Faber is publishing Kazuo Ishiguro's Nobel Lecture which the acclaimed writer used to issue a rallying call to the literary world for open mindedness and diversity. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier-owned retail chain Pocket Shop has opened a second London branch in Liverpool Street underground station. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday afternoon marked the soft opening of Gramercy Books, which was founded by writer Linda Kass, author of 'Tasa’s Song' and is co-owned with long-time bookseller John Gaylord, who has opened 24 stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan has said that it is “truly beyond words” to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author/illustrator and Swindon Libraries Patron Steve Antony pens an open letter in response to plans to close 10 of the borough's 15 libraries Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After learning that her neighborhood bookstore in Brooklyn, BookCourt, will close December 31, bestselling author Emma Straub announced she and her husband plan to open Books Are Magic next spring in the same area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The guest of honor at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair was Latin America, and 20 Spanish-speaking countries from the region participated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danuta Kean, author of a new report on diversity in theatre, says what consumers respond to is not the race of the cast or the writer of a production or a book, but the quality of the storytelling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As rights and licensing appear to offer the world publishing industry more and more potential in terms of revenue, the new Diversity Report 2016 explores what works. The post Diversity in Translation, a New Report from Europe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public vote for the 2016 Costa Short Story Award is now open and three shortlisted stories, selected from over 1,000 entires, are now available to read and listen to from the Costa Book Awards website. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julian Barnes has reignited the debate over the Man Booker Prize rule changes, calling the decision to allow American authors to compete "straightforwardly daft". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bodies representing European publishers and booksellers have called for the immediate release of eminent Turkish novelist and human rights activist Aslı Erdoğan and linguist Necmiye Alpay after they were rearrested on Wednesday (23 November), and charged with 'membership of a terrorist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Dorset-based publisher Little Toller Books is to open a gallery showcasing the work of its collaborators. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Kate Atkinson, Paula Hawkins and Kazuo Ishiguro are among the 23 British novels longlisted for the €100,000 (£85,407.66) International Dublin Literary award 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's first concept store, originally slated to open in October in Eastchester, N.Y., opened on Tuesday morning. The official grand opening is set for December 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid 'rhetoric of animosity and intolerance and the growing support for right-wing politicians,' a new conference examines the publishing community's accelerating drive for diversity. The post London Book Fair’s ‘Building Inclusivity’ Conference Explores Diversity appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crystal Mahey-Morgan, the founder of OWN IT!, has called on the industry to stop focusing on entry-level schemes to improve diversity, but instead to look at the boardrooms “where the real decisions are actually made”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Members of the publishing industry gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the 67th National Book Awards, where John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell won for 'March: Book Three.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday evening, November 16, five finalists for the Young People's Literature prize headed to Cipriani Wall Street in lower Manhattan for the 67th National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After several changes on when its new concept store in Eastchester, N.Y. will open, Barnes & Noble has now set November 22 as the new date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academics Susan Greenberg [pictured] and Emma Venables say developments in Open Access may affect the draft novels produced on creative writing courses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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