Lit Hub Daily: October 22, 2024

“What I felt was the persistent, undefinable numbness that eventually overtakes you and won’t let go.” André Aciman on struggling to find his place in Rome. | Lit Hub Memoir “The literary mind cannot be isolationist.” Read Elif Shafak’s speech from the Opening Ceremony of the Frankfurt Book Fair. | Lit Hub Craft Liz Jackson […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 10:30:20 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of February 22, 2016

Wasserman named Heyday publisher and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 22, 2016

This week: a mold-breaking time travel saga, plus a chronicle of years spent in a Red Hook bar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mirror publisher to launch 20p newspaper New Day

Cut-price title is expected to target the same mid-market audience as the Mail and ExpressThe publisher of the Daily Mirror is to launch a new national newspaper at the end of the month, just weeks after the Independent announced it was dropping its print edition.New Day, which could still... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Day: Trinity Mirror wrestles with the daily newspaper market

Daily Mirror’s publisher to launch new national newspaper just weeks after the Independent announced it will cease its print editionsMonkey wonders whether the execs at Trinity Mirror thought to Google the chosen name for their cut-price print publication set to launch at the end of the month. A... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily News parent to bid for O.C. Register, Press Enterprise

Digital First Media, the owner of the Los Angeles Daily News, has indicated interest in bidding for the Orange County Register and other assets of bankrupt publishing company Freedom Communications. That move could set up a three-way bidding war for the Register among Digital First, Freedom... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Show's Trevor Noah to publish his memoir with John Murray

Comedian Trevor Noah, the host of "The Daily Show" on TV channel Comedy Central, is publishing his first book, a memoir, with John Murray. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 22, 2016

Canadian chain Indigo goes small; a Tustin, Calif., bookstore prepares to shutter; Amazon gets taxed in Colorado; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bare Lit Festival to celebrate BAME authors

A UK festival to “celebrate the work and achievements” of black, Asian and minority ethnic writers (BAME) has launched a crowdfunding campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Routinely Shunned, Ukrainian Lit Is Urgently Needed Now

Translator Steve Komarnyckyj describes the triumph of modestly published book of Ukrainian poetry on the global stage and what it says about the world. The post Routinely Shunned, Ukrainian Lit Is Urgently Needed Now appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilson and Bragg to speak at Weekend Oxford Lit Festival

Jacqueline Wilson and Melvyn Bragg are among the names to speak at this year's FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the literary event and will bring together an array of speakers including authors David Baddiel, Liz Pichon, Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review of the year: October to December

In our final review of the year, we look at the big stories from September to December. See our reviews for January to March, April to June, and July to December. October Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air December 22, 2015: Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds, author of 'But Enough About Me' (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 978-0-399-17354-7), is appearing on NBC’s 'Access Hollywood' in a re-airing of his November 18 interview. The two-part interview will appear on NBC on Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October Bookstore Sales Rose 6.9%

Bookstore sales rose 6.9% in October over October 2014, hitting $747 million in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at BN.com Fell 22%

Due in part to problems with its relaunch in the summer, sales at BN.com fell 22% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to the same period in fiscal 2015, Barnes & Noble reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Bestseller Lists, October 2015

A number of different authors topped bestsellers lists around the world at the end of October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, November 22, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 22, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' hub wins Supply Chain Excellence Award

Waterstones has won recognition for its “transformation of the hub” at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Auxier Wins Twice at TD Canadian Children's Lit Awards

Jonathan Auxier's YA novel 'The Night Gardener,' a Victorian ghost story about orphaned Irish siblings Molly and Kip, has won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October Was Broadcast TV's Best Advertising Month Since January 2014

Perhaps the sky isn't falling after all when it comes to television advertising. Robust TV ad sales in October, as the new television season kicked off, drove the U.S. ad market to its best month this year, according to new data from Standard Media Index (SMI). In the findings from SMI, which... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Futurebook Conference launches a week of daily deals

The Bookseller is to launch a week of FutureBook offers in the run-up to the FutureBook Conference on 4th December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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