Independent Bookshop Week reveals 2019 plans

Hachette UK will sponsor Independent Bookshop Week (IBW) and authors Cressida Cowell, Patrick Gale, Katherine Rundell and screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch will tour bookshops across the country as part of the annual celebration of indies. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge don reveals How Democracy Ends

Profile m.d. Andrew Franklin has bought rights to How Democracy Ends by Cambridge University professor of politics David Runciman Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National College Store Association Gears Up to Fight for Independent Campus Bookstores

As the number of independent campus stores dwindles precipitously, NACS is making the preservation of indies its top priority. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 13, 2017

Kristan Higgins moves houses for seven figures, a millennial activist gets six figures at S&S, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 13, 2017

'The Hate U Give,’ a debut YA novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, lands at #7 in children’s front list fiction. Plus ‘Portraits of Courage’ by George W. Bush is tops in Texas, and the movie ‘The Shack’ puts the book it’s based on all over our lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penderyn Music Book Prize 2017 shortlist revealed

The Penderyn Music Book Prize has announced its 2017 shortlist which includes titles from music journalists Hattie Collins, Stuart Cosgrove and David Hepworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inaugural In Other Words shortlist revealed

BookTrust today released its shortlist for In Other Words, its inaugural children’s books in translation project, comprising a story of spies and kidnapping set in Stalin’s Russia as well as "laugh out loud" entries from Denmark and South Africa, and entries translated from Afrikaans and Korean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's history month promotion sees bookshop 'silence men's voices'

Loganberry Books in Ohio has reorganised its fiction section so all titles by male writers now have their spines facing the wallA bookshop in Ohio has made a graphic illustration of the position of female writers by leaving only books by women visible to its customers. The change, made to mark... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tronc May Be Buying Us Weekly

According to reports from both Ken Doctor and New York Post's Claire Atkinson, newspaper publisher Tronc is the latest suitor come to offer a bid for Wenner Media's Us Weekly, with a sale price that may fall within the $85 million to $95 million mark. Doctor reports that a deal appears close,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teachers' favourite books have been revealed in the 2017 UKLA shortlist

The shortlists have been announced for the UKLA book awards, with illustrated books nominated in all three age categories for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tronc Emerges as Likely Us Weekly Buyer

The newspaper publisher would expand its profile by acquiring the Wenner Media magazine. The post Tronc Emerges as Likely Us Weekly Buyer appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Dunmore reveals cancer diagnosis

Acclaimed writer Helen Dunmore has revealed a recent diagnosis of cancer "with a very poor prognosis". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of March 6, 2017

A U.K. novel with over 20 foreign sales, a Swedish debut about a hostage negotiator, and an Italian trilogy are among the titles sparking conversation before next week's London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libreria bookshop launches subscription service

East London bookshop Libreria has launched a subscription scheme which will provide customers with a monthly choice of "low-profile, high-quality" fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshop presence in the UK contracts for an 11th consecutive year

The number of independent bookshops in the UK has fallen for the 11th year in a row, according to the Booksellers Association’s annual membership figures, but the rate of closure has slowed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 6, 2017

This week: Dan Chaon's terrifying masterpiece, plus an espionage novel set during the October Revolution of 1917. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 6, 2017

S&S nabs an Andrew Nagorski book about World War II, Tor is set to relaunch George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series, Rachel Caine re-ups at Berkley, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 6, 2017

The #1 book in the country is 'The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts,' covering three decades of the influential video game franchise. Plus V.E. Schwab closes out her Shades of Magic fantasy trilogy, and ‘Sapiens’ author Yuval Noah Harari speculates on the next phase of human development. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Hill cancels bookshop event over 'anti-Trump bias'

Author Susan Hill has cancelled a bookshop appearance because of the shop's anti-Trump views and actions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacobi joins protests over Samuel French Theatre Bookshop

Actor Sir Derek Jacobi has spoken out against the imminent closure of the Samuel French Theatre Bookshop, which is to become online-only following a “crippling” hike in rent by its landlord. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Backstabber cuts to the top

Kimberley Chambers’ Backstabber cut through the competition to top the Weekly E-Book Ranking in the same week that it scored the crime author her best first-week sale in hardback. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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