Marian Keyes, Candice Carty-Williams, Kerry Hudson and Tracy Chevalier are among the authors on the line-up for the inaugural Words Weekend event in Gateshead. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 21:01:32 UTC ]
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The 12-strong longlist for this year's Spread the Word Life Writing Prize has been announced, with the prize open to UK writers who do not have an agent or have yet to publish a full-length work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 20:48:32 UTC ]
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The Aspen Institute has just announced the winner of their 2020 Literary Prize: Christy Lefteri, for her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, which tells the story of Syrian refugees in Great Britain. The Aspen Words Literary Prize was established to celebrate a work of fiction that spotlights a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-16 22:00:41 UTC ]
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The singer’s latest hit is “Underdog.” Her memoir proves she is anything but one. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-16 09:00:04 UTC ]
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Holly Harris is to join Simon & Schuster UK as publishing director in the non-fiction adult publishing division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 07:50:08 UTC ]
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Harjo reflects on her childhood, the way the kitchen table unites us and the renewed connections she hopes will emerge out of this difficult time. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-10 12:25:56 UTC ]
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Emma Herdman is set to join Bloomsbury as publishing director, specialising in commercial literary fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 22:42:32 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK's Hot Key imprint is to publish How It All Blew Up, Arvin Ahmadi's third YA novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 23:22:32 UTC ]
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This week Walker Books launched a family guide to adventure activities 100 Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up, the first children's book by author, adventurer and Girlguiding ambassador Anna McNuff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 13:51:42 UTC ]
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Shannon Marchese, formerly executive editor at Penguin Random House imprints Waterbrook & Multnomah and Convergent, has been hired as v-p, publisher of Tommy Nelson, Thomas Nelson’s children’s imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops are focusing on online sales and coming up with innovative ideas for business after the coronavirus crisis forced physical stores to close. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 17:14:30 UTC ]
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BBC Arts has launched Culture in Quarantine, a virtual arts festival “rooted in the experience of national lockdown”, with highlights including "The Big Book Weekend", co-founded by Kit de Waal and Molly Flatt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 12:02:11 UTC ]
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Hodder Non-Fiction is making a series of changes to its editorial team: Anna Baty is joining from The Bodley Head as senior commissioning editor, while Zuleika’s Tom Perrin is taking on a consultant editor role and Huw Armstrong has been promoted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 09:00:03 UTC ]
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The publishing industry looks for the way forward–in a world in which what's truly essential simply may not include physical bookselling for a time. The post Weekend Reality Check: Our Bookstores and What’s ‘Essential’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-23 14:30:16 UTC ]
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PW speaks with authors of military, espionage, and political fiction about keeping the thrill alive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has released a pre-close trading update for the 12 months to 29th February 2020, saying its performance was in line with expectations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 06:31:01 UTC ]
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If you’re feeling alone and listless, or even if you simply have a few extra hours a week all of a sudden, I’ve got some good news for you. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, brilliant novelist Yiyun Li will be leading a virtual book club in reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace—a book that many... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-17 15:11:40 UTC ]
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Eight new titles have flocked into the Bookstat E-Book top 10 for the week ending 7th March, with Daisy Pearce’s The Silence in the number one spot. Of course, Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light also broke into the chart, hitting fourth place with an estimated 20,114 units sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 05:16:17 UTC ]
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The acclaimed novelist, a recipient of the lucrative Windham Campbell Prize in 2016, reveals how the award affected her craft Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 20:02:50 UTC ]
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AT&T’s Brian Lesser, who heads up the company’s key advertising unit, Xandr, is leaving the company, according to a new report from Reuters. Lesser felt comfortable stepping down because Xandr is in a good position and its first quarter results are expected to show significant growth, the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-11 18:26:08 UTC ]
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Amid Europe's largest COVID-19 outbreak, Italian citizens in lockdown have been able to read free Mondadori ebooks in a program facilitated by Kobo. The post Coronavirus: Canada’s Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-11 12:22:51 UTC ]
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