Fnac, the leading French cultural products chain, will lay off 510 of its 17,000 staff and may... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"I like the hybridity of literature and science. They belong together, and they certainly belong together in my head,” says Clare Weze, a trained scientist whose début novel, The Lightning Catcher, combines her love for science with her skills as a fiction writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-11 17:35:36 UTC ]
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The shortlist for this year's £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has been revealed, featuring Costa winner Monique Roffey, poet Caleb Femi and a double selection for Irish indie Tramp Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 01:24:56 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org is to introduce more regular shared pool payments for booksellers, in addition to paid advertising which will see bookshops sharing 50% of revenues. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 07:40:24 UTC ]
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Two athletes tell their inspiring story of standing up for gender equity. (Sponsored.) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals, has called for planned cuts to the National Library of Wales to be abandoned, ahead of a debate in the Senedd today (3rd February). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 06:32:21 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is publishing the inside story of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine written by two of the leading scientists who developed it, Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 06:00:52 UTC ]
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“Truly Like Lightning” is an irreverent and ambitious tale that shows off the “X-Files” actor’s literary chops. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by David Lammy, Helen Lewis and The Secret Barrister have made the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-30 14:08:04 UTC ]
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Call for inquiry into academic publishers as locked-down students unable to access study material onlineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLibrarians at UK universities say students’ reading lists for this term are being torn up because of publishers’ “eye-watering”... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Colum McCann, Jonathan Safran Foer and Hadley Freeman are among seven writers shortlisted for the Wingate Literary Prize Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 04:06:51 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has released its latest gender pay gap report, revealing that the mean gender pay gap for Hachette UK Ltd dropped by four percentage points from 25.9% in 2019 to 21.9% in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-26 18:43:45 UTC ]
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Charles Wheelan's "We Came, We Saw, We Left" charts the Wheelan family's frantic global "gap year" — infections, iffy street food, tantrums and all. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-22 18:26:12 UTC ]
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Throughout our history, we've see that when we come together in civil, honest conversations based on facts and science, history and truth, we find commonality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The chart of the top children’s illustrators of 2020 has a familiar feel at the top, however some new faces made inroads further down the ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-22 00:39:32 UTC ]
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Arts Council England (ACE) is awarding £152,000 to help public libraries buy e-books and digital audio products after demand soared during the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 11:35:36 UTC ]
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A record nine debut writers have made the longlist for the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, including Raven Leilani, Naoise Dolan and Gabriel Krauze. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 15:36:22 UTC ]
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Indie publishers are struggling with increased costs and ongoing delays caused by Brexit, with one describing the situation as a “complete nightmare” and another warning it may have to ditch export sales from its site. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 13:30:15 UTC ]
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If you're looking for uplifting book club books for 2020, we've got you covered! We compiled a list of 15 feel-good books that are sure to be heartwarming. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-20 11:34:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Mudlark has swooped for “classic in the making” Notes from a Summer Cottage by award-winning Swedish poet and essayist Nina Burton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 20:57:26 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury founder and chief executive Nigel Newton and former Children's Laureate Anthony Browne have been awarded CBEs for services to the publishing industry and to literature respectively in the New Year's Honours list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-30 02:25:11 UTC ]
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