M&B seeks Shades success with ebook shorts

Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Seventh university presses convention seeks to build on sector’s broad appeal

Occupying a unique place in the publishing ecosystem, many university presses are achieving crossover hits. But balancing that with their bread and butter can be a challenge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 19:31:14 UTC ]
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Harari prompts wave of success for translations

The breakout success of Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens, as well as its two follow-up titles, was the vanguard for a surge in sales of translated work, with much of the top 20 taken up by agenda-setting foreign non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New Short Fiction, Including a National Book Foundation Honoree

Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut, “Happy Like This,” is among this fall’s standout story collections. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Dav Pilkey credits his ADHD for his massive success. Now he wants kids to find their own ‘superpower’

The “Captain Underpants” author has launched a “Do Good” book tour for his latest “Dog Man” release. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 19:01:19 UTC ]
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Zaffre offshoot Manilla seeks to publish conversation-creators across genres

With a high-profile launch title in the form of climate change polemic The Future We Choose, Zaffre Books’ new, concise list Manilla is seeking to publish books that set the agenda. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-11 12:15:50 UTC ]
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Advertising lessons learned and reaffirmed by HBO’s ‘Succession’

As an abashed former News Corp employee (thankfully at HarperCollins, one of the Murdoch portfolio’s least-offensive holdings), HBO’s "Succession" is my straight shot of Sunday-night dopamine. The show’s great even if you aren’t attuned to the devastating, thinly veiled media and publishing... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Transworld promotes Short and Wray

Transworld has announced promotions for Becks Short and Sally Wray and has hired Tabitha Pelly from Pushkin Press to join the publicity team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 22:12:21 UTC ]
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Pullman's The Secret Commonwealth tops chart of Super Thursday successes

Philip Pullman’s The Secret Commonwealth (Penguin/David Fickling) has knocked Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) from the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 54,301 copies in its first three days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kindle Kids Edition -- Amazon launches ebook reader for younger bookworms

Amazon has launched a child-friendly version of its Kindle ereader -- the Kindle Kids Edition. At $110, this special edition device is slightly more expensive than the cheapest Kindle, but it has one massive advantage that will appeal to parents, kids and others: it is free from ads. But there... Continue reading at Betanews

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Where to Find Free Short Stories Online

Whether you're looking to break a reading slump or prefer short form writing, we've got the deets on where you can find free short stories online. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Bloomsbury snares Kennedy's debut short story collection and novel in 9-way auction

Bloomsbury has acquired Irish writer Louise Kennedy’s debut collection of short stories and her first novel in a "fiercely contested" nine-way bidding war, ahead of this month’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 22:07:05 UTC ]
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Literary Agents Seeking Under Represented and Unique Voices

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find literary agents open to submissions from under represented and unique voices in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Literary Agents Seeking Under Represented and Unique Voices by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on... Continue reading at Writer's Digest

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Minneapolis Literary Presses Celebrate Successes

It has been a week of celebration for the Twin Cities' most prominent literary nonprofit presses, as Graywolf marks 45 years with a major fundraising campaign, and Coffee House and Milkweed experience record sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Welsh writer Jo Lloyd scoops £15k BBC National Short Story Award 2019

Welsh writer Jo Lloyd has unanimously won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University 2019 for her story inspired by a real-life 18th century woman who claimed to be friends with an invisible family living in an invisible mansion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Double win for Ian Rankin as inaugural Capital Crime festival hailed a success

Six hundred people flocked to London’s inaugural Capital Crime festival over the weekend, with Ian Rankin scooping two awards at the Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Indies Had Another Successful BKBF

This past weekend, the 14th Brooklyn Book Festival was held on a hot and sunny Sunday in downtown Brooklyn, and saw another good year for indie publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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David Cameron publication day: Former PM hits campaign trail as HarperCollins hails pre-order success

David Cameron marked publication day of his autobiography today with a flurry of high profile interviews as HarperCollins hails the success of his memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 16:43:56 UTC ]
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Poland Approves Reduction of Ebook VAT from 23 to 5 Percent

Warsaw's cut in VAT rates on digital books takes effect November 1, a long-called-for equalization in taxation on print and ebooks, now allowed by Brussels. The post Poland Approves Reduction of Ebook VAT from 23 to 5 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-17 05:30:49 UTC ]
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Hodder to publish Woodward success guide after Rugby World Cup

Hodder & Stoughton will publish an "entertaining and informative" guide to success from ex-England coach Sir Clive Woodward after the Rugby World Cup. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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