Heartland 2019: A Small but Mighty Show

Heartland Fall Forum, held for the first time in Cleveland, received high marks from both exhibitors and booksellers, who described it as a highly productive gathering of publishers, booksellers, and authors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Bettany Hughes to chair 2019 Man Booker International Prize

Historian Bettany Hughes has been revealed as the chair of judges for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reflecting Realities: why so surprised? An open letter from a small press

In light of the Reflecting Realities report, Katrina Gutierrez explains how the industry can better support small presses working to increase representation in children's books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book by rising Democratic star Kamala Harris coming in 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a rising star in the Democratic Party who is sometimes cited as a possible presidential contender in 2020, has a book deal. Penguin Press announced Tuesday that Harris' "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey" will come out Jan. 8. According to Penguin, Harris... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix announces its first TV shows and movies from Millarworld

Today, Netflix announced the first TV shows and movies based on comic book writer Mark Millar's properties. Netflix will add two television series and three movies to its original programming. Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBPA Board Votes Against a Collective Exhibit at BookExpo 2019: ‘The Best Decision for Now’

Evaluating the 'reimagined' BookExpo 2018, the IBPA board–for 34 years a BookExpo exhibitor–votes to forgo a cooperative booth in 2019, as in 2018: 'There is little reason for a publisher not part of the traditional eco-system to exhibit on the trade show floor.' The post IBPA Board Votes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The First Batch of Facebook-Funded News Shows for Watch Is Debuting Monday

Facebook announced last month that it was funding an initiative to create news shows from 10 to 12 U.S. publishers for its Facebook Watch video platform, and the first slate of those shows will begin streaming Monday, July 16. Head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown and product manager... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlon James headlines Penguin General's Spring 2019 showcase

Marlon James, Bernardine Evaristo, Jonathan Coe and Nina Stibbe last night headlined Penguin General’s Spring 2019 showcase on the Strand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small

The platform said that people were 17 percent more likely to subscribe through Instant Articles versus publishers’ standard mobile web links. The post Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBT+ writing is 'growing in confidence', Polari longlist shows

The Polari First Book Prize longlist shows that LGBT+ writing in the UK is "growing in scope and confidence,” the prize founder has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dollmaker is riverrun's 2019 literary lead

Quercus' imprint riverrun has acquired its literary lead for the year, The Dollmaker by Nina Allan, described as a story "about lives lived in the margins, and a love story about becoming real". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books increases sponsorship for 2019 RNAs

Goldsboro Books has increased its sponsorship for the 2019 Romantic Novel Awards, run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Love 'Stranger Things' the show? Now books are on the way

Penguin Random House and Netflix are teaming up in an effort to take book fans to the Upside Down. “Stranger Things” will be moving from the small screen to the page when the publisher and the entertainment company roll out a number of books based on the hit science fiction series, Deadline... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook downloads rose 22% last year, PA stats show

Audiobook downloads rose 22% to a record £31m sales last year, according to new figures released by the Publishers Association to mark the start of Love Audio Week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'American Made' on HBO and more

SERIES Taken Mills (Clive Standen) tries to save his cousin from members of an underworld syndicate in a new episode of the series based on the Liam Neeson action franchise. Jennifer Beals and Adam Goldberg also star. 8 p.m. NBC The Crossing The now-canceled science fiction drama, about a group... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kitchen Confidential Showed It Was Never Too Late for a Second Act

Kitchen Confidential, the book that made Anthony Bourdain a star after he published it in 2000, hasn’t quite aged like a perfect Burgundy. Some of it may have even turned a little vinegary. The memoir celebrated a profane and raunchy culinary culture boiling over with testosterone, where... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rundown: With Watch news shows, Facebook still holds the cards

Facebook is paying news publishers, but the terms show the power is still with the platform. The post The Rundown: With Watch news shows, Facebook still holds the cards appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2018: Big Kids’ Books of the Show

We spoke with a number of booksellers about their impressions of the show, and the titles they were most looking forward to grabbing at publishers’ booths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2018: This Year's Show In Review

After a confusing opening day at the trade show, publishers and booksellers settled into discussing industry issues and getting ready for the fall season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two ‘Younger’ Fans, and S&S Staffers, Find a New Project in Their Favorite Show

When two Simon & Schuster employees saw that a central character on the TV show 'Younger,' which is set in the world of New York book publishing, was releasing a novel, they wanted to make sure that book hit shelves in the real world. Now it will. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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