Octavia Butler Avenue Designated in Lake Forest Park, Wash.

City officials in Lake Forest Park, Wash., dedicated a section of 37th Avenue NE to science fiction and fantasy author Octavia E. Butler on July 29. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler: A Marine hero who saw himself as a ‘racketeer for capitalism’

Butler earned fame and respect fighting America's imperialist wars -- and came to regret his role, Jonathan M. Katz writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Usborne, Parks and Raúf awarded with New Year's Honours

Publisher Peter Usborne, novelist Anthony Horowitz and cookery writer Claudia Roden have all been awarded the CBE in the New Year's Honours list, while there are also awards for authors including Adele Parks, Onjali Q Raúf and Ann Cleeves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 16:08:34 UTC ]
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Lake leaves Profile for W&N non-fiction role

Ed Lake is moving to Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the newly created role of publishing director for non-fiction after five years at Profile.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Quiz: Design Your Perfect Concert and Get a Rec for a Graphic Novel on Audio

Comics on audio are like recordings of live music. They’re a translation. Design your perfect concert and get a graphic novel on audio rec, like Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-10 11:31:00 UTC ]
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How did our national parks come to be? A new book explores their rocky start.

Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover design round-up: August 2021

Hello, and welcome to the long-overdue (apologies!) round-up of the best UK book covers released in August. As is usual for these round-ups, a few designs were uncredited when this post went live (thankfully, now rectified).To that end, a quick pointer to a recent tweet by Ebyan Egal, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Retail Spotlight: No Alibis. 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 1JL

Ahead of its 25-year anniversary, the founder of independent bookshop No Alibis talks about his budding list of publications, its roots in the crime fiction community, and the famous faces who have visited its renowned in-store gigs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Blake designs cover for ShelterBox all-star climate change story

Sir Quentin Blake has designed the cover for Tamesis Street, a forthcoming climate change story by global disaster relief organisation ShelterBox featuring an all-star list of contributors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 10:19:32 UTC ]
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Zaffre picks up two more in Lake’s 'charming' Country Village series

Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre has acquired two more books in Cathy Lake’s Country Village series, which began with 2020's The Country Village Christmas Show and 2021's The Country Village Summer Fete. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 08:55:04 UTC ]
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Russell, MacBride and Parks make McIlvanney Prize shortlist

Craig Russell, Stuart MacBride and Alan Parks have joined two debut writers on the McIlvanney Prize shortlist, which honours the best in Scottish crime fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 06:10:56 UTC ]
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World Literature Today Announces 2021 Neustadt Festival Poster Design Contest Winners

News and Events The first-place winning design in the 2021 Neustadt Lit Fest poster design project by Sydney Sleeper University of Oklahoma students Sydney Sleeper, Andie Trillo and Jamie McCarley have been awarded first, second and third place,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Poster artists remind us what makes national parks worth visiting

“The Art of the National Parks” is a collection of screen-printed posters portraying the Badlands and beyond. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Scholastic lands guide by Britain's Got Talent dog trainer Butler

Scholastic UK will publish Happy Puppy, Happy Dog: How to Train your Best Friend, by dog trainer and winner of "Britain’s Got Talent", Ashleigh Butler.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Which YA Cover Design Wore It Better?

Let's take a look at four recent hardcovers that got dramatic paperback makeovers. Which one wore it better? Continue reading at Book Riot

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Amber Share turned negative reviews of national parks into an art form

The creator of the Subpar Parks Instagram account offers tips on how to make the most of a park visit. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Ten Speed and Stanford Design School Collab on Book Series

Ten Speed Press and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, better known as the “d.school," are collaborating on a 12-book series focusing on creativity and design. The first title will be published this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Cover design round-up: May 2021

Welcome to our highlights from the mailbag of books published in May. We're a little late to the party here, so we'll keep things brief. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hearst is packaging its design titles together for a new educational franchise

This is only the second time that these Hearst titles have been leveraged together for a joint program and sponsorship opportunity at this scale. The post Hearst is packaging its design titles together for a new educational franchise appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Five questions for... Alan Parks

Paisley-born, Glasgow resident Alan Parks spent more than 20 years in the music industry, before turning his hand to writing Tartan noir thrillers. He answers our questions.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Aid International Partners With African Parks in Malawi

The book charity provides close to 10,000 copies of 'Planet Earth II' to the Nkhotakotar reserve's 'Reading Around the Reserve' program. The post Book Aid International Partners With African Parks in Malawi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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