Lit Hub Daily: November 7, 2024

“To be a mother was what a girl wanted then, and I did not.” Honor Moore on motherhood as a choice, not a destiny. | Lit Hub Memoir Dai George explains how Dylan Thomas made “the avant-garde sexy and immersive like no one else.” | Lit Hub Criticism Is protest a form of creative expression? […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-07 11:30:55 UTC ]
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Murray and Kay on Scot Lit Fest virtual line-up

Judy Murray, Scottish tennis coach and mother to tennis stars Jamie and Andy Murray, will be joining the Saltire Society’s virtual book festival Scot Lit Fest in the weekend after this year's Wimbledon tournament. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier awarded $15m from Sci-Hub in copyright case

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed a US court ruling awarding publisher Elsevier $15m in damages for copyright infringements. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail refuses to pay journalist for republishing parts of her work

‘There is no copyright in an idea,’ freelance reporter told after complaining that Australian website rewrote her investigations under the bylines of its staffDaily Mail Australia has refused to pay a journalist for republishing parts of her work under its reporters’ bylines, telling her: “There... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Hutton to chair Cheltenham Lit Fest

Journalist Caroline Hutton is to become the chair of The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, replacing Baroness Gail Rebuck who stepped down last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third Sarah Knight 'no f**ks given' guide coming in November

Quercus has acquired Sarah Knight’s third "no f**ks given" guide, You Do You, for publication this November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milkweed Unveils Lit Prize Honoring Young Poet

Milkweed Editions is launching the $10,000 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize for debut collections, in honor of the young poet who died of cancer in 2016, weeks before his debut collection was published by the Minneapolis-based nonprofit press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 7, 2017

The new indie coming to Washington state; a Toronto store gets erotic; a Swedish chain changes hands; the best fictional bookstores; Seattle's secret bookshop; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann reports 7% rise in group profit

Bertelsmann, which has a 53% stake in Penguin Random House, has reported 7% rise in group profit in its first quarter to almost €200m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, May 7, 2017

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended May 7, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Weir's follow-up to 'The Martian', 'Artemis,' is coming in November, and a movie is already in the works

Fans of Andy Weir's bestselling science fiction novel "The Martian" have something to look forward to — his follow-up, "Artemis," will be released this November by Crown. The movie rights have already been snatched up, Deadline reports, by 20th Century Fox and New Regency. “Artemis” follows Jazz... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monthly StatShot, November 2016

Adult trade sales rose 6.8% in November 2016, while sales in the children’s/young adult segment jumped 16.2%, according to figures released by the AAP as part of its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit hat-trick on Joan Hessayon Award shortlist

Independent publishers dominate Romantic Novelists' Association's Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers, with Choc Lit bagging three nominations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How The New York Times plans to build a daily habit on Snapchat

The venerable news publisher is applying lessons from its daily newsletter and podcast to get people to regularly open its Discover edition. The post How The New York Times plans to build a daily habit on Snapchat appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to surprise British election, The Spectator triples daily subscriber sales

"This underlines the most important fact in digital publishing: People will pay for high-quality comment." The post Thanks to surprise British election, The Spectator triples daily subscriber sales appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult, Kids' Sales Rose in November

Sales in the adult trade category increased 6.8% in November over a year ago, and sales in the children’s/young adult category jumped 16.2%, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travis, Young and Bakare-Yusuf on Bare Lit line-up

Authors Robyn Travis and Kerry Young, and Cassava Republic publisher Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, are among the speakers at this year's Bare Lit Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twelfth Wimpy Kid coming in November

Penguin Random House Children's is publishing the 12th book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Wimpy Kid series, alongside 20 other international publishers, in November 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Agents Join Forces In Agents Round Table

In response to a changing marketplace, ten women literary agents have launched a consortium of independent agents who have pledged to share knowledge, resources, and contacts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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