The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has raised £75,000 for its work in improving child literacy at a charity auction held yesterday (12th February) in London. Guests at the auction, which was hosted by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, bid for items including a signed pair of Frank Lampard’s football boots, original artwork from The Gruffalo, and a writing workshop with Anthony Horowitz. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Fourth Estate has signed My Absolute Darling, a debut novel from American author Gabriel Tallent, after an eight-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired two new books by National Geographic explorer Lucy Cooke. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norwich-based regional publisher increases cover prices at 40 titles Three months after posting its first revenue and profit growth in eight years, regional newspaper publisher Archant has increased cover prices at most of its titles.In a message to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Estate of Francis Bacon is set to publish the entire oeuvre of the artist’s work for the first time, including 100 previously unpublished paintings, for £1,000 a copy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired the Dales Detective series by Julia Chapman following a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A former US Marine wins the biennial Warwick Prize for Writing for his book of short stories dealing with American experiences of the Iraq War. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer, the German publishing and digital media group, on Wednesday raised its forecast for 2015 revenues as increasing sales of digital classified advertising offset continued declines in print circulation and other revenues. The impro ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit UK is publishing a thriller about the untimely demise of a social media star. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A watercolor of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet created by illustrator E.H. Shepard is being auctioned this week. Shepard illustrated many classic children's books, including A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh," "When We Were Very Young," "Now We Are Six" and "The House at Pooh Corner." Shepard drew Pooh... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milkweed Editions is celebrating its 35th anniversary by completing a highly successful fund-raising effort. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Prudhomme, the Louisiana chef who made jambalaya, crawfish pie and gumbo part of the national vocabulary through his French Quarter restaurant, cookbooks and seasonings, died Thursday in New Orleans. He was 75. His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for K-Paul's Kitchen, through which the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children’s Books’ edition of 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' sold just over 10,000 copies in its first two days on sale, according to data from Nielsen BookScan which tracks about 85% of all print sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After offering $1 million in grants to indies last year, the bestselling author is continuing to show his support for bookseller "heroes" through holiday bonuses to those working on the frontline, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Embarking on a new IT project is a major undertaking no matter what your company's scope or size, but when you're News Corp -- with 10 business units and 25,000 employees around the globe -- it's not for the faint of heart.That, however, was exactly the challenge that faced Dominic Shine less... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has bought Romanian author EO Chirovici’s The Book of Mirrors in a “hotly contested” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium, the publishing platform hatched by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, has raised $57 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz. It’s the three-year-old company’s second funding round, and people familiar with Medi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of Britain's bestselling authors and their publishers are donating their books to raise money for Syrian refugees. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virgin Books has acquired a title by the founder of Medical Detection Dogs, in a “hotly contested auction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut novel has sparked auctions across Europe. Two Roads in the UK won an auction for The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan, from Laura Macdougall at Tibor Jones & Associates. The book has sold to Rizzoli in Italy in a six-way auction, and Ullstein won a five-way auction in Germany.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency PFD will this week hold auctions in Germany and the UK for Romanian novel The Book of Mirrors by EO Chirovichi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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