Guha wins Luke Bitmead Bursary 2014

Unpublished author Tara Guha has won the 2014 Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary, winning £2,500 and a publishing contract with Legend Press. Guha won the bursary for her debut novel Absent, which will now be published in November 2015. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookbook News Bites: July 7, 2014

This week, chef/author John Currence takes home a SIBA award for 'Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,' and the authors of 'Sweet Mandarin Cookbook' cook for the British Prime Minister and Chinese Premier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: July 7, 2014

Ann Lawson has been appointed head of Publishing Technology’s ingentaconnect division. Prior to joining Publishing Technology, Lawson spent seven years at EBSCO Information Services where she served most recently as senior director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning children's author Walter Dean Myers dies

Myers, author of such books as 'Hoops' and 'Monster,' recently published an essay lamenting what he saw as a lack of diverse characters in children's literature. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PWSI Down 10.2% In 2014 to Date

Amazon is receiving lots of bad press in its dispute with Hachette Book Group, but executives and investors are likely more concerned that its stock price has been slipping since the beginning of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Klassen, Magnason and Williams win UKLA book awards

Hard on the heels of his 2014 Kate Greenaway award, Jon Klassen has picked up a second UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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YA Tops Nielsen and Kindle Lists for 2014 (So Far)

Young adult novels reigned over the top halves of the print and Kindle bestseller lists for the first six months of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Religion Update Fall 2014: The Good, the Alien, the Secular

Fall religion, in not so many words: still too many pastors; religion is still bad for you and the world (Christopher Hitchens has even come back from the dead, via previously unpublished essays, to remind us of this); Pope Francis still looks promising. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of July 7, 2014

Publishers claim Apple court order hobbles agency model and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Unit Sales Up 1% in First Half of 2014

Sales of both hardcovers and trade paperbacks, the industry’s two largest print categories, were up 2% in the first six months of this year, compared to the first half of 2013, leading to an overall 1% gain in print unit sales at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Awards 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries

Michigan’s Ypsilanti District Library and Montana’s Lewis & Clark Library were both awarded 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the recent American Library Association convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 29, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in romance, biography, memoir, children & teens, fiction, and more, for the week of June 29. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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McBride wins Desmond Elliott Prize

Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-formed Thing has won the £10,000 2014 Desmond Elliott... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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ALA 2014: Librarian by Day, Novelist by Night

Three librarians with novels published in 2014 gathered at ALA Vegas on Saturday afternoon to share their experiences as authors navigating the library world and vice versa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 22, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended June 22, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of June 30, 2014

Bloomsbury gets ‘Inked’ and throws down for Dinerstein and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo Set

The 2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo, first held in 2009, will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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ALA 2014: ALA Sizzles in Las Vegas

Official attendance figures were not available at press time, but ALA officials said the early numbers were on pace to surpass expectations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air June 30, 2014: Ron Capps

Ron Capps, author of "Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years, A Memoir" (Schaffner Press, 9781936182589) will appear on PBS's "Tavis Smiley" on Monday, June 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014: Tartt, Goodwin Take Home Carnegie Medals

Tartt and Goodwin were on hand to accept their medals, and both gave enthusiastic speeches celebrating libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2014: Hot Start For ALA in Las Vegas

More than 20,000 librarians, authors, publishers and vendors from 765 exhibitors are expected to attend the conference over the next four days, and at first glance, the show looks like it will be a strong one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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