In a victory for freedom to read advocates, federal judge Robert Pitman found that Llano County's "targeting and removal" of a host of allegedly "inappropriate" books from library shelves constituted viewpoint and content discrimination. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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This month features tales of two revolutions: a debut novel about an Iranian family in the 1970s and a nonfiction narrative about China in the 1940s, when millions left Shanghai. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre has pre-empted economist Noreena Hertz’s “game-changing” book, The Lonely Century: How Isolation Imperils our Future, within 24 hours of submission Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the campaign season ramps up, so too are the releases of political memoirs; we recently saw publication of Chris Christie’s "Let Me Finish," as well as Cliff Sims’ gossipy “Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House.” One of the most high-profile books is by a notable... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishers in the US, has been found guilty of fraud and breach of contract and ordered to pay $15m in damages to printer EPAC Technologies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penzler Publishing and Pegasus Books are partnering to launch Scarlet, a joint publishing venture that will publish works of psychological suspense aimed at female readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Barrett, commissioning editor at Seven Dials and Orion Spring, has acquired world rights including dramatisation rights to a book about life inside a women’s prison by a former prison art teacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics scheme which mentors new BAME critics is returning for a second round, following success for its inaugural programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books will publish novelisations of two "iconic" Doctor Who adventures by Eric Saward, one of the show’s longest serving script editors, later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The division published best-selling books by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Trevor Noah and more. Its closing is the latest move by Penguin Random House to streamline operations. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translations from Portuguese, German, and Italian open the new imprint from Amazon Publishing. Releases in July, September, October. The post New Amazon Crossing Kids: Translating Picture Books Into English appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion imprint Seven Dials has acquired the world rights to social media star Rebecca Meldrum’s first book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling Apple Books in fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, health, mind & body, and more for the week ended January 20, 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Maurice Carlos Ruffin's stellar debut novel, plus a surreal political thriller in which assassination is a business “driven by market forces.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City Section basketball teams returned to action on Thursday for the first time since the teachers’ strike began on Jan. 14 trying to get rid of the rust from not practicing or playing. Fairfax came away with a 67-56 Western League win over Palisades to improve to 18-1 and set up a showdown for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“We couldn’t imagine a more ideal person to serve as National Library Week honorary chair,” said American Library Association President (ALA) Loida Garcia-Febo, in a statement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage unveils a new one from E.L. James, Megan Abbott changes houses, ABC News’ Dan Abrams inks a two-book deal for a rumored seven figures, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new novel by 'The Thirteenth Tale' author Diane Setterfield and a nonfiction title about the mass exodus of one-quarter of Shanghai’s population in the 1940s are two of the titles that Monitor reviewers liked best this month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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In the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct, Jay Asher’s literary agency dropped him, speaking engagements and book signings were canceled, and some bookstores removed his novels from their shelves. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a book about plastic pollution by author-illustrator Neal Layton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The overarching topic of division in American religion and culture has spawned some of the most notable titles in the religion category for 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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