Lose yourself in the places that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien

“The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien,” by John Garth is a beautiful journey through the landscapes, cities and architecture that influenced the creation of Middle-earth. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Deyes keeps place at top of charts

Alfie Deyes maintained his position at the official UK Top 50 chart for a second week with The Pointless Book 2 (Blink). This makes the quirky interactive journal only the third title this year behind Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist (Picador) and the World Book Day chart topper The Dinosaur That... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Losing Your Illusions About Selling Ebooks On Your Own Site

Deborah Emin of Sullivan Street Press discusses the challenges of selling ebooks from her own web site and why she moved to using an ebook distributor. The post Losing Your Illusions About Selling Ebooks On Your Own Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Bosch' TV series is inspired by Michael Connelly's book series

Police detective Harry Bosch is the protagonist in Michael Connelly's series, the most recent installment of which is 'The Burning Room.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Creates Warhol-Inspired Factory Imprint

Open Road Intergrated Media has unveiled a new imprint called Factory Books that will feature memoir, biography and cultural criticism about Andy Warhol's New York City-based studio, The Factory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are we really in danger of losing our history to the cloud?

If Google's vice president is to be believed we are in danger of losing an entire generation of information to the digital realm. Look to the history book, and you do just that -- look in a real, physical book. Pictorial histories can be found in photo albums. The works of Oscar Wilde, Samuel... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chatto pre-empts Scream-inspired novel

Chatto & Windus has pre-empted a debut novel inspired by Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream. Publishing director Clara Farmer acquired world rights to The Strawberry Girl by Lisa Strømme from Bill Hamilton at A M Heath. The novel is set in 1893 in a small fishing community in the Norwegian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lose the Clutter, Find the Spirit: Books on Finding Calm Through Getting Organized

Four new books from spirituality and religion publishers address the practical and spiritual benefits of tossing, reordering, and simplifying. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do readers of ebooks sacrifice a sense of 'place' within a text?

A few studies suggest that reading on screens instead of pages may impair comprehension because readers lose a sense of place in a text. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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National Readathon Day will take place this January

Groups including the publisher Penguin Random House and the National Book Foundation encourage bibliophiles to read between 12 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 24 and to raise money for the event. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Happiness, Inspiration, and Wellness

My romance with Chicken Soup for the Soul began and ended with the adolescent iteration, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, and it was fostered in part because I read it when I was not yet teenaged. There was so much in that book for a 10-year-old to love: the amazing celebrity contributors... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Empty nest and elephants inspire book

Jodi Picoult's latest book explores a mother-daughter relationship and was inspired by the author's youngest daughter leaving home Continue reading at BBC World

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J.K. Rowling reveals past, 'source of inspiration' for 'Harry Potter' character Dolores Umbridge

Dolores Umbridge is a sadistic teacher whom Harry encounters. Rowling posted a piece on the website Pottermore with new information about the character's past and revealed how she was inspired to give the cruel teacher a love of bows and kittens. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Have Yourself an Inspirational Little Christmas: Holiday Themed Novels

It wouldn't be Christmas without a stocking full of inspirational holiday novels. A roundup of the sugar-plummiest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-newspaper Publisher Loses Appeal

WATERLOO REGION &mdash; The former publisher of the Elmira Independent newspaper has been forced to return to Canada and serve out the rest of his sentence after losing an appeal of his conviction for contempt of court. Bob Verdun learned this ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Western Great Lakes: Regional Publishing Takes Its Place

Billing itself as the oldest publisher in the state and the largest historical society press in the country, Minnesota Historical Society Press has been publishing regional titles since 1859, while Wisconsin Historical Society Press has been doing it since 1855. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Character Loses Battles, but the Writer’s Won the War 

In Moranthology, Caitlin Moran’s 2012 compendium of her decades of brash, personal columns for the British press, Moran jokes that as a teenage girl living in public housing in Wolverhampton, England, her career options were limited to “prostitution,” “working the checkout at the Gateway... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inspired by John Green, bookstores celebrate Esther Day

Esther Day is celebrated on Aug. 3, the birthday of teenager Esther Earl, with whom 'The Fault in Our Stars' author Green became acquainted before she died in 2010. Earl suggested the holiday center on 'the kinds of love that are too often overlooked in our culture: love among friends and... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Unlimited: it's the end of losing yourself in a good book

Amazon's leaked 'Netflix for books' plan will alarm publishers and doom old-fashioned anonymous readingOnce upon a time, 12 years ago to be precise, David Bowie said something very perceptive. "Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity," he told a New York Times... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books Inspire Hot-Topic Dialogue in Searing Sharjah

The Islamic Book Exhibition serves as a forum for dialogue on some of the hottest topics affecting the Middle East and Islam, all through the medium of books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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