In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay paints a grim picture of Colombia’s drug war

The award-winning author of “Redeployment” debuts as a novelist with a cast of tortured characters navigating a treacherous world. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-02 06:53:32 UTC ]
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Life During Wartime: War & Military History 2019–2020

New titles reflect on 21st-century warfare and look to the past for lessons in combat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Contrarian View: War & Military History 2019–2020

These titles challenge prevailing wisdom and hardened consensus to consider the necessities, mistakes, and tragedies of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pictures of the week

It's the battle of the summer parties in this week's pictures round-up, while Hachette holds its inaugural Pride in Writing event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 23:30:57 UTC ]
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The bigger picture

Philip Jones shares his thoughts on the Publishers Association’s Publishing Yearbook 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 14:22:58 UTC ]
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Lydia Monks | 'Everyone should have a farmyard picture book in their portfolio'

Ahead of the 10th birthday of What the Ladybird Heard, Lydia Monks reviews her career so far. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 21:08:25 UTC ]
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Imperial War Museum launches new fiction series in Churchill's historic bunker

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) celebrated its new fiction series inside Winston Churchill's historic war rooms last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 05:47:36 UTC ]
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Puffin snaps up WriteNow mentee's picture book debut

Penguin Random House division Puffin has acquired a picture book about a day in the life of two gay dads and their adopted daughter, by WriteNow mentee Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 03:54:45 UTC ]
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Pictures of the week

A number of literary prizes were awarded this week, while independent bookshops across the country celebrated Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 09:00:49 UTC ]
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Torn apart: the vicious war over young adult books

Authors who write about marginalised communities are facing abuse, boycotts and even death threats. What is cancel culture doing to young adult fiction?Earlier this month, the author and screenwriter Gareth Roberts announced that his story was being removed from a forthcoming Doctor Who... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-15 08:00:15 UTC ]
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'Highly concerning': picture books bias worsens as female characters stay silent

Guardian research shows that the top 100 illustrated children’s books last year showed growing marginalisation of female and minority ethnic charactersThe most popular picture books published in 2018 collectively present a white and male-dominated world to children, feature very few BAME (black,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-13 05:00:18 UTC ]
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A Bidding War for B&N?

According to a report in the 'Wall Street Journal,' Readerlink is considering putting together a bid to top the $6.50 per share offer made by Elliott Advisors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Natural News calls tech CEOs “lawless evil war criminals” after vanishing from Facebook

More de-platforming? The great de-platforming of 2019 continues.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-10 08:25:29 UTC ]
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Looming Tariffs Cloud Printing Picture

If tariffs on Chinese imports hit books, publishers won't have little wiggle room. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pictures of the week

In this week's pictures round-up a fan wins a one-off gold edition of Thomas Harris' latest thriller Cari Mora, while PRH UK raise over £12k for charity and Macmillan Kids supports black British illustrators trying to make it in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 12:53:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Spotlight on Picture Books

What promises to be a picture-perfect annual BookExpo event makes its debut today. During the “New Picture Book Showcase,” eight authors and illustrators will share their most recent contributions to the genre in a panel moderated by Sarah Enni, host of the 'First Draft' podcast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Maaza Mengiste on Women and War

A trip to Italy on a Fulbright fellowship provided the subject for Ethiopian-born writer Maaza Mengiste’s second novel, 'The Shadow King' (Norton, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers can’t get enough World War II fiction, and authors are happy to keep the books coming

Pamela Jenoff, Kate Quinn and other authors talk about how they find inspiration for their novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Vanity Fair does Star Wars, the Vogue thief, Esquire’s editor to exit: Publisher’s Brief

Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here’s the previous edition. Hooray! Somebody’s gonna sell a lot of print media! OK, to Star Wars nerds, but... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 18:07:02 UTC ]
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Trump’s trade war means Apple’s earnings could fall by 29%

China can’t compete with America on raising tariffs, so it may choose to hinder American tech giants to show its power. As the trade war between the U.S. and China sees no signs of abating, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs says Apple’s earnings could take as much as a 29% hit if China... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-22 08:06:08 UTC ]
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