In these new audiobooks, a great tale is matched with a great narrator

For your listening pleasure, books by John le Carré, Marion Winik and Lynne Truss Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Tragic tale of football youth prodigy to Quercus

Quercus has acquired Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius, by Oliver Kay, chief football correspondent of the Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook Publishers Go Big On Full-Cast Productions

New technology and the growth of the audiobook market are driving a boom in full-cast productions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global HC publishing deal for Gaynor's Cottingley Fairies tale

HarperCollins has signed a global publishing deal for The Girl from the Savoy by historical novelist Hazel Gaynor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Booth: Audiobook Notes, March 2016

New audiobooks narrated by Orange is the New Black's Kate Mulgrew, the X-Files's David Duchovny, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'The Violet Hour,' Katie Roiphe looks at five great writers shuffling off this mortal coil

Mortality is hot. Although the act of dying has largely been moved from our homes and daily lives into the sequestered, antiseptic realm of hospitals and hospices, memoirs grappling with impending death have proliferated, bringing mortal knowledge home in a new way. Two doctors, Oliver Sacks and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Platforms: Can Digital Match the Human Touch?

Calling rights agents, directors, scouts: With the rise of digital rights platforms, what happens to the person-to-person nature of publishing rights transactions? We'd like to hear from you. The post Rights Platforms: Can Digital Match the Human Touch? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virginia Woolf's great niece donates £250,000 to protect Bloomsbury haven

A £25,000 donation from Virginia Woolf's great niece has put the wheels in motion for a Bloomsbury Group £8.5m "centenary project". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quiz: Match the Mouse to the Storybook

Picture books are a staple of childhood. As adults, we can still recall the predictable refrains and distinctive illustrations of our old favorites. No one could mistake Eric Carle’s watercolors for Dr. Seuss’ line drawings or the bright primary colors of Goodnight Moon. But despite their... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storm Jonas No Match for Winter Institute 11

Despite the weather, the Denver bookseller gathering had few cancellations, and the tone has been upbeat in the wake of what ABA president Betsy Burton called “an absolutely record-breaking year for many stores.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Tribute to Lord Weidenfeld, One of the Last Great Émigré Publishers

UK publisher Lord Weidenfeld was a towering and influential figure in the book industry, and he seemed to embody not only the history of publishing but also the history of Europe. The post Tribute to Lord Weidenfeld, One of the Last Great Émigré Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Haida's tale: Margaret Atwood helps bring Native American literature to the UK

Robert Bringhurst’s translations of Haida stories in A Story as Sharp as a Knife are published in the UK for the first time, thanks to the Booker winner’s championing of this ‘book of wonders’A book which preserves in print the almost lost oral literature of the Native American Haida people has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Audiobooks of 2015

This past year was another landmark in the audiobook world, with growth in sales and the number of new titles. We pick our favorites from among the 250-plus audiobooks that PW reviewed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fry narrates two Max Carrados stories for Audible

Stephen Fry will voice two classic detective stories exclusively for Audible. Fry, who voiced all seven of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, will voice The Coin of Dionysius and The Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah, which features the blind detective Max Carrados who was first... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Publishers Are Marketing Digital Audiobooks

Publishers are trying different marketing techniques to differentiate their audiobooks in a crowded market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Great Comics On Presidential Politics

With the 2016 U.S. presidential election less than a year away, here are 12 comics about modern presidential (or at least vice-presidential) politics, covering workaday minutia all the way through Machiavellian schemes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Twain's turkey tale – perhaps the funniest in American literature

What Twain eventually learned, after an interminable time on the trail, is that turkeys have a genius for feigning injury. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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PRH's McMillan wins Best Audiobook title at RPAs

Roy McMillan of Penguin Random House has won the award for ‘Best Audiobook/ Readings Producer' at this year’s Radio Production Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five questions for 'Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift' comic writer Joshua Fialkov

Guillermo del Toro has gone back into the world of kaiju and jaegers with "Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift," an official new series from the director and "Pacific Rim" screenwriter Travis Beacham that launched last week in comic book stores.With a story by Beacham, writer Joshua Fialkov ("The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booka Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane pop up at schools

Booka Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane are setting up pop-up bookshops in schools. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Great books that publishers rejected – quiz

Man Booker winner Marlon James says he was turned down 78 times before getting published, and his long search for recognition is not unique. Find out how much you know about the history of literary rebuffs with our quiz on the great rejected books1. Whose novel was rejected as “Overwhelmingly... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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