Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 16:03 Foyles opened its new branch in the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre this week, placing the focus on childrens literature and attracting families. The 5,000 square foot store located on the ground floor of the centre officially opened for its first day of trade yesterday (9th November), welcoming shoppers through the door with a floor-to-ceiling pillar made out of books. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The organisers of Stratford Literary Festival are extending their Bedtime Stories project, which helps families in areas of disadvantage read with their children, thanks to a £15,000 Arts Council England (ACE) grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins has teamed up with London-based East 15 Acting School to create the audiobook for Costa Short Story award winner Luan Goldie's debut novel, Nightingale Point. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Penguin Random House has unveiled its inaugural list for its South East Asia arm of 93 titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The educational charity Book Aid International cites 25 countries as destinations of its books donated by publishers last year. The post Book Aid International 2018 Reports Biggest Year Yet, in Africa and Middle East appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Bestselling thriller author LJ Ross has established a crime writing award worth £2,500 to celebrate the North East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Books from Granta, Hodder & Stoughton and Pan Macmillan have been unveiled as Foyles’ Books of the Year, with Convenience Store Woman by Japanese author Sayaka Murata taking the fiction crown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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New Internationalist has bought a title about the Old City of Jerusalem by reporter and Middle East specialist Matthew Teller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones has confirmed that it has completed the acquistion of Foyles, announced in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The School Library Data Group (SLDG), a sub-group of the Great School Libraries Campaign, has received a grant from the Foyle Foundation to undertake a major survey of UK school library provision. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Julia Kingsford considers the positives and negatives of Waterstones' recent acquisition of Foyles for both parties. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers, agents and other booksellers have expressed widespread shock at the news this morning that Waterstones has bought Foyles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Stephen Buel will step down as publisher of the Oakland-based alt-weekly East Bay Express and sell its parent company following a "brief transition period," he announced this week after apologizing for using a racial slur in a June staff meeting. After reading associate editor Azucena... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Foyles has struck a "significant" strategic partnership with a global travel retail group, which could see the roll-out of a national presence for the London-based bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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An overhaul in the way Foyles buys books from publishers is already bearing fruit for the company, its chief executive Paul Currie has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The building housing Foyles’ iconic flagship store on London’s Charing Cross Road has been sold to real estate fund Brockton Capital for around £45m, according to Property Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road has a starring role in a forthcoming film starring Lily James. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Foyles battled flooding in its flagship store, a decrease in footfall following terrorist attacks in the UK and “significant” rates rises last year to deliver an overall increase in turnover of 6.4% to £26.6million. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Foyles is to donate the profits of its sales from far-right books to charity after it was targeted by an anti-fascist campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Heavy snowfall across the UK and Ireland has forced businesses to close and events to be cancelled or postponed due to safety concerns. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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