America’s National Book Awards will reportedly expand to recognise works in translation. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Mary Glenn, former associate publisher at McGraw-Hill Professional, has been named publisher of Humanix Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pelican donates book proceeds to Food for the Poor; seven Selah Awards for Baker; nominations open for CSPA and Illumination Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne Publishing is shortlisted for one of this year’s Private Business Awards 2015, which celebrate the best companies in the private sector. Usborne is shortlisted for the Private Business of the Year Award alongside market data provider Argus Media, brewery BrewDog and IT solutions... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new crime series written by a Polish author is making waves this week, along with a Swedish novel that its new U.S. publisher is likening to the podcast phenomenon, Serial. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book share of the UK book market has decreased marginally in 2015. According to findings from Nielsen Book Research, Steve Bohme, UK research director, said that ebook share was up from one in five to one in three between 2012-2014, but down marginally to 29% in the first quarter of 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What could the sexual choices of teenagers have to do with America's national destiny? According to some evangelicals, quite a lot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Cleeves, Mark Billingham and Peter James [pictured] are among the six authors shortlisted for the CWA 2015 Dagger in the Library Award. The award, sponsored by Penguin Random House’s crime community Dead Good Books, honours an author’s complete body of work. Also shortlisted are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The displaced owners of Syria's Bright Fingers Publishing House are opening Pages, a new Arabic and multilingual bookstore in Istanbul, this week. The post Syrians Open New Arabic and Multilingual Bookshop in Istanbul appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's no question that Amazon is hurting independent bookstores. It's hard to compete with the convenience of quick shipping. If you live in the UK, though, a Chrome extension uses the online retailer's listings to give you a local option during th... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the latest episode of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast the panel discusses why Black Mirror is better than most other sci-fi TV. The post Black Mirror Is Almost as Smart as a Good Sci-Fi Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick McGuiness has won the main English-language prize at Wales Book of the Year 2015 awards, run by Literature Wales, for Other People’s Countries (Jonathan Cape). Other People’s Countries is set in the town of Bouillon, where the author’s mother came from, and is a “brilliant, lyrical... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a candidate for the Great American Internet Novel, a dead body in a chimney, and reimagining Custer's death. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookClubbish is a new site devoted to book-and-pop-culture-related content, from titles across all publishers, to be shared with with readers, booksellers, librarians, book bloggers and book clubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new edition of Jilly Cooper's sexy novel, Riders, has moved a hand, previously on the bum, to a higher position — eliciting surprisingly strong reactions. The post Wandering Hand on Bum Book Cover Causes Controversy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries minister Ed Vaizey has said he is “keen” on the idea of creating a national libraries framework, and urged senior librarians to contribute to discussions on how it can be achieved. The framework could set out guidelines on how public libraries are structured and what they offer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read Forward, a Romanian startup which developed the first digital textbook in the Romanian market, launched its first international office in London. The post Romania’s Ebook Developer Read Forward Opens in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor & Publisher Magazine has announced its call for entries for the 2015 EPPY™ Awards, honoring the best in digital media. Now in its 20th year, this international contest has broadened its scope to keep up with the ever-changing Int ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of All the Light We Cannot See, click the arrow on the player below: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SF grand dame Ursula K Le Guin, writes, 'Every book purchase made from Amazon is a vote for a culture without content and without contentment.' The post Ursula K. Le Guin Urges Amazon Book Buying Boycott appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lev Grossman, 'Time' magazine's book critic, was an informed and enthusiastic moderator for the May 29th BEA panel on animal fantasy in children's books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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