Reyna Grande joins the L.A. Times Book Club to discuss 'A Ballad of Love and Glory,' which focuses on an overlooked chapter of U.S. history. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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India Knight is publishing an homage to her favourite novel, The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, with Fig Tree next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three attorney-authors are up for this year's Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, with an autographed copy of the late writer's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' waiting for the winner. The public votes through June 30. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction Shortlisters: Lawyers in Love With... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze Books is partnering with dating website eharmony to launch a creative writing competition seeking to "find the next great love story". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesla just earned a Guinness World Record. Tesla just entered the Guinness World Record book. The electric automaker teamed up with Qantas for a publicity stunt in which a Tesla Model X P100D pulled a 287,000-pound Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner nearly 1,000 feet down the tarmac at the Melbourne... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust will next month give publishers the opportunity to discuss its latest research into gaps in children’s reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store both have newly minted sections for romance books, signs of growing interest in a genre that indie booksellers have traditionally paid little attention to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook wants to own more of the shows it subsidizes for Facebook Watch, but publishers are not always willing to give those rights away. The post Publishers are wrestling with Facebook’s desire to own Facebook-funded Watch shows appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke to novelist Gwendoline Riley, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exeter's branch of Blackwell’s is preparing a "19th-century love inn" with the city's Southernhay House Hotel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For U.K. publishers, the journey to becoming a Facebook Watch partner is not an obvious one. The post ‘No feedback and zero movement’: Facebook Watch’s international expansion is off to a rocky start appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rather than explaining or defending his faith, Islamic scholar Omid Safi translates a collection of Sufi mystics’ poems that extol the ‘transformative and redemptive’ love of God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN International president Jennifer Clement's fourth novel, 'Gun Love,' is focused on the United States' firearm culture and is set in Florida. At London Book Fair, she focused on that and on challenges in women's equality. The post PEN’s Jennifer Clement on ‘Gun Love’ and Women’s Rights... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two seasons in, it’s safe to say Netflix’s whimsical adaptation of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” the popular children’s book series by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket, has been an education in vocal manipulation for Neil Patrick Harris. The jack-of-all-trades actor plays... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The €20,000 European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Literature Prize has been claimed by Burhan Sönmez for Istanbul Istanbul (Telegram Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape has acquired a new novel by Man Booker prize-winning author Howard Jacobson about love in old age. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, Frankfurter Buchmesse offers a Wild Card free stand to both a German and an international exhibitor. And the PW Star Watch program opens to young talent in publishing in Canada, as well as in the United States. The post Industry Notes: Frankfurt Has Two Wild Cards This Year; PW Star... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are eyeing everything from sponsored and custom video series to licensing and even merchandising for their (self-funded) Facebook Watch shows. The post Facebook Watch publishers look for revenue sources beyond Facebook’s subsidies appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke with Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novelist Jaime Hernandez about his children's debut, 'The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stung by Facebook’s pushes for Instant Articles, live video and Watch, news publishers are unwilling to bend over backward for the company's latest pitch. The post ‘Everyone was a bit suspicious’: Scarred news publishers are wary of Facebook’s latest Watch gambit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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