Keira Knightley is latest star to publish a children’s book, but some say trend pushes aside genuine writers and makes it harder to find great children’s fiction“A modern classic by Keira Knightley” reads the provisional cover of the actor’s debut children’s book, I Love You Just the Same. Set to be published next October, the 80-page volume, written and illustrated by Knightley, is about a girl navigating the changing dynamics that come with the arrival of a sibling.The Pirates of the Caribbean star is the latest in a long list of celebrities to have turned to writing children’s books. McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter have been hovering at the top of the bestseller chart since the publication last month of their latest book The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!. Earlier in the year, David Walliams dominated with his newest book Astrochimp. The entertainer has sold 25m copies of his children’s titles in the UK alone, according to Nielsen BookData. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-20 13:00:48 UTC ]
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Icon Books has acquired the book that inspired Danny Boyle's Olympic Opening Ceremony, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joining a growing list of services that offer real-time video chat capabilities, Shindig is a recently launched platform that authors and publishers can use to replicate the book tour experience online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are readying themselves to respond to an explosion of e-reading devices in the UK in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile has announced a sales hike of 23% for the year to end March 2012, with an operating... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singularity & Co aims to rescue near-extinct 20th century sci-fi titles to ensure they still exist in the next one. Established from a Kickstarter campaign, the small team has already digitized and published A Plunge Into Space and The Torch, both with new cover art, while its third title... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from publishers Hachette and Random House feature strongly on the Waterstones Book Club... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette dominates the Richard and Judy Autumn Book Club picks for 2012 announced by W H Smith,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What makes you pick up a book from the bookshelf (either physical or online)? Is it the cover, the blurb or the title? Perhaps a combination of all three? Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Barnes & Noble has created lots of buzz and headlines with its Nook e-reading devices, its future profitability lies in the sale of content. That was the message CEO William Lynch delivered to analysts last week in a conference call discussing first-quarter results. Improved gross... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluemoose Books publisher Kevin Duffy has decided to abandon plans to publish The Secret Life of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is working alongside Transport for London to celebrate 150 years of the London... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion imprint Indigo has acquired two YA books by American debut author, Tess Sharpe. Editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author James Herbert is the latest to have an ebook offered for 20p on Amazon and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new children’s bookshop has opened in Essex, seeing “promising” sales in its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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