The independent family-run Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery in Galway, Ireland, is celebrating 80 years in business this year after attributing its success to "innovation and experience". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Together with an invited audience of hundreds of international publishing industry representatives, the emirate's ruler opens Sharjah Publishing City. The post Free Trade Zone: Sharjah Publishing City Has Its Formal Opening appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Council has been announced as the international partner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new children’s bookshop Small Print Books has opened in London's Forest Hill and took £2,300 on its opening day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran reporter ‘deeply sorry’ after five women say he sexually harassed themAlleged incidents occurred at ABC in early 2000sProminent MSNBC journalist Mark Halperin – co-author of a best-selling book about Barack Obama – has been suspended from his role as a contributor to the network... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade book rose 3.1% in the first six months of 2017 over the comparable period in 2016, according to figures released by the AAP. Sales of children’s/young adult books increased 4.5% over the first half of 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by strong sales in its children's group, where the sale of Harry Potter titles drove a 40% gain, total revenue at the U.K.-based company jumped 15% in the six months ended August 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholas Latimer, who joined Random House in 1983 and is now v-p and director of publicity at Knopf, recalsl what working for the publisher was like when it was owned by the late media and publishing magnate Si Newhouse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression. The post Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures have given George Saunders' Man Booker win their seal of approval, congratulating the prolific short story writer on his first full length novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jake Williams, winner of the Business Design Centre’s New Designer of the Year 2017, has signed a three book deal with Pavilion Children's Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This weekend's Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Fall Discovery Show was upbeat, and more crowded. Total attendance surpassed 600, with bookseller attendance having doubled since 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An independent bookshop has opened in Halifax in a 240-year-old cloth trading hall, the city’s first dedicated bookstore for four years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Professional attendance at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair was essentially flat, but overall attendance, including the public visitors on the fair's closing day, was up by 3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair have dismissed Simon & Schuster c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy’s assertion that exiting the European Union will affect UK publishers’ ability to secure market exclusivity in Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Bittman and Gail Simmons have a way with food. Whatever you want, they can cook it, and show you how Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is to publish a "major" book on Donald Trump’s first years as President of the United States, by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alys Conran's Dylan Thomas prize-shortlisted debut Pigeon (Parthian) is in the running for the 2017 Wales Book of the Year, alongside titles from Seren, Worple and Granta, among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although not quite the sensation of previous Robert Langdon thrillers, The Da Vinci Code author’s latest mystery sold 100,000 copies in its first week Dan Brown’s mastery of something like a code for bestsellers has returned to cheer UK booksellers, with more than 100,000 copies of his latest... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books releasing around the October 31 anniversary of the Protestant Reformation examine the long-lasting ramifications of Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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