Reading From Behind lines up for public vote alongside works including Soviet Bus Stops and Paper Folding With ChildrenIt might sound like a pain in the behind to read, but an academic tome about the cultural history of the anus is among the contenders on the shortlist for the 2016 Diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year.Joining six other contenders on a list that also includes studies of Soviet-era bus stops and famous birdwatchers, Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus is “really trying to get to the bottom of its subject matter”, according to Horace Bent, the Bookseller diarist and prize administrator. Related: Next stop, Siberia! The strange and beautiful world of Soviet bus stops – in pictures Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With ebook libraries, Amazon Prime Reading and the plethora of online services available putting free publications in your various devices, it's a wonder that people still pay any money for books anymore. But a new website called Honest Few is found... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From leading with grit to practicing deep work, these page turners introduced us to some new ideas this year. From leading with grit to practicing deep work, these page turners introduced us to some new ideas this year.Whether you wanted new ways to think about your... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Meet the C-Suite,” where each week we will feature one of the city’s most high profile c-level executives. This week meet Derek Burns, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Beer Book. Name: Derek Burns Company: Beer Book Title: Founder, CEO Headquarters:... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa Lee-Houghton's Costa Award shortlisted collection Sunshine (Penned in the Margins) has been named one of The Poetry School's 2016 Books of the Year, alongside four titles each from Picador and Sheffield-based publisher and writer development agency The Poetry Business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her Nov. 9 concession speech, Hillary Clinton threw a little lighthearted shade at Pantsuit Nation, the secret pro-Clinton Facebook group that had attracted more than 2.5 million members in the three weeks before the election. “I want everybody to come out from behind that,” Clinton said in... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did Libby Chamberlain betray the ethics of the group she founded by securing a book deal? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all,” Henry David Thoreau once wisely counseled. It is in that spirit that we offer this list. As happens every year, 2016 was full of widely praised books, but the 15 listed here are the nonfiction titles the Monitor’s... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two books from Meghan March's self-published Dirty Billionaire trilogy, 'Dirty Pleasures' and 'Dirty Together,' took the top two slots on the iBooks Bestseller list in the week ended December 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all,” Henry David Thoreau once wisely counseled. It is in that spirit that we offer this list. As happens every year, 2016 was full of widely praised novels, but the 15 fiction titles listed here are the ones the Monitor’s... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book People’s group buying and merchandising director Sarah Walden has been appointed to the company’s board. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boris Johnson has been accused of breaching the ministerial code of conduct by allegedly promoting his book The Churchill Factor (Hodder) during a diplomatic trip to Serbia last month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small and independent houses share the books they enjoyed and envied this yearThe annual Guardian “hits and misses” feature, canvassing publishers about their high points and regrets of the year, always makes me wonder about what my friends and allies in the small-press world think about their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Icelandic publishing industry has a somewhat extreme emphasis on the holiday sales push, with Jólabókaflóð this year carrying more than 840 titles. The post Holiday Retail: Iceland’s Jolabokaflod, or Christmas Book Flood appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calls are out now for June's Jerusalem International Book Fair fellows and London's 'Introduction to Rights' program registration. The post Book Fairs: Jerusalem Fellows and London’s Rights Introduction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With only a few more shopping days until Christmas, German booksellers are happy with holiday book sales so far - and there might be greater things to come. The post Germany Expects Record Holiday Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'March Book Three', the final volume in Rep. John Lewis's acclaimed civil rights graphic memoir, has topped PW's 10th Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll with five votes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin Books is publishing a companion to US actor BJ Novak's internationally bestselling children's book, The Book with No Pictures, called The Alphabet Book With No Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our international publishing colleagues tell us which books are on their holiday gift lists this year. We wish you happy holidays and a wonderful New Year. The post Reading Up on the Holidays: Book Recommendations From the Field appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 28th biennial Jerusalem International Book Fair (JIBF) is inviting applications for its Zev Birger Editorial and Agent Fellowships. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and publishers condemn push to repeal parallel import restrictions and say there will be fewer Australian titlesThe federal government should move to make books cheaper in the next year and save Australians about $25m annually, the Productivity Commission believes, but the move is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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