Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 08:37 Entertainment company Chorion, owner of characters such as Mr Men, Noddy and those created by Beatrix Potter, faces a reported possible administration this week. The Sunday Times reports lenders to the company are preparing to force the business into administration, with Deloitte lined up to handle it, after attempts to find fresh funds failed and the Labour peer Lord Alli resigned as chairman. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 08:37 Entertainment company Chorion, owner of characters such as Mr Men, Noddy and those created by Beatrix Potter, faces a reported possible administration this week. The Sunday Times reports lenders to the company are preparing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Mr. Men Little Miss, the children’s book series created by Roger Hargreaves, turns 50 this year. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Egmont and the Mr Men and Little Miss brand owner, Sanrio, have introduced an “ingenious” new character to the universe, Little Miss Inventor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin Books will next year release a series of Dr Who books written and illustrated in the style of Mr Men. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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International publishers have snapped up the rights to the new Mr Men books, announced earlier this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Adam Hargreaves, the son of the late Mr. Men creator Roger Hargreaves, has come up with a new series of characters to mark the 45th anniversary of the brand. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Misses Fabulous and Sparkle and Misters Marvellous and Adventure to be added to the late Roger Hargreaves’s series of children’s books The Mr Men are joining the 21st century with the introduction of a handful of new characters to join the primary-coloured ranks of Mr Happy, Mr Bump and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The miracle on Third Street continues. With beloved New York City indie St. Mark's Bookshop on the brink of shutting its doors, owner Bob Contant has revealed there is a “real possibility” that a new store will open in St. Mark's current location. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In recent years, as academic history has taken a turn toward the cultural and social, producing more and more works about women, minorities, and everyday life, the kinds of history books you see on the New Releases table at a Barnes & Noble have begun to feel like throwbacks. A quick survey... Continue reading at Slate
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Hearst-Rodale titles print sales fall back below 200,000, but remains well ahead of closest rival, Condé Nasts GQ Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Oprah is great for women, but she's not talking to men. Isn't it time publishers and the media take men as seriously as readers as the men take themselves? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In her memoir, 'Men We Reaped,' Jesmyn Ward writes about her upbringing in a poor Mississippi family and the violent, early deaths of five young men who were close to her.Jesmyn Ward's heart-wrenching new memoir, "Men We Reaped," is a brilliant book about beauty and death. The beauty is in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A top chef has accused his longtime business partner of improperly funneling millions of dollars into side projects, including the revival of Williamsburg’s Kellogg’s Diner.Julian Medina says that Luis Skibar, who owns a fast-growing empire of Mexican-style eateries with Medina, has “unlawfully... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable‘Expect the unexpected” is the bland but pointed advice given by the evasive editor of the Daily Beast to the bemused William Boot, accidental protagonist in Evelyn Waugh’s deathless Fleet... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Anna Marie Tendler’s mordant account of her life suggests a single source for her pain. Continue reading at The Atlantic
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Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love? Continue reading at The New York Times
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Independent Publishers Group, which is the U.S. owner of the U.K.–based book distributor, is seeking buyers for the company amid threats of winding up petitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller about wealth, status, obsession and murder. Continue reading at The New York Times
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The Columbus, Ohio–based children's bookstore, one of the country's oldest, has announced that it was sold to store manager Bryan Loar, a former librarian, in December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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