“The road was a community in which we all pursued our destination at our own pace.” Lynne Sharon Schwartz on a lifetime in cars. | Lit Hub Memoir “People say I arrived in Trump’s America, but is it really Trump’s?” Ajibola Tolase making the move from Nigeria to the USA. | Lit Hub Politics “I’ve been thinking about influence […] The post Lit Hub Daily: October 9, 2020 first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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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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Drummond Moir is joining Ebury from Hodder in the role of deputy publisher, as the Penguin Random House division announces the launch of two new narrative non-fiction hubs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Political ads featuring California Gov. Gavin Newsom are popping up on Facebook in Ohio, Florida and other swing states in the 2020 presidential election, stirring speculation about whether the Democrat is testing the waters for a potential White House run. Newsom, who was sworn into office less... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, who made headlines last November after becoming the first Somali American ever elected to the U.S. Congress, will tell her life story in an upcoming memoir, Forbes reports. Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, is writing "This Is What America Looks Like" for publisher Dey Street... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Eccles Centre at the British Library is joining forces with Hay Festival on the Centre's £20,000 Writer’s Award, which will become the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluemoose Books has revealed it will only publish female writers in 2020, with co-owner Kevin Duffy lamenting how “women over a certain age are overlooked in the publishing world”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Bryson returns this year with a new book, to be published in October by Transworld in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing's Lake Union imprint has won an auction to publish debut author Jane Riley's "uplifting, feel-good" novel The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After two months of declines, bookstore sales were $699 million in October, up from $649 million in October 2017. Sales were flat in the first 10 months of the year compared to 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pirate site Sci-Hub has been blocked in Russia after a group of publishers applied to the courts to get service providers to stop serving the site. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a second time in two years, the Association of American Publishers cites a rise in ebook revenues, as downloaded audio charges ahead as the main gainer. The post AAP StatShot Monthly Report for October: A Rare Rise for Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult books were flat in October compared to October 2017, according to figures released by the AAP as part of its StatShot program. Sales in the children/young adult segment fell 6.8% in the month compared to 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's Hay Festival Winter Weekend, featuring writers such as Rose Tremain, Horatio Clare, and Jeanette Winterson, drew record ticket sales of over 9,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jailed academic Matthew Hedges, whose life sentence for spying provoked the withdrawal of several authors from Dubai's Emirates Festival of Literature, has been pardoned. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Britain's domestic and psychological suspense writers offer a dark, edgy take on this mesmerizing genre. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New releases by David Jeremiah and Joel Osteen break into the top five on the Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list; Karen Kingsbury takes #1 in Religion Fiction with the latest installment to her Baxter Family series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines this week: Mixed results for libraries at the polls; the battle over Europe's bold open access plan heats up, as AAP and other stakeholders weigh in; and Tim Berners-Lee pushes his plan to save the Internet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Italian novel that sold in over 10 territories during the Frankfurt season, and a Finnish title on the meaning of life that sold to Harper in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling Apple Books in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended 28, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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