Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 09:12 National Reading Group Day is among the new features designed to boost the importance of indie retailers during this years Independent Booksellers Week. The Booksellers Association has just announced that the annual IBW will take place between June 18-25th. The key aim this year is to boost the number of retailers taking part, and to raise the profile of bookshops across the UK. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Cray will be promoted to editorial director at HarperFiction imprint The Borough Press as of 1st January, 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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David Walliams has called for better access to reading and for libraries to be safeguarded, revealing he would introduce new laws on children’s literacy if he were prime minister. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz claims its fifth Weekly E-Book Ranking number one, not as a plucky upstart, but from a position of strength. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual list of the industry’s most powerful, influential and admired features a record number of women, a fractionally improved BAME turnout, and a familiar figure as The Bookseller 101st. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This week: the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize, plus Yan Lianke's satiric, chilling take on China’s policy of forced cremation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBA finalist Téa Obreht sells a novel to Random House, Beach Lane buys an Amy Cherrix picture book for six figures, Avery picks up a title on gut health for a rumored high-six-figure sum, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: The 2018 'I Love my Librarian' award winners are honored at a reception in New York; ALA offers a legislative update as the 115th Congress enters its final weeks; and what does Tumblr's decision to police its platform for pornography say about the future of the internet? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scottish Granny creates another viral hit with ‘I Need a New Butt!’ Plus QVC host David Venable’s latest cookbook is the second bestselling title in the country, and ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ heads to the big screen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The gender gap in the number of children who say they enjoy reading has narrowed, with boys aged 11 lagging only 9 percentage points behind girls of the same age, according to the Read On. Get On coalition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Italian novel about the downfall of Lehman Brothers that has won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze is launching a collection of essays by black female writers, scholars and activists, called Well-Read Black Girl, with a competition to find an unpublished black British female author whose essay will be included in the UK edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following EU directive that allows governments to waive duty on digital publications, calls grow for the UK to end ‘illogical and unfair’ levyThe UK government is being urged to axe the “illogical and unfair” 20% tax currently imposed on ebooks, while print books remain exempt, after European... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Blackwell’s bookseller Daisy Johnson has won the retailer’s Book of the Year for her "outstanding" Man Booker-shortlisted novel Everything Under (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sometimes called 'direct export,' the best route to markets in Europe for Québec's publishers may be through European booksellers–and agile ground teams to get their attention. The post Québec Publishers on Making Sales in Europe: Ground Teams and Booksellers appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 holiday reading list from the philanthropist is here, covering everything from killer robots to meditation. If you want to make sense of the world, you need to learn more about it. That’s the prevailing theme behind every single one of billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates’s biannual... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: around the world in 20 languages, plus the love-hate relationship between L.A. and its inhabitants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper nabs a just-found Sylvia Plath short story, Margaret Atwood announces a Handmaid’s Tale sequel, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Executives at digital news publisher Mic managed to lay off nearly the entire company and secure a new owner all in one day. The company, which launched with a splash as a go-to news source for millennials, is officially being sold to Bryan Goldberg's Bustle Digital Group. Sources say a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Aaronovitch caused an upset in the Weekly E-Book Ranking as his seventh Rivers of London title, Lies Sleeping, swept away with the ebook top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week’s headlines: Tributes pour in for former Librarian of Congress James Billington; a new report suggests library ebook lending generates reader awareness and sales; and it took just two weeks for Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' to become the year's bestselling book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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