Some weeks are sent to test us. This is one of them. On Monday, we learned that bookshops could be part of a first wave of non-essential retailers allowed to reopen from 1st June, with the emphasis, for now, on the “could”, as we wait uncertainly for government confirmation. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Jeff Shesol recounts the astronaut’s dazzling career and role in the Cold War-era faceoff. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The shelf of funny fiction is not much longer than a knock-knock joke, but we have a few options to recommend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In his May 25 keynote at the U.S. Book Show's Libraries Are Essential program, author and sociologist Eric Klinenberg called libraries "the best exemplars of our collective life," arguing that strong libraries will be key to the nation's recovery after a historically challenging year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On the sunny spring morning that we speak, Harriet Evans has been going through the page proofs of her 12th novel, The Beloved Girls, with a forensic eye—long before she was a bestselling author, Evans was a highly regarded editor—and it has not met her exacting standards. “I’m actually... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-14 16:27:00 UTC ]
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More targeted support is needed for the country’s “fragile creative and cultural sectors” beyond emergency funding, according to a new report into the impact of coronavirus on the UK’s authors and writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 05:20:25 UTC ]
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Anna Sale’s book — an offshoot of her podcast — shows readers the value of opening up about death, sex, money and other subjects. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Six years after the release of For Holly, and after a period where she swore she would never write again, Tanya Byrne is publishing a new YA novel about love, death and what makes life worth living. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 08:35:56 UTC ]
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In a new book, Simon McCarthy-Jones looks, for instance, at why some people voted for Trump Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Ewan Morrison shares how his pandemic prepping tale, How to Survive Everything (Saraband), taps into his past as well as the zeitgeist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-25 14:10:51 UTC ]
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Alex Pheby warns his readers, at the start of Mordew, about the “many unusual things” they are set to find within the forthcoming 600-odd pages. A cloud of bats made from diamonds. Clay figures animated by blood sacrifice. Hordes of feathered monsters, made of fire. Creatures that are born... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-18 01:21:02 UTC ]
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Today, April 9th, marks the fifty-eight publication anniversary of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. Perhaps the most beloved children’s book of the latter half of the 20th century, Sendak’s gorgeously-illustrated tale of a young boy in a wolf suit who, upon being sent to bed with no... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-04-09 16:58:23 UTC ]
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Blockbuster projects share one common trait. Do you dream of opening that blockbuster restaurant, writing a New York Times best-selling book, or releasing a chart-topping album? A new study out of Northwestern University suggests a pivotal ingredient.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-04-09 16:21:42 UTC ]
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Addressing the IBPA 's annual conference, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the company was acting on several promises, including making individual stores more autonomous, improving e-commerce, and diversifying management, all of which make it a viable competitor to Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie's secret education, early heartbreak, radioactive notebooks, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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If you need a little optimism about the future (and who doesn't?), pick up these hopeful science fiction and fantasy books, including LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-04-02 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Before I write about my experiences of being disabled and working in publishing, I need to add a caveat. I love this industry. I had so much fun whilst working in it. It’s full of incredibly kind and hard-working and empathetic and passionate people. Most of my managers over the years went above... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-15 16:32:42 UTC ]
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When I left the publishing industry at the end of 2007, the first Kindle had gone on sale just a month earlier, Apple had not yet launched the iPad and few people in publishing knew what an app was. It was a very different world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 11:09:47 UTC ]
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These queer historical figures each lived fascinating lives and deserve to be highlighted in nonfiction. Join me in exploring their legacies. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-25 11:34:00 UTC ]
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What happens when you let a fun and silly story sweep you away from your worries? Follow this parent down the Dr. Seuss rabbit hole. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Books will publish the debut book from the hosts of the "Things You Can’t Ask Yer Mum" podcast, Lindsey Holland and Lizzy Hadfield. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 17:04:35 UTC ]
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