As FX expands to a streaming platform this year, with FX on Hulu, the network is making sure its most popular series will continue to be a mainstay on its linear channel for the next three years. FX has given a three-season renewal to American Horror Story, its anthology horror series from Ryan Murphy and... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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The BBC has launched its first interactive audio story, a sci-fi comedy called "The Inspection Chamber", available through Amazon Alexa. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 3% higher in the week ended Oct. 29, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chilean picture book publisher Editorial Amanuta, which explores off-the-beaten-path topics in Latin American history and the folktales of indigenous people, is broadening its reach. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; Politics & Prose to expand; a Virginia bookstore gets a facelift; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s roundup, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden kicks off OCLC’s first independently held America’s Regional Council meeting; Stephen Hawking shares his views on open access, and ALA and Google announce the winners of Libraries Ready to Code grants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As many as 126 million Americans may have seen divisive Russian-generated ads and posts on Facebook over the last two years, apparently part of a wide-ranging effort by Moscow to influence the 2016 presidential election, the social media company told Congress on Tuesday. “Many of the ads and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has bought a "major" new non-fiction title, Dead Doubles by writer and journalist Trevor Barnes, about the discovery, pursuit and capture of the Portland Spy Ring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A nine-year-old boy with autism has been chosen as the winner of the Book People’s Bedtime Story Competition and will now work with Little Tiger to turn his “incredibly touching” entry into a book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of independent Latin American publishers curated a 'hot list' at the Frankfurt Book Fair to promote their latest literary titles to right buyers. The post Fifty Independent Latin American Publishers Create a Rights ‘Hot List’ at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Murphy, a former publishing executive and literary agency founder, died on October 19 after a short illness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sun had started to set on Dodger Stadium as the trio left the bullpen, yet the 103-degree heat still clung to Chavez Ravine like a cloak. Clayton Kershaw walked shoulder to shoulder through the swelter with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and catcher Austin Barnes. An ovation greeted the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The singer is the latest megastar to read a book at bedtime on CBeebies – and the show is drawing a whole new audience of grownups. So who is behind all the big name bookings?For years, the CBeebies Bedtime Story was a secret known only by parents of the very young. Every day, the final hour of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has acquired 11 political stories about “the way we live now” from Man Booker-longlisted author Joseph O’Neill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Books has acquired a new novel from Jenny Offill, author of the Folio-shortlisted Dept. of Speculation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail is to publish Yes, the debut novel about relationships by NHS worker Anne Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sam Eades, editorial director at Trapeze, has acquired world rights (all languages) to Bonnie & Stan by Anna Stuart, a love story "about a life lived together and the pain of tearing that apart". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We talk to Daniel Olivas - attorney, author and Angeleno who supports the Latino literary community - about his new book. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opening the prize to global competition has been good for its profile, good for US writers - and a problem for novelists here and from the CommonwealthTonight the five judges of the Man Booker prize will announce this year’s winner. It was also the votes of five judges that chose the winners at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“I just really wish we knew our fate,” wrote Carole Meredith in a recent Facebook post as she waited out her evacuation from her winery and home on Mt. Veeder. Meredith, of Lagier Meredith vineyard in the Napa Valley, is one of the many affected by the multiple wildfires burning in Northern... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author Winnie M Li has been voted the winner of the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize for her novel Dark Chapter (Legend Press), based on the true story of her sexual assault. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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