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'
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Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Nina Stibbe’s prize-winning Love, Nina (Penguin) will be shown as a five-part drama on BBC One. The Bookseller revealed in November last year that Hornby was adapting the book, which won the Non-fiction Book of the Year award at the Specsavers National Book Awards... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author of Fever Pitch is adapting a book of the same name based on the memoirs of Nina Stibble, a nanny who worked for some of London’s leading literary lightsThe author of Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby, is penning his first TV drama, based on the memoirs of a nanny who worked for some of the leading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV presenter and Tudor specialist Lucy Worsley has written her first children’s novel set during the reign of Henry VIII. The book, currently titled The Other Elizabeth, is centered around a young handmaiden at court but explores the story of Katherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. It will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nigerian romance publisher Ankara Press has produced a free digital Valentine’s Day Story Anthology featuring several of Africa's top writers. The post Digital Love Stories for Valentine’s Day from Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, originally known as a book seller, has become an all-around retail super store with a growing list of its own electronics. Sales are not infrequent as the company tries to push its devices, in many cases selling them at a loss with plans to make up the money once the customer is... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus Publishing Group’s Cassell Illustrated has commissioned a book on the rebel heroes of popular music by Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman and DJ Huey Morgan. Commissioning editor Hannah Knowles acquired worldwide rights from Sam Gregory at Wise Buddah Group. In Huey Morgan’s Rebel Heroes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is to publish a collection of short stories by television and radio presenter Sir Terry Wogan. Editorial director Trisha Jackson acquired UK & Commonwealth Rights from Luigi Bonomi at LBA. Jackson said: “I’ve been a huge fan of Terry’s for many years and these incredibly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling author has partnered with her local bookstore on a writer-in-residence program in Scottsdale, Ariz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New books from Christian publishers offer hope, advice, and a bit of tough love for singles looking for romance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'Displacement,' New York Times best-selling artist Lucy Knisley presents a touching travel journal of her trip aboard a cruise ship with her elderly grandparents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author James Dawson is writing a guide to mental health for young people with clinical psychologist Olivia Hewitt. Mind Your Head, which will be published by Hot Key Books in 2016, will give tips on managing emotional wellbeing and finding support for mental health issues. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With their distinctive illustrations, Ladybird books offered millions of children their first taste of art. As a new exhibition opens, we pay homage to picnics, polyester and Pat the dog• A hundred years of Ladybird design – galleryA small boy in collar and tie teeters on homemade stilts made... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtain walls get kid-friendly. Here's a conundrum for overeager design-loving parents everywhere: How do you explain to a seven-year-old the wonders of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye or Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building? How do you make a pre-teen see the beauty of the built world, and the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author David Walliams has written an exclusive picture book for Comic Relief. The Queen’s Orang-Utan will be published byHarperCollins Children’s Books on the 26th February, ahead of Red Nose Day on the 13th March, for £4.99. All of the profits, which will amount to at least £3 from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's clear that the business of magazines is under pressure, but they continue to exert an outsized influence on culture, food, politics and more. Despite the business challenges, they're still sexy. Articles become movies and editors become celebrities. A short blurb turns a product into a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For most magazine companies, 2014 was a difficult year. Backs against the wall, publishers looked beyond print for growth -- to digital media, live events, consumer products and TV deals.Vice magazine is way ahead of them.The free magazine founded in 1994 as Voice of Montreal has grown into one... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Doctor seeks out books for a German-English couple who want children’s books that reflect their duel heritage I’m German and my wife is English. We are bringing their children up bilingually. I especially like the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books because they bring... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like a "Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant" from the parent's point of view, Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca's "Wrinkles" is a journey through the power of memories and their devastating loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m a firm believer in judging books by their covers, and the cover of the 10-million-selling relationship self-help book The 5 Love Languages isn’t promising. A stock-photo couple embraces on a garish purple beach, the sunset spraying fake lens flare into the foreground. The subtitle... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With questions still lingering about Sony Pictures's release plans for the Seth Rogen comedy 'The Interview,' after the studio suffered a cyber attack and a terrorist threat issued by the North Korean government, the PEN American Center has published an open letter to Sony CEO Michael Lynton,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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