Not Just for Kids: Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire launches full-court press for reading

The basketball captain and father introduces a book series meant to encourage kids to pick up books and take control of their surroundings.NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire is so passionate about promoting literacy that he has a tattoo on his forearm that says "Read." This week, the 29-year-old captain of the New York Knicks is translating that ink to the page with a new book series he's written for middle-graders called "STAT: Standing Tall and Talented." Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoboken's Little City Books to Add Kids’ Store

One year after opening, the New Jersey indie is prepping for expansion by adding a children's bookstore around the corner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin's MIRA to Launch Literary Fiction Imprint

MIRA Books, the fiction imprint of Harlequin Books, has announced the launch of a new literary fiction line, Park Row Books. Inaugural titles are slated to publish in summer 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookman & Black to launch in October

Bookseller David Headley has revealed the new logo for his online retailer Bookman & Black, as he prepares an October launch date for the venture. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prestel looks to treble UK sales for kids’ books, despite 'Brexit'

The UK division of a German publisher is pushing ahead with plans to expand its children’s book business, despite the economic uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision last week to leave the European Union. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Living live events launch this September

Penguin Random House is soft launching a new consumer and business-to-business lifestyle brand called Penguin Living.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pocket Shop to launch in Birmingham Airport

Northern European bookshop chain Pocket Shop is to open its first UK branch in Birmingham Airport this July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WIRED Book Club: Alright Fine We’ll Read The Name of the Wind

After two months of challenging ourselves, we're ready for what Rothfuss is selling: classic fantasy that's not so much read as consumed. The post WIRED Book Club: Alright Fine We'll Read The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers need to help foster a love of reading

Publishers need to work harder at creating the need for books as a product, rather than focusing on their brands, delegates to The Bookseller’s Marketing and Publicity Conference have heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N’s Nook Press Debuts Print, In-Store Event Programs

Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing platform has launched a self-service option that allows Nook Press authors to create print editions of their titles and sell them via B&N stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins launches BAME training scheme

HarperCollins UK is to open applications for 12-month training contracts targeted at black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates from tomorrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Story of Kids Company to Biteback

Biteback is to publish the story of charity Kids Company by its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press makes promotions, hires Ainley

HarperCollins fiction imprint The Borough Press has made several changes to its editorial team, hiring Holly Ainley as commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Network effect’: Why Medium is courting the sports world

Medium is recruiting sports publications, leagues, teams and athletes to use its publishing platform. Italian soccer A.S. Roma plans to run two publications on Medium: one covering the team and another for its captain’s final season. Roma sees Medium as a way to reach new audiences, especially... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon launches #LoveAtTheLibrary campaign

Romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon is partnering with The Reading Agency to work with libraries across the UK to help readers “fall in love” at their library. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK programmatic publisher alliance struggles to launch

Premium publisher programmatic alliances have become a go-to move in Europe. The attraction for publishers is that they offer fraud-free, brand-safe environments at scale, and protect the yields of the partner publishers. Yet they can be a nightmare to pull off. The AOP's own alliance hasn't... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Launches New Audience Data Platform, Condé Nast Spire

Spire will combine the publisher's first-party data with 1010data's consumer purchase data to optimize real-time campaigns. The post Condé Nast Launches New Audience Data Platform, Condé Nast Spire appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature launches 'Nano' research tool

Springer Nature has launched its first non-journal product since the merged company was formed last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers call for more diverse kids books

Independent booksellers called for more diversity in children’s books at an Inclusive Minds event, because their customers are asking for a greater range of ethnic diversity and family types in titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Petition launched against moving Muswell Hill library

A petition against Haringey Council’s proposals to move the library on Muswell Hill to a different site has garnered the support of more than 2,000 signatures in three days. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seal Press Moves Under Da Capo's Purview

The publisher, currently an imprint of Perseus Books' subsidiary Avalon Group, will become an imprint of Da Capo Press in the first major change since Hachette Book Group purchased Perseus earlier this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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