In the Blink of an Eye was praised at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival as ‘changing the way we think about policing forever’A “boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has won the coveted Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award.In the Blink of an Eye, the debut novel from author Jo Callaghan, was announced on Thursday night as the winner at the annual crime writing festival in Harrogate. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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For the first time in the nearly 25-year history of the PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, a children’s only bookstore, Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, was named one of five finalists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s answer to the Nobel Prize for Literature – the £40,000 David Cohen Prize - is now being managed by New Writing North. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling’s original Harry Potter septet, vocalised by Stephen Fry, dominated the audio download chart in 2016, but their magic fell short of displacing Paula Hawkins’ pre-eminent psychological thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The LibScan top 20 may be the only year-end chart not to be conquered by Paula Hawkins, with male-authored crime fiction dominating the list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s bookstore finalists represent a broad range of independent bookstores, from across the country, both newer stores and long-established ones. The winner will be announced in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another record year for the children’s sector in revenue terms, led by Middle Grade fiction from burgeoning brand David Walliams and dependable diarist Jeff Kinney, underpinned the print market’s continued growth in 2016 . Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple published its first paper on AI last month and now the company is set to join five others in a newly-formed research group. The Partnership on AI announced today that Apple would become its sixth founding member, adding to a lineup that already... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Library club on St Martin’s Lane was the chic venue for Icon Books’ celebration of “25 Years of Big Ideas”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends '99 Stories of God' by Joy Williams, 99 whimsical, thought-provoking shorts that consider God from many perspectives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Stewart has always been on top of trends, often setting them herself. Before she became a social media star (and landed a show with Snoop Dogg) she was known as a pioneer in the print magazine business. Her publication, Martha Stewart Living, has been on stands for 26 years and it's... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet (Absolute) has leapfrogged two Joe Wicks titles to claim the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting 15,279 copies for £160,976. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children aged 9-16 spend as much time reading online as reading print materials, although the number of young people reading books, comics and magazines drops in the teenage years, according to a new report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The top three ebooks in the seven days to 7th January held firm from the list covering the previous week, with Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train steaming into its 16th week at the top; Lee Child’s Night School chalking up a fifth week in the runner-up position; and Jeffrey Archer’s This was a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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North American publisher Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will this year release a previously unfinished children’s book by Mark Twain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kelly Barnhill won the 2017 John Newbery Medal for 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon,' Javaka Steptoe won the 2017 Randolph Caldecott Medal for 'Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,' and John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell won the 2017 Michael L. Printz Award for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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And Other Stories is to publish three titles from “cult Argentinian provocateur” César Aira this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The selections were announced on Sunday, January 22, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, with an official award ceremony to come this summer, at the ALA annual conference, set for Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was another year of digital contraction for the UK’s biggest publishers, who experienced a second consecutive year of declining ebook volumes in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With eye-popping growth of 26.8% in 2016, Pan Macmillan usurped the Indie Alliance and staked its claim as a ‘Big Four’ publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing division Hot Key Books has acquired the debut novel by US author Alyssa Hollingsworth at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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