The year’s autobiography big-hitters haven’t sold as well as expected, with buyers disenchanted by pricing and lack of feelgood topicsFrom actors and musicians to athletes and presenters, there are no shortage of celebrity memoirs on bookshop shelves. This year has seen new books published by a Spice Girl, a couple of Harry Potter stars and a beloved UK comedian.But in a world where celebrities can, and do, share their every thought on social media, are their memoirs still able to pull in readers? Sales figures suggest such books might be in a rocky place, as titles by names including Jeremy Clarkson and Matthew Perry struggle to sell, despite a post-pandemic comeback from the genre. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Everything is a subscription service nowadays, so frankly it's a surprise it's taken so long for the Harry Potter franchise to get in on the action, but that it has, in the form of Wizarding World Gold. The 12-month sub includes a whole bunch of magi... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-10-16 10:01:00 UTC ]
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Are you more of a bookish Hermione or a headstrong Fleur? Maybe even a bold Ginny Weasley? Find out your witchy counterpart in this Harry Potter witch quiz! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-15 10:39:30 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-13 10:30:06 UTC ]
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Visiting Times Square at night can be a pretty overwhelming experience, in part because of the visual chaos of so many massive digital ads vying for your attention. But would it be even more overwhelming if all the ads came together to tell one immersive story? The producers of Broadway's Harry... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-10-10 20:54:51 UTC ]
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Revelo persona! Find out which of nine awesome and magical Harry Potter characters you are with this Harry Potter Enneagram quiz. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-09 10:34:01 UTC ]
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Ahead of Bookshop Day, bookshop owner Sarah Dennis highlights what makes independent bookshops special. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 03:15:59 UTC ]
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Retailers are gearing up for a bumper Super Thursday ahead of this Saturday's Bookshop Day 2019 when events will be taking place up and down the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 08:58:18 UTC ]
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Wizarding World Digital has launched with the Official Harry Potter Fan Club through its first app, a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts mobile companion, and a new, interactive Wizarding World website. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 17:45:18 UTC ]
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ONE DAY IN a Los Angeles bookshop in the mid-1970s, a thick City Lights softcover with a stark black-and-white spine magnetized a suburban adolescent’s eyeballs. “BUKOWSKI” the cover read at the top in big block letters, and at the bottom, in smaller letters: “Erections, Ejaculations,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-01 17:00:44 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Archer, Marian Keyes and Stacey Halls were among the authors at this year's Bertrams Christmas conference which saw Abingdon indie Mostly Books win bookshop of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookseller Topping & Co will open a new bookshop in central Edinburgh this weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 21:51:55 UTC ]
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Warner Bros. Entertainment has leased a large Flatiron District retail space at 935 Broadway for a Harry Potter-themed exhibit that will allow fans to experience the enchanted world of the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2019-09-23 17:24:39 UTC ]
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Take this Triwizard champion quiz to find out which of the competitors from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-20 10:36:45 UTC ]
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Dark as the Harry Potter books may get, you can always count on a Weasley for a laugh. Here are some of the Weasley siblings' funniest moments. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-19 10:38:47 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize has reassured readers the £50,000 literary award has “not yet been decided” – after a bookshop mistakenly branded copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments with a “winner” sticker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 10:52:14 UTC ]
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Quercus held a sales conference with a difference yesterday by sending out its teams to booksellers around the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 08:22:12 UTC ]
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We've seen people turn neural networks to almost everything from drafting pickup lines to a new Harry Potter chapter, but it turns out classic text adventure games may be one of the best fits for AI yet. This latest glimpse into what artificial intel... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-09-11 19:39:00 UTC ]
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Stacy Nethercoat Vice president, cloud solutions Tech Data Corp. Educational background: Bachelor's of Business Administration, University of Iowa What was your first ever paid job? I worked at a fast food place called "Pans & Irons" What is your favorite movie of all time? The Harry... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-09-11 10:40:59 UTC ]
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Travel book specialists Stanfords has opened a specialist food bookshop in a joint venture with street food pioneers KERB "to showcase London’s food and cultural history through literature". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 04:36:19 UTC ]
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Pavilion Books has landed the first official Harry Potter knitting book which will allow fans to "cast on with needles and wands" to recreate Hogwarts’ house scarves and Mrs Weasley’s Christmas jumper. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 22:06:21 UTC ]
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