Over 7,000 people have volunteered to donate one of a shortlist of 20 books to the 35% of the population who are not regular readersA quarter of a million books are due to find new homes tonight, as thousands of book-lovers hit the streets to give away their favourite titles as part of World Book Night.Over 7,000 people have signed up to be volunteers for the fifth annual mass book giveaway. Each has been given 18 copies of their choice of book from a list of 20 titles, ranging from David Almond’s children’s classic Skellig, to MC Beaton’s crime caper Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death. The 7,300 volunteers set out on Thursday to give their personal armload of books away to the 35% of the population who don’t read for pleasure. Related: World Book Night: how poetry helps reluctant readers take flight Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK is launching a "mission-oriented start-up" publisher, Footnote Press, in 2022 in what is billed as a “pioneering” partnership with founders Vidisha Biswas and Sujoy Roy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 07:32:05 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has signed an “unputdownable” new book from internationally bestselling author Ruth Ware in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:40:30 UTC ]
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Book Reviews Photo by andy lapham / Flickr Whether he is recounting his nighttime drive with a late colleague and poet around the beltway of the pulsing and vibrant São Paulo—a city so full of people and culture that it seems to have its own... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-10-11 20:56:08 UTC ]
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Murdoch Books has appointed Céline Hughes to the newly created role of UK publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 12:39:26 UTC ]
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Women in espionage take center stage in “Red Widow,” “The Targeter,” “Life Undercover” and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-06 14:00:00 UTC ]
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After criticism of the ‘casual racism’ of a story about a Chinese boy, the publisher has taken it out of the next print run of the bestselling anthology David Walliams’ story about a Chinese boy called Brian Wong, which was criticised by campaigners for its “casual racism”, is set to be removed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-04 12:03:02 UTC ]
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“Thao,” “Otto: A Palindrama,” “My Monster Moofy” and “The Wordy Book” explore myriad worlds within words. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-09-24 17:09:23 UTC ]
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Michael Morpurgo, Sharna Jackson and Matt Lucas are among the authors on the list of World Book Day's £1 books for 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 02:12:21 UTC ]
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Also, Cambell Soup kicks off the NFL season with a spot featuring Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2021-09-10 17:32:00 UTC ]
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Having worked on the launch of John Murray Press list Basic Books, a sibling to the US imprint of the same name, while suffering from long Covid, Sarah Caro is primed to release its first titles Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 12:29:19 UTC ]
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World Book Day has appointed Emma Scott as chair of trustees, replacing Stephen Lotinga. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 16:57:58 UTC ]
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As much as £2.2 billion (US$3.1 billion) in revenue, the Publishers Association says, is imperiled in the UK's copyright consultation. The post UK’s Publishers Association: 64 Percent of Book Revenue at Stake in Copyright Question appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-30 00:44:30 UTC ]
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“Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows” and “Empire’s Eagles: The Fate of the Napoleonic Elite in America” show unexpected sides of the military upstart Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-04 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has acquired independent Scottish publisher Black & White Publishing as part of its long-term strategy for growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 19:25:22 UTC ]
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The United Kingdom's Book Aid International has made donations of more than 160,000 books in nine countries to refugee youngsters. The post World Refugee Day Observances: Book Aid Highlights Its Outreach appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-29 20:02:19 UTC ]
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The author of the upcoming novel, ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ rejoices in libraries, research, and books that transport readers to other lives and times. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A panel of indie booksellers discussed survival in a post-pandemic world, including the impact upon them of Amazon's predatory practices, and called upon publishers to recognize the e-tail giant's effects on independent bookselling as an industry-wide problem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The cultural program at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, features a strong roster of writers from the Arab world. (Sponsored) By Publishing Perspectives Staff s Publishing Perspectives readers will remember, the Emirates... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-25 01:43:54 UTC ]
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DK has teamed up with the Manchester United Foundation to distribute books encouraging local children to look after their mental health. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-14 08:02:35 UTC ]
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New figures from the Publishers Association show fiction and audiobooks did particularly well, with value of consumer sales up 7% on 2019 despite bookshop closuresFiction sales in 2020 soared by more than £100m for UK publishers, as readers locked down at home made their escape into books, with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-26 23:01:49 UTC ]
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