The French cartoonist Riad Sattouf spent the earliest years of his life in three dictatorships. One dictator was Col. Moammar Kadafi, the "supreme leader" of Libya, where Sattouf and his parents moved when he was 2. Another was President Hafez Assad of Syria, where they relocated when he was 4.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Hachette Book Group in the US has continued the public discussion of its terms battle with Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Waldman, author of "The Second Amendment: A Biography" (Simon & Schuster, 9781476747446), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Thursday, May 29. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blurb, a POD and digital self-publishing platform, has hired key personnel at Graphicly, a digital publishing platform, including Graphicly co-founder Micah Baldwin. The deal will shut down Graphicly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust (NLT) and Bloomsbury Children’s Books are launching a prize to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Image celebrates 60 years; Gary Chapman endows chair at Moody; Cambridge Bibles back to Cambridge; awards and honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dystopia in teen fiction can be a vehicle to help teenagers explore feminism, according to three... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the first few months of 2014 were tough for comics specialty retailers, graphic novel and merchandise sales remained solid. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholas Belardes, author of "A People’s History of the Peculiar A Freak Show of Facts, Random Obsessions & Astounding Truths: A Treasure Trove of Freaky Facts and Strange Stories" (Viva Editions, 9781936740833), will appear on "Coast to Coast AM" on Friday, May 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, authors of "Cowgirl Creamery Cooks" (Chronicle Books, 9781452111636) will appear on NPR’s "Morning Edition" on Friday, May 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 21, the social network launched its "Ask the Author" function, a feature that allows readers to submit questions to their favorite authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although the crowd was relatively small, they came to buy at this year's Maine Comic Arts Festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's Celebra imprint has taken world rights to the first book by multi-hyphenate star, Jennifer Lopez. "True Love," will be released simultaneously in English and Spanish on October 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Warren, author of "A Fighting Chance" (Metropolitan Books, 9781627790529), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Monday, May 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former publisher of literary imprint Flamingo, and later Portobello and Granta Books, has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPPY award-winners announced, a new kids' imprint at Barbour, a website for all things Amish, the popes in pictures and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown's mass market paperback for his latest thriller, Inferno (Corgi), debuts at number... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW contributing editor Peter Brantley talks with UC Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson, founding member of a new author advocacy group, the Authors Alliance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dari Alexander, author of "The Quick and Clean Diet: Lose the Weight, Feel Great, and Stay Lean for Life" (Globe Pequot/Skirt, 9780762791934), will host a special called “Body and Soul with Dari Alexander" on Fox News on Friday, May 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Harold Ross founded the New Yorker in 1925, in the thick of the Jazz Age, he set out to publish a smart, lively, Manhattan-centric magazine that catered to the city’s cosmopolitan crowd Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing has acquired the “revealing” autobiography of Luisa Zissman, a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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