures the dreams, delusions and general absurdity of Silicon Valley in indelible detail. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-01-03 10:00:08 UTC ]
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Inside Homeboy Industries: 5 things to know about Gregory Boyle and 'Barking to the Choir'

L.A. Times Book Club reads "Barking to the Choir" by Gregory Boyle. Here's 5 things to know. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-13 18:54:51 UTC ]
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An inside look at Trump’s foreign policy: ‘This is literally insane’

Peter Bergen’s tale of the generals who served in Trump’s White House raises critical questions about civil-military relations. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-10 22:32:38 UTC ]
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Shafak scoops Blackwell's Book of the Year

Elif Shafak's 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (Viking) has triumphed in a vote by Blackwell’s booksellers across the country to be named Blackwell’s Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-01 15:21:12 UTC ]
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Inside the State Department’s fight against Russian disinformation

Former undersecretary Richard Stengel’s account also illuminates the agency’s culture and customs. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-27 17:01:51 UTC ]
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Profiles in Thinking About Courage: inside ‘A Warning’ by Anonymous

A WARNING By Anonymous. Twelve. 259 pp. $30 There is a good reason the anonymous Trump administration official who published an opinion essay in the New Y... Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-13 20:45:27 UTC ]
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Inside the battle over Kavanaugh, from ‘handmaid’ protesters to Bible verses

Two books chronicle that fight and offer conservative critiques of the confirmation process. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's Book of the Year shortlist revealed

Blackwell's has revealed its contenders for its 2019 Book of the Year, with the all-female shortlist including titles by Booker shortlistee Elif Shafak and Candice Carty-Williams.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:37:10 UTC ]
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Trump insider’s exposé faces legal threats from Washington

A Warning, by an anonymous senior official who wrote about ‘the Resistance’ last year, has been warned that publication could breach confidentiality rulesThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) has warned the senior Trump administration official who is about to publish an exposé of the current... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-11-05 13:15:37 UTC ]
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Inside France’s Fall Publishing Frenzy, aka ‘Oscar Season For Books’

August 29th. French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles is throwing its traditional end of summer party, also known as “le cocktail de rentrée littéraire.” On the intimate patio of the Musée Bourdelle, on the Left Bank, the big shots of France’s literary world exchange anecdotes about their... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-04 09:49:09 UTC ]
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Blackwell's reports third year of growth as sales rise to £58.3m

Blackwell’s has reported a third consecutive year of growth, with sales of £58.3m for the financial period ending 29th June 2019, up from £57m the previous year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 03:38:15 UTC ]
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Little, Brown scoops book by 'Trump resistance' White House insider

Little, Brown is publishing a book from the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times op ed claiming to be part of “the resistance" inside Donald Trump's White House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 07:27:05 UTC ]
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