Author Nikesh Shukla will join broadcaster Kirsty Wark to headline the inaugural Paisley Book Festival in February 2020, with contributions also coming from Emma Jane Unsworth and the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Sandy Mahal has been appointed as associate curator of the London Book & Screen Week with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction books reflecting the “concerns and issues” of modern day children and teenagers have been highlighted in the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book retailer The Book People has confirmed it will no longer run the Queen of Teen award, saying the prize does not form part of its “ongoing plans”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II will be published the day after the play begins in London, picking up the wizard’s story 19 years after the final novel in the seriesHarry Potter author JK Rowling’s script of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is going to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Ann Naples has been named v-p and publisher of Disney Book Group. Naples was most senior v-p and publisher at Rodale, and will be succeeded there by Gail Gonzales, who was v-p and associate publisher at the house. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out PW’s new monthly Religion Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller charts and find out more about the books that made the lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans who don't get to see the limited London stage run of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter play can get a copy of the script when it's published on July 31. The post We’re Getting a New Harry Potter Book, Based on the Play appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An eighth Harry Potter book is to be released this summer - containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizard's story. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frugal Innovation by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu (Profile/Economist Books) has been named the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has bought a debut thriller series by A. A. Dhand, promising "to do for Bradford what ‘The Wire’ has done for Baltimore". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian's Book Chamber reports a decline of 5.37 percent in circulation of books and pamphlets in 2015 over 2014, as ebooks' popularity rises. The post Russia’s Book Chamber Report: Market Fell 5.37% in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first fiction smuggled out of North Korea sells in the U.S., and an Italian debut by a translator draws international buzz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Visual Editions created a new kind of interactive mobile book. The post Google’s New Interactive E-Books Would Be Impossible to Print appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online community Toppsta is partnering with World Book Day this year, providing reviews of the £1 titles in the run-up to the day itself on 3rd March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robes were readied, potions mixed and spells memorised as fans across the country celebrated the second official Harry Potter Book Night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role. I’m involved in so many aspects of editorial, but the main component of my role is to devise new title ideas and develop them with a strong sense of identity. This includes exploring new designs, authors, artists and concepts. I also oversee the work of the rest of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is seeking the book trade’s views on whether the UK should leave the European Union ahead of the nation’s referendum vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, philisopher Theodore Zeldin is revealed as the winner of the Transmission Prize for his collection of "conversational essays" The Hidden Pleasures of Life. The reason? Not so much the quality of Zeldin's prose or the breadth of his research, but the power of the book to spread ideas by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The crime and thriller genre has dominated loans from UK public libraries last year according to data released by Public Lending Right. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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