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'

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Simon Smith wins Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award

Academic Simon Smith is the winner of this year’s Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bob Woodward's book Fear: Trump in the White House released on Kindle

Bob Woodward's book Fear: Trump in the White House may not be in bookshops just yet, but with the book in high demand one million copies have been printed in advance.  Continue reading at Stuff

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2018 National Book Award Longlists Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2018 National Book Awards. The five finalists in each category will be named on October 10, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Young People’s Literature and the New Translation Prize

Ten books have been named by the National Book Awards to its 2018 longlist in young people's literature, as the National Book Foundation begins several days of longlist announcements. The post National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Young People’s Literature and the New Translation Prize appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Book to Film Deals, Week of September 10, 2018

This week's notable sales include an option for a 2016 thriller about an English teacher who disappears in Cambodia and a deal for Kiley Reid's forthcoming debut from Putnam about a babysitter and her employer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Open Road Launches New Book Club With Fab Over Fifty

Open Road Integrated Media works with Fab Over Fifty to create a new book club, 'Spread the Words,' which opens this month with Erica Jong's 'Fear of Flying.' The post Open Road Launches New Book Club With Fab Over Fifty appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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International Hot Book Properties, Week of September 10, 2018

This week's hot books include a Catalan novel recently sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Trump blasts Woodward and threatens to 'write real book' on presidency

President tweets that he will correct record, saying he is misrepresented in veteran reporter’s upcoming book, FearDonald Trump has promised to “write the real book” on his presidency, to correct a record he says is misrepresented by Bob Woodward, veteran author of a highly anticipated work,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Guardian critic pens 'radical' new book on British art for LKP

Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones has authored a "radically new story of British Art" for Laurence King Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC buys joyful cookery book from food writer Rosie Birkett

HarperCollins has bought world all language rights for The Joyful Home Cook by Rosie Birkett, described as "an inspirational, practical and modern approach to cooking at home, with a strict eye on reducing waste". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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JMP reveals indies-only edition of Hawking's final book

John Murray is releasing a special edition of Stephen Hawking's final book Brief Answers to the Big Questions exclusively with independent bookshops.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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First Irish Book Week planned for the end of October

Bookselling Ireland and Publishing Ireland are launching Irish Book Week, a new nationwide celebration of Irish books and bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brooklyn-based Restless Books Taps a World of Writing

As a nonprofit, Restless Books has become a haven for international literature and an advocate for immigrant writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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National Book Foundation’s ‘NBF Presents’ Inaugural Season Goes to 10 States

In its first season, the National Book Foundation is partnering with five book festivals, two colleges, and three libraries to send authors to readers across the country. The post National Book Foundation’s ‘NBF Presents’ Inaugural Season Goes to 10 States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Booklaunch magazine to offer paid-for book extracts

A new, free magazine titled Booklaunch will be launched later this month, aiming to recreate the experience of browsing a bookshop in print. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Deals: Week of September 10, 2018

Rachel Hollis sells a follow-up to Girl, Wash Your Face to Nelson, Algonquin nabs an Aussie writer’s debut novel, Penguin buys a book about a N.Y. Knicks fan by sportswriter Harvey Araton, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book drop around the UK marks 'La Belle Sauvage' paperback publication

Dame Kelly Holmes has joined The Book Fairies in dropping 200 copies of Philip Pullman’s La Belle Sauvage in public places all around the UK, to mark the publication of its paperback edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 10, 2018

This week: a biography of Betty Ford, plus punk rock and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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National Book Foundation Sponsors Fall Author Tour

NBF Presents, a new program from the National Book Foundation, is sponsoring National Book Award-winning or shortlisted authors to visit a dozen book fairs, universities and libraries around the country this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lupus Films' Camilla Deakin to explore book to screen trends at Children's Conference

Lupus Films joint m.d. Camilla Deakin has revealed an increased appetite for hand-drawn animations of children's books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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