Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 18/04/2011 - 09:19 Authors including Iain M Banks and Michael Moorcock have written to the BBC's director general Mark Thompson, attacking the treatment of genre fiction in its recent World Book Night coverage. In total 85 authors, across the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres, signed the letter to the BBC, which said the evening of programming ignored the three genres. The letter also claimed the tone of "The Books We Really Read" Culture Show special, which examined commercial fiction, was "sneering". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Jonathan Edwards' poetry anthology My Family and Other Superheroes is reprinted after selling out following its recent Costa win. Continue reading at BBC News
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The Facebook founder, who has over 30 million followers, has launched a new book club as part of a challenge to himself, for 2015, to read a new book every two weeks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's going to be tough for Mark Zuckerberg to break his New Year's resolution this year. He's got more than 130,000 people to keep him accountable. The post Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s Resolution: Start a Worldwide Book Club appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
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The Guardian looks back on 2014 from the perspective of a long list of British publishers, asking, what books made their year? The post UK Publishers Discuss Favorite Books of 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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A book club started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has already had almost 140,000 "likes". Continue reading at BBC News
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Peláez, author of 'The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History,' talks about what might happen to Cuban cuisine after the embargo is lifted. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In India, 'Runaway Romances,' 'Thriller Takeaways,' and 'Mythological Mysteries' dominated the book business, forging a wide gulf between genre and lit. The post What Genres Were Hot In India 2014? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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E-booksellers and publishers appear to have cushioned the impact of the VAT price rise on ebooks at least for now, according to a survey of ebooks by The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Parragon Books has posted an operating profit of £19.4m in 2014 compared to a loss of £6m the year before, thanks to a company restructure earlier in the year. For the year ending the 31st March 2014, turnover fell 14% to £48m from £56m but “the overall improvement in profitability was due to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Google executives believe the company’s ebook program is on the right course, after some early missteps, as it enters its fifth year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A number of publishers in the religion category offer gift books with spiritual or religious themes, and while many publish only a few gift titles per year, others are in the gift book business in a major way, with entire imprints devoted to gifts and robust product lines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins and Connect Books have said customers should not be affected by the collapse over Christmas of delivery company City Link. Administrators were appointed at the company on Christmas Eve, with substantial jobs cuts anticipated among its 2,727 staff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A Monitor book critic recalls seven of his favorite author interviews from 2014. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Here are the reviews of adult titles that were read the most on publishersweekly.com this year—an intriguing mix of backlist titles and contemporary hits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Book Aid International sent more than a million books to African libraries in 2014, almost doubling their distribution figures for 2013. The charity, which works in partnership with library services in Africa to distribute new books and learning resources, celebrated its 60th anniversary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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It’s a long way from inception to completion, unless you’re artist and programmer Cory Arcangel, and your book is made up of other people’s tweets about writing a bookThe Inception Button should be used sparingly but when called for, it can be highly effective. Located at inception.davepedu.com,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Books for children and young adults are top of the league, bagging seven of this year’s top 10, but non-fiction has endured another annus horribilisSee the chart in fullAt long last, kids ruled in 2014. Books aimed at them have often figured in the top 10 of the all-year sales chart for printed... Continue reading at The Guardian
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It's sobering to think of carrying on into next year the weight of all the unread books on one's nightstand. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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What effect did Super Thursday have on book sales, and how well did eight leading retailers and pundits fare in predicting the top titles of the year?• Readers turn over a new leaf as celebrity sales stutter• ‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Guinness World Records 2015 (GWR) is the UK's official Christmas number one. In the seven days ending 20th December, the annual tome of record-breaking achievements from across the globe sold 58,477 copies, a volume rise of nearly 12% week to week. This is the first time in over a decade that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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