Simon and Schuster Children’s Books has bought a new title in the Underpants series from author and illustrator team Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. The series was launched in 2007 with Aliens Love Underpants and includes titles such as Dinosaurs Love Underpants and Monsters Love Underpants, selling 1,645,898 copies all together through Nielsen Bookscan. Lara Hancock, editorial director of picture books at S&S, acquired world rights in the new book, called Aliens Love Dinopants, from Freedman and Cort. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a warm and sunny Sunday outside Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, this year's Brooklyn Book Festival—back in person after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic—returned to the borough and to the delight of publishers and the reading public alike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The team behind the Canadian Guest of Honour programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair has had to be patient and nimble, but the nation’s time in the spotlight is finally upon us. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 21:51:47 UTC ]
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Four publishing houses were merged by Walter De Gruyter in 1923. The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. The post Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 16:29:01 UTC ]
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Novelists Paula Hawkins, Graham Norton and Alex Wheatle are among the authors writing short, accessible titles for the Quick Reads literacy programme for 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 23:05:50 UTC ]
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A number of the larger publishers have set up internal networks to improve access to the industry for minority communities; here are six essential steps to ensure their success Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 12:53:06 UTC ]
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Glossy magazines get a makeover with focus on vintage clothing, creativity and recycling Former editors and directors at Britain’s glossiest fashion magazines are carving out a niche for themselves with print titles and websites that focus on sustainable clothing.Later this month, Calendar will... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-26 05:45:03 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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The flash fiction literary community is like an extended family. If you are a writer and reader of flash, it is in all likelihood that your inner circle of literary peeps are other flash fiction folks or, you at least, know of one another. Six degrees is more like one or two in this community.... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-17 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Daniel Kraus and artist Chris Shehan talk about collaborating on The Autumnal, a graphic novel from Nightfall, the dedicated horror imprint from Vault Comics. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hay Festival has unveiled its free autumn programme for schools including a dedicated Winter Weekend, in-person Beacons Project and Welsh Scribblers Tour events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 22:26:58 UTC ]
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“Beautiful World, Where Are You” more than lives up to the promise of its predecessors and even exceeds the hype. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-30 18:34:42 UTC ]
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Read new books by Stephen King, Helen Hoang, Lelila Slimani, Andrea Bartz and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Finnish literacy initiative Read Hour is coming to the UK for the first time in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 16:53:02 UTC ]
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Aster has acquired two more books from Pip Payne, founder of the award-winning blog The Slimming Foodie and author of The Slimming Foodie, published by the Octopus imprint earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 13:25:10 UTC ]
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Flint Books, an imprint of The History Press, has acquired two "urgent and instructive" titles on sustainability and climate change to publish in time for the COP26 summit in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 22:17:00 UTC ]
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Mobile comics platform Webtoon is teaming up with DC to produce digital comics series set in the DC superhero universe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish publisher Doire Press will publish two October titles inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic, with commissioning editor John Walsh acquiring world English language rights directly from authors Madeleine D’Arcy and William Wall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 23:27:41 UTC ]
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