My favourite book titles

What makes you pick up a book from the bookshelf (either physical or online)? Is it the cover, the blurb or the title? Perhaps a combination of all three? Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Saturday Books, Imprint with New Adult Focus, to Launch Next Fall at Macmillan

Sara Goodman and Eileen Rothschild, VPs and editorial director and associate publisher, respectively, at the young adult imprint Wednesday Books, will also head up Saturday, which will publishing 10–12 titles annually for readers aged 18–30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Book Club of Two: The Time I Started a James Joyce Reading Group in College

I’d bought my copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses at a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan in 1999, the summer before I left for college, along with a stack of other novels that I was convinced my much-smarter classmates would have already read. How I even decided which novels those were, I am still not... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-14 08:56:12 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 17, 2024

Penguin Workshop lands a new middle grade series by Lin Oliver and actor Goldie Hawn, Garth Nix sells two to Harper Voyager, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2024 Honors Three Children’s Book Translations

The reader's choice Prix Albertine Jeunesse is selected by students, this year in more than 700 classes in accredited bilingual programs. The post Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2024 Honors Three Children’s Book Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-13 21:46:59 UTC ]
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Would you name your baby after a sexy fairy? It's happening thanks to a popular book series

Some of the characters from Sarah J. Maas' internationally best-selling series A Court of Thorns and Roses are starting to pop up on baby names lists in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-06-13 08:00:01 UTC ]
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks State Effort to Ban Books from School Libraries

The decision comes after state officials oversaw the creation of new rules governing library content in schools last year and demanded that the Edmond Public School district remove two books from high school library shelves over sexual content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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10 New Books for Father's Day

Still looking for the perfect Father's Day gift? This list should satisfy fathers of all types. Geek dads! Punk dads! Military history dads! No dad stone has been left unturned. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences

The 2024 Beijing International Book Fair's programming reflects in part a considerable interest in academic and educational publishing. The post Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-12 20:55:09 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for June 12, 2024

Pete the Cat, Goosebumps, a Little Mermaid Adventure, and More in Today's Best Children's Book Deals Continue reading at Book Riot

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New Historical Fiction Books: Witch Hunts, Wartime and Mysterious Murders

This trio of novels ushers readers into three different but equally mesmerizing long-ago worlds. Continue reading at The New York Times

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The week's bestselling books, June 16

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 16, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-12 13:00:20 UTC ]
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7 Books Structured as Conversations

I love it when a text centers the dynamics of conversation. In my own life, talking to others gets me out of my head, and introduces me to possibilities I would never have dreamed of alone. I think of a quote by the activist Valerie Kaur, which my local bookshop has printed on some of […] The... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-06-12 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside High Valley Books, the Fashion Bookstore in a Brooklyn Apartment

Bill Hall, the proprietor, has assembled a vast collection of hard-to-find fashion books and magazines coveted by designers and influencers. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Book Bans, Gaza Take Center Stage at Lambda Literary Awards

At the June 11 ceremony honoring LGBTQ literature, Catherine Lacey and Bryan Washington took home top prizes in an evening otherwise dominated by small and independent presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two' by Emil Ferris

Emil Ferris’s ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Book 2’, the eagerly-awaited sequel to her 2017 debut graphic novel, returns to her irresistibly curious queer protagonist, 10-year-old Karen Reyes, and her working-class life in 1960s Chicago. A six-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At Hearing, Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Injunction Blocking Iowa’s Book Ban Law

During a tense 30-minute oral argument, the court suggested that federal judge Stephen Locher may have overstepped in preliminarily enjoining key provisions of Iowa law SF 496 on constitutional grounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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10 Book Club Picks for June

It’s a beautiful day, the coffee is perfectly iced, and the news is spiced with variety. Let’s do this. 🌎 ... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Review: ‘One of Our Kind,’ by Nicola Yoon

In Nicola Yoon’s first novel for adults, “One of Our Kind,” a woman finds that a lush California suburb is not what it seems. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A Majority of Canadians Now Get Their Books for Free

A survey from BookNet Canada found that 58% of audiobook listeners in the country obtained their books from free sources, such as the library or YouTube, while 62% of e-book readers and 51% of print book readers found free sources for their reading material. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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See You At The Library, Brave Books’s Storytime, Back in 2024

Brave Books is bringing its right-wing See You at the Library Storytime events to public libraries again in August. Now is the time to prepare. Continue reading at Book Riot

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