Frankfurt Book Fair: A Primer on Webtoons from Korea's Munpia

At the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with Kim Hyung Joo, head of webtoons at Munpia, one of Korea's leading digital publishing platforms, about the growth of the billion dollar Korean webtoon business. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' Named B&N Book of the Year

Barnes & Noble booksellers around the country have voted to name Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated fable 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse' Barnes & Noble’s 2019 Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Jess Kidd's first children's book goes to Canongate

Canongate will publish novelist Jess Kidd’s "mischievous and mysterious" first children’s book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 21:09:32 UTC ]
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A new book suggests Albert Camus was assassinated, but is speculation a good idea?

For almost a decade now, Italian author and academic Giovanni Catelli has been researching and writing about the untimely death of Albert Camus, the French author who died in 1960, at age 46, when a car driven by his publisher swerved off-road and crashed into a tree. Camus’ death was certainly... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-05 17:20:17 UTC ]
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In Michael Eric Dyson’s new book, Jay-Z is the living embodiment of American ideals

The Georgetown professor’s “JAY-Z: Made in America” paints the rapper as the ultimate hustler in a nation built by hustlers and strivers. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-05 14:00:00 UTC ]
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On the Book in 2039 (shelftalker)

A consideration of Alix Harrow’s op-ed from the future, ‘Books May Be Dead in 2039 but Stories Live On.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-05 13:00:17 UTC ]
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PRH Uses UK Designer for Holiday Campaign, Adds 300,000 Books to Donation

Penguin Random House has a new UK-built D2C holiday gift selector, and ups its donation to longtime charity partner First Book. The post PRH Uses UK Designer for Holiday Campaign, Adds 300,000 Books to Donation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-05 08:30:52 UTC ]
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New role for Otter at Bonnier Books UK

Susannah Otter has joined Bonnier Books UK in the newly created role of editorial director of commercial non-fiction lists Blink Publishing, 535 and Lagom. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 07:02:56 UTC ]
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Pan Mac scoops 'hilarious' F1 book from Hill and Herbert

Pan Mac has scooped the "hilarious and entertaining" take on Formula 1 by racing stars Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 04:00:53 UTC ]
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Hamilton becomes first three-time William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner

Duncan Hamilton has become the first person to win the William Hill Sports Book of the Year three times after he scooped the 2019 prize for The Great Romantic (Hodder & Stoughton). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 18:37:26 UTC ]
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Read Harder: Read a YA Nonfiction Book

Read Harder Challenge participants, and anyone looking for broader reading horizons, we've got your recommendations for the YA nonfiction book task. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-04 11:32:54 UTC ]
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Criado Perez wins FT and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

Caroline Criado Perez has triumphed to win the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award 2019 with her gender data gap book, Invisible Women (Chatto & Windus). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 02:51:49 UTC ]
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BA launches Indie Book of the Month scheme

The Booksellers Association (BA) will launch the Indie Book of the Month scheme, to promote adult and fiction titles across the UK and Ireland next year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 19:14:43 UTC ]
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The best books to read — and gift — in December

End-of-year titles, from wild science fiction to road-tripping memoirs, make promising presents. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-03 18:10:36 UTC ]
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Clean Prose to host edible book launch for Irenosen Okojie

London’s newly opened first co-working space for writers, Clean Prose, will host an edible book launch for author Irenosen Okojie on Thursday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 07:14:44 UTC ]
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Allen leaves Kyle Books for Pavilion

Sophie Allen is leaving Octopus imprint Kyle Books after 16 years to join Pavilion as commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 20:55:52 UTC ]
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Ben Bailey Smith's three middle-grade books go to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired three "game-changing" middle-grade books by Ben Bailey Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 18:08:52 UTC ]
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Join Us for Persist: A Feminist Book Club on Instagram

Join us for the next edition of Persist, a feminist book club on Instagram, and check out our winter book pick! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-02 17:35:23 UTC ]
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50 YA Paperback Books for Winter 2019–2020

Take a look at  some of the most exciting YA paperbacks hitting shelves this winter. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-12-02 11:40:43 UTC ]
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Zaffre strikes new two-book deal with Strictly's Anton du Beke

Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke has signed a new two-book deal with Zaffre to continue his Buckingham series of romantic novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 10:28:01 UTC ]
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