The Booksellers Association has reported a second year of growth in its independent bookshop membership, with 15 new shops joining the trade body in 2018. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Despite a number of concerns, many of the more than three dozen indies contacted by PW posted strong Thanksgiving weekend sales increases compared with 2019 and 2020, and even booksellers whose stores saw declines said they were cautiously optimistic about the weeks ahead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What launched as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the remarkable... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The United Kingdom's audiobook sales show an eye-catching 71-percent jump, January to June this year over the same period in 2019. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Charts a ‘Steep Rise’ in Audiobook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-28 17:52:33 UTC ]
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If the Boise Public Library were still enforcing the late fee printed in the book, it would have racked up more than $800 in fines. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2021-11-27 19:13:28 UTC ]
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University presses have had to adapt to the challenges brought on by Covid-19 and delays in the supply chain but many are making the most of new opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 19:13:57 UTC ]
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In “The Dawn of Everything,” two scientists set out to discover where inequality began Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Cameron Janes, an Amazon veteran who has overseen Prime Video, retail and Kindle ventures left the company earlier this week. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-11-24 22:24:32 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble names their Book of the Year and a Speculative Book of the Year. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-18 14:57:13 UTC ]
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Cambridge Dictionary has announced "perseverance" as its Word of the Year 2021, after a spike of searches as NASA’s Perseverance Rover made its final descent to Mars in February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 09:39:04 UTC ]
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Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are reuniting with other cast members from the blockbuster film franchise for a special 20th anniversary TV retrospective, movie studio Warner Bros. said on Tuesday. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-11-16 22:10:32 UTC ]
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The An Post Irish Book Awards ceremony has been moved to an online only ceremony due to the worsening coronavirus rates in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 13:49:06 UTC ]
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In September 1939, Elizabeth Hardwick took a Greyhound bus to New York to pursue a doctorate in 17th-century English literature at Columbia University. A few years earlier she had visited the city with two high school friends, staying at the Hotel Taft in Times Square. The women’s accents had... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-16 09:55:56 UTC ]
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'The Lincoln Highway' by Amor Towles (Viking) was named the Best Book of the Year by Amazon Books editors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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PJ Harvey is trying her hand at poetry again. In April 2022, Picador Poetry in the UK will publish the hardcover edition of Orlam, Harvey’s book-length narrative poem. A special collector’s edition featuring the musician’s original artwork will follow in October 2022. The long-form poem, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-12 18:12:55 UTC ]
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Linda Greenhouse examines the first year of what could become known as the Trump court. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony and Microsoft have had a year to address supply shortages and improve game libraries for their new consoles. Here's how they stack up. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2021-11-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children's is to launch a programme of commemorative publishing next year, in celebration of the 120th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 17:06:39 UTC ]
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Will Smith has partnered with Black-owned bookshops and artists of colour across the UK and America to celebrate his upcoming memoir Will (Century), with Sevenoaks Bookshop featuring an artist’s display. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 02:48:04 UTC ]
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The updated schedule for the United Kingdom's Young Writer of the Year Award will put its shortlist and winners' announcements into the new year. The post London’s Young Writer Award of the Year Names Its Jurors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-10 14:50:29 UTC ]
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Lana Wood’s “Little Sister” offers circumstantial evidence that Natalie’s death might not have been an accident. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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