The book by former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile will examine the scandals and disputes surrounding last year's presidential election. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Curtis Brown is launching an online book group, offering readers the chance to get “a sneak preview of work from some of the agency’s most exciting new and undiscovered authors” just ahead of publication. Applications for readers for the group, the first online reading group to be hosted by a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Hawthorne argues that independent publishing is the source of cultural diversity, bringing bibliodiversity to confront megapublishing and bookselling. The post Independent Publishing as the Source of Bibliodiversity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Publishing imprint Virgin Books has acquired a “timeless business book” by a basketball coach. Ed Faulkner, Ebury deputy publishing director, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson from Simon Trewin at WME. During his career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Books-A-Million rose 1.3%, to $101.2 million, compared to the third quarter last year, while the net loss stayed at $6.9 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books has acquired Thirteen Days of Midnight by debut YA author Leo Hunt. The book is about a boy called Luke Manchett who, when his father dies, acquires $6m and a collection of ghosts. The eight spirits want revenge for their enslavement by Manchett senior and Luke has just 13 days to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At World Books on Atlantic Boulevard, Lily Li picks up the phone to transact one of her first sales of the day. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s is set to publish a cookbook and two children’s fiction titles from Sophie Thompson, actor and winner of this year’s Celebrity Masterchef. Commissioning editor Alice Swan said when she received a manuscript about a boy who could talk to animals, she didn’t realise who the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big publishers are likely to feel a squeeze on their supermarket sales as a result of the sector experiencing a “once in a generation change”. Two of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, are also big retailers of books. Both retailers reported slumps in profits in their recent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion scholars met before Thanksgiving in San Diego to exchange ideas, find books for their courses, and stock their personal libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Camille Mofidi of Kobo Writing Life explains how the platform is helping writers in France, Germany and Italy leverage self-publishing opportunities. The post Kobo Sees Opportunities for Self-publishing in Europe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Miami Book Fair featured numerous international voices — from Haiti to Germany — as well as all of the 2014 National Book Award winners and finalists. The post Int’l Voices, NBA Authors Star at Miami Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the books generating buzz in international publishing circles this week are the debut by a German screenwriter, a novel that has won a Dutch literary prize, and a Spanish bestseller that has just sold for film. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Trek’s Captain Kirk turns to crowd-funding to finance new book on how to reinvent yourself after 50He has battled the Klingons and boldly gone where no man has gone before as Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, but now William Shatner is taking on a new mission: conquering the world... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We talked with Michael Heyward, who runs Australia's Text Publishing, about the his house's classics list, a true crime title he's excited to launch in the U.S., and the advantages of being a small publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House founding publisher Allan Kornblum died at his home in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday morning of complications from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New independent publisher Orenda Books has made a flurry of new acquisitions since launching just last month. Orenda Books founder Karen Sullivan has acquired world English language rights for Canada-Australia writer Paul E Hardistry’s debut eco-thriller The Abrupt Physics of Dying. The book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has signed a novel from bestselling Turkish author Ahmet Altan, the first time one of his books will be translated into English. Publishing director Francis Bickmore signed world rights excluding Turkey and Greece from Levent Yilmaz. Rights have already been sold to HarperCollins... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schools reform minister Nick Gibb has told publishers that England has "once again" fallen behind in the production of world-class textbooks, saying that a critical policy paper issued by Tim Oates of the Cambridge Assessment Group "should send shock waves through the education system and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the leading children's publishers, famed for its classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, is to drop gender branding from its books. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 65th annual National Book Awards were held on November 19 at Cipriani Wall Street, in a ceremony emceed by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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