He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-30 23:05:12 UTC ]
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With Tuesday's news that ReedPop was pulling the plug on the current version of BookExpo and BookCon, most people contacted by 'PW' expressed little interest in returning to the same kind of show—but nearly all hoped some type of annual event could be created. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury imprint Green Tree will publish Perimenopause Power by women’s health practitioner Maisie Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-02 02:23:40 UTC ]
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BookExpo, the largest bookseller trade show in the U.S., and its consumer-facing sibling BookCon have been indefinitely canceled because of the pandemic. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-12-01 20:30:11 UTC ]
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The first Tuesday after Thanksgiving is a chance for such small presses as Archipelago and Haymarket to ask readers for the financial support that keeps their businesses alive and thriving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Avon Books will publish Gracie Taylor's historical novel Edie’s Home for Strays. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 01:09:06 UTC ]
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There’s a new union on the block: Verso Books announced today that its staff has organized to join the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG), a unit of the NewsGuild and the Communications Workers of America. Management voluntarily recognized the union last week, according to a statement from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-30 20:48:23 UTC ]
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Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape will publish Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2015). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 16:16:38 UTC ]
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Ladybird has promoted editorial director Lou Grosart to the role of publisher for its trade list, succeeding Louie Stowell who is leaving the role to dedicate more time to her writing career. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 13:02:19 UTC ]
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A group of publishers are donating thousands of books to The Childhood Trust’s campaign, to ensure disadvantaged children in London receive a present this Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 18:36:18 UTC ]
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The manager of actor Kenneth More's estate is to publish the actor's first biography in almost 40 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 04:56:07 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite has acquired two more books by Kirsty Gallagher following publication of her debut Lunar Living in April this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 13:35:20 UTC ]
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Sphere will publish The Haunting Season, a "dazzling" collection of "haunted tales". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 08:00:52 UTC ]
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ViacomCBS has announced plans to sell Simon & Schuster to publishing giant Penguin Random House LLC for a whopping $2.18 billion next year. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-11-25 21:02:17 UTC ]
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German media giant Bertelsmann says that its Penguin Random House division is buying rival Simon & Schuster Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-11-25 20:24:15 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada’s plans to publish a new work by the ‘professor against political correctness’ has reportedly prompted numerous complaintsThe announcement of a new book from Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, the self-styled “professor against political correctness”, has prompted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-11-25 14:35:10 UTC ]
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Susanna Clarke, Julian Barnes and Meg Rossoff are joined by 10 debut authors in the shortlists for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 05:20:33 UTC ]
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Penguin will publish the sequel to Jordan B Peterson's 12 Rules for Life (Generic, 2018) globally on 2nd March 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-24 01:21:52 UTC ]
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Headline Home is publishing a cookbook by chef Raymond Blanc OBE to accompany his new ITV television series focusing on simple recipes for home cooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 20:53:47 UTC ]
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Mostly Books has lined up a second series of its podcast, featuring a host of authors talking about their favourite books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-22 12:48:47 UTC ]
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There is plenty of space for companies to innovate, especially around community building and discoverability, The StoryGraph founder Nadia Odunayo has told FutureBook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 11:43:27 UTC ]
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