A rising middle class, looser regulations and ebook growth puts India ahead of China on many publishers agendas, says OUP's group strategist. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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There are over 200 books published this spring alone by British writers of colour, and 400-plus when including writers of colour from around the globe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-09 04:13:16 UTC ]
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Novelists no longer shy away from tough issues readers are facing such as mental illness, racial inequity, sexual harassment and abuse, trafficking, and domestic violence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies' by Deesha Philyaw, which was published by West Virginia University Press, has won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tin House Books and Microcosm Press relied on virtual events and direct-to-consumer initiatives to survive a tumultuous 2020. The pivot paid off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Monoray is to publish Drinking Custard: The Diary of a Confused Mum, a "hilarious" memoir on the trials and tribulations of motherhood from comedian Lucy Beaumont. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-01 13:58:38 UTC ]
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In its new partnership with Frankfurt, the World Intellectual Property Organization will award its Accessible Publishing honor on October 20. The post WIPO Will Present Its 2021 Accessible Publishing Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-01 11:23:56 UTC ]
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#Merky Books has crowned Jyoti Patel the winner of its New Writers’ Prize 2021, a competition aiming to discover unpublished, underrepresented writers aged 16 to 30 from the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-01 04:31:20 UTC ]
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He was a founder of Hanging Loose Press, which started as a loose-page poetry journal and became a book publisher as well. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-31 21:53:23 UTC ]
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A 29.2% sales increase in adult trade titles and a 11.8% gain in sales in the children’s/young adult segment led to a 10.3% increase in January industry sales over January 2020 for the 1,359 publishers who report results to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The $349 million deal will help the publisher expand its back catalog at a moment of growing consolidation in the book business. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-29 19:44:12 UTC ]
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Exploring the Ukrainian publishing sectorThe British Council, with support from the Ukrainian Book Institute, commissioned the research which was undertaken by Emma Shercliff from February to October 2020, with the aim of exploring the Ukrainian publishing sector in more detail, and finding ways... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2021-03-29 15:27:40 UTC ]
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He won a Pulitzer for “Lonesome Dove” and shared an Oscar for his “Brokeback Mountain” screenplay. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-26 16:04:07 UTC ]
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A first look at the new report on Europe's book publishing markets highlights the range of impact felt in the first year of the pandemic. The post Federation of European Publishers’ New COVID-19 Impact Report: Europe Closes 2020 Down 2 to 5 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-26 15:57:21 UTC ]
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But company says reading boom may end when Covid restrictions are liftedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has issued its second profit upgrade of the year, lauding a lockdown reading boom, but the trend may not endure as coronavirus... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-24 12:22:49 UTC ]
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Planning to publish up to 20 books per year, Marie-Pierre Gracedieu leaves Paris to establish a new press called Le Bruit du Monde. The post A Gallimard Editor Opens a New Publishing House in Marseille appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-24 06:26:45 UTC ]
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The SDG Publishers Compact was introduced at Frankfurter Buchmesse and today gains the support of Paris' Syndicat national de l’édition. The post France’s Publishers Sign on to the UN’s SDG Compact appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-23 14:22:45 UTC ]
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Despite ample inventory available on other retail media platforms, brands still mostly turn to Walmart and Amazon. The post ‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-03-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Before we start: yes, I am fully aware that this looks like a desperate, algorithm-gaming clickbait article but it really isn’t. Well, I hope it isn’t. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder has bought two books by debut author and publisher Jacquie Bloese, including “a brilliantly moving historical novel”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-21 20:20:26 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild Foundation has reached a deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to publish a collaborative novel edited by the acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood that will feature the writing of more than a dozen notable authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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