Octopus unveils guerilla campaign for Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

Octopus is rolling out a guerilla marketing campaign for Women Don’t Owe You Pretty, as the debut feminist memoir's sales exceed 100,000 copies through UK Bookscan in its first six months. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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‘Game Change’ Authors Writing Book About ‘Trump the Man’ and His Campaign

Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade supports International Women's Day

The book trade is celebrating International Women's Day today (8th March) with a host of events and publications ready to show solidarity with women worldwide, as well as the launch of a new prize for Women in Translation to address the gender imbalance in literature in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baileys Women's Prize longlister Fiona Melrose announces second novel

Corsair has acquired Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose for hardback publication in August 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Women’s Day: Free Readings From Cambridge University Press

Citing 'education and research for everyone and by everyone,' Cambridge University Press' leadership offers pertinent readings for International Women's Day. The post International Women’s Day: Free Readings From Cambridge University Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood, McBride and Perry longlisted for Baileys Women's Prize

The £30,000 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction has longlisted three former winners of the prize, Eimear McBride, Rose Tremain and Linda Grant, for 2017's award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's history month promotion sees bookshop 'silence men's voices'

Loganberry Books in Ohio has reorganised its fiction section so all titles by male writers now have their spines facing the wallA bookshop in Ohio has made a graphic illustration of the position of female writers by leaving only books by women visible to its customers. The change, made to mark... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins to celebrate 200th anniversary with year-long campaign

HarperCollins Publishers has unveiled a global campaign celebrating two centuries of publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sabrina Ghayour's Feasts to Octopus

Mitchell Beazley is publishing a third cookbook from Sabrina Ghayour, entitled Feasts.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago launches #BooksforChange for International Women’s Day

Virago is launching a month-long photo challenge and social media campaign #BooksforChange to support International Women’s Day on 8th March.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day campaigns from Blackwell's and others

More initiatives to mark World Book Day (WBD) have been announced ahead of the 20th anniversary event on 2nd March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Unveils First East Coast Bricks and Mortar

The Dedham, Mass., bookstore, which opened yesterday, is the first of the e-tailer's physical stores to feature a cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claridge’s first book to Octopus

Mitchell Beazley, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired the first book from London luxury hotel Claridge’s, co-authored between executive chef of Claridge’s Martyn Nail and food writer Meredith Erickson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women’s Wear Daily Scales Back Print Editions and Cuts Staff

Women's Wear Daily, the so-called "bible of fashion," will be altering its print schedule for the second time in two years and letting go of several staffers. WWD confirmed to Adweek that it will cease publishing regular, weekly print editions and instead print only special editions. "We will... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picoult and Cannon campaigns in BMS quarterly wins

The Book Marketing Society has revealed the winners of its seasonal awards for September 2016 to January 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day unveils 20th anniversary plans

World Book Day is introducing a raft of new projects to mark its 20th anniversary on Thursday 2nd March. Booksellers are also gearing up to celebrate the anniversary with a flurry of activity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redrawing women: Tackling sexism in comic books

Women are fighting back against sexism in an industry steeped in a history of hyper-sexualised female characters. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graeme Macrae Burnet backs campaign against Scottish library cuts

Man Booker shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet has backed a national campaign against Scottish library cuts, launching today (14th February). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBT+ children's book released after New Zealand crowdfunding campaign

Like every tried and true fairytale, Promised Land had romance, a villain and in the end, love overcame hate. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO's Whisper Ad Campaign Asks People to Confess 'Big Little Lies'

HBO wants the internet to give up its lies.To do so, it's working with Whisper on a piece of the marketing for the new show "Big Little Lies" in an effort to generate conversation around the program. Whisper, launched as an anonymous app, gained some popularity in 2014 when the internet started... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JKP to publish letters from trans women

Jessica Kingsley Publishers is to publish Letters From Your Trans Sisters – a collection of letters written by successful trans women for other trans women at the start of their transition - edited by trans activist Charlie Craggs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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