In ‘Surfacing,’ Kathleen Jamie ponders the natural world and our place in it

The poet and essayist recalls visiting two archaeological sites where “the past can spill out of the earth, become the present.” Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Five alive: Jamie Oliver spends third week at number one

Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food (Michael Joseph) has rustled up another week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 56,966 copies for £675,321 according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High 5: Jamie tops the chart again

Jamie Oliver has continued his blistering return to form, shifting 52,211 copies of 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food (Michael Joseph) last week through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market to take the Official UK number one by almost 40,000 units.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book doulas: the new way to push your writing into the world

A cuddly new publishing service has arrived to help struggling authors with ‘bookbirthing’ – and for all its new-age trappings, it seems to be catching on“Are book doulas a thing?” asks a writer I know. “I’d love to get one.”Book doulas are a thing, because where there is a need, there is a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A famous 5: Jamie roars back to number one

The starting pistol for the race to Christmas number one has sounded and Jamie Oliver is out of the blocks early, with his 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food (Michael Joseph) shifting just under 37,000 units through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market in its first two days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exploring Lonely Planet’s World

Lonely Planet, the world's number one guidebook publisher, has not only printed over 145 million guidebooks covering 95% of the world’s destinations, Lonely Planet has created content in over fourteen languages, including everything from magazines and TV shows to children’s books, cookbooks,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Senior role at Springer Nature for Vrancken Peeters

Wolters Kluwer regional m.d. Frank Vrancken Peeters is to join Springer Nature next week in the newly created role of chief commercial officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2017: Springer Nature

Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World's 50 Largest Publishers, 2017

Although total revenue of the world’s 50 largest book publishers topped $50 billion in 2016, last year was not an easy one for global publishing giants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beyond Napa: PW Talks with ‘Around the World in Eighty Wines’ Author Mike Veseth

An economics professor takes a global journey through the world of wine, with stops in Syria, Lebanon, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book City 2019

Calling for 'a more open dialogue regionally and internationally,' Bodour Al Qasimi accepts UNESCO's designation of Sharjah as World Book City 2019. The post Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book City 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book Capital 2019

Calling for 'a more open dialogue regionally and internationally,' Bodour Al Qasimi accepts UNESCO's designation of Sharjah as World Book Capital 2019. The post Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book Capital 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's return to Harry Potter makes her world's richest author in 2017

As her wizarding world returns to the stage and screen, Rowling’s $95m pushes James Patterson into second place with $87mJK Rowling will need to reserve a particularly large vault at Gringotts bank after a bumper year for the Harry Potter novelist magicked her back to the No 1 spot on Forbes’... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sonny Mehta Calls Book World Without Judith Jones 'Impossible to Imagine'

The chairman and editor-in-chief of Knopf remembers Jones, the storied editor who reclaimed Anne Frank's diaries from the slush pile and made Julia Child a household name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bezos briefly leapfrogs Bill Gates as world's richest person

Twenty-three years ago, Jeff Bezos was selling books out of his garage. On Thursday, the Amazon chief executive at least temporarily dethroned Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. Following a 1.3% jump in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning, Bezos, 53, was worth as much as $91.3... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Topic: World War II Books

In the spirit of Christopher Nolan's new film, 'Dunkirk,' here are three new titles in which everyday people fight to survive and commit unsung acts of heroism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Book: Talking Books at the World's Biggest Music Festival

PW's Louisa Ermelino reports on the robust book culture scene in and around the Glastonbury festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Major' new history of the world to HoZ

Historian Dan Jones and Brazilian artist Marina Amaral are collaborating on a "major" new history of the world, The Colour of Time, to be published by Head of Zeus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day sales soar year on year as campaign report assesses engagement

Sales of World Book Day (WBD) titles soared by more than 50% in comparison to last year, with 469,274 copies in total shifted in the week of the event, sales figures have shown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children's teams with Copa90 on 2018 World Cup guide

Penguin Random House Children’s is publishing a fans’ guide to the 2018 World Cup with football fan network Copa90. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Can Some of the World’s Most Historic Documents Tell Us About the Documents of the Future?

Our history, as individuals and as societies and cultures, is inextricably and necessarily intertwined with documenting things. And despite ever more technology, that will never change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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