In the run-up to its October 7 release, Rick Riordan’s "Blood of Olympus" was the most-talked-about book on social media in August. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The couple, whose children’s books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Borka, receive BookTrust’s first ever joint lifetime achievement awardTwo giants of children’s books, Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham, are to be honoured with the first ever double BookTrust lifetime achievement award.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury beat out more than 550 books, journals and digital products across 51 subject categories to take home this year's R.R. Hawkins Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter books have exceeded 500 million worldwide, according to Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Ross has topped The Bookseller’s year-end illustrator chart for a third year in a row, after his books earned more than £16m in 2017—£7.3m more than his closest competitor, Axel Scheffler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Google about to start ranking mobile sites by speed, we looked at which top publishers are ready and which could use improvement. The post Google’s emphasis on mobile page speed will hit CNN, WSJ and other top sites appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Vuillard’s Goncourt Prize–winner The Agenda, a historical novel about the Nazi annexation of Austria, remained at #1 in France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zealand author Joy Cowley has been shortlisted for the highest international distinction given to the creators of children's books. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women writers dominated the best-selling literary novels of last year, taking nine of the top 10 spots, according to an analysis of Nielsen BookScan sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Wolff’s US publisher says it has orders for more than one million hardcover copies of Fire and Fury, with "hundreds of thousands of ebooks" already sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The F+W board has named Greg Osberg interim CEO after firing CEO Tom Beusse and lieutenants Joe Siebert and Joe Romello. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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August sales of adult trade books slipped by 0.3% from August 2016, according to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author-illustrator duo David Walliams and Tony Ross claim nine of the top 50 titles of 2017 in a year of growth propelled mostly by strength in depth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice Media Inc. suspended President Andrew Creighton and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano while it investigates harassment claims against them, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg.Allegations against Germano will be reviewed by an external investigator, Chief Operating Officer Sarah... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Higgins Clark and Karin Slaughter hit the top five on Apple's iBooks bestsellers list in the last week of 2017 with 'Where Are the Children?' and 'The Good Daughter,' respectively. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice Media has suspended two top executives after a New York Times report on sexual misconduct at the digital media company. Vice has suspended its president, Andrew Creighton, and chief digital officer, Mike Germano, as it investigates allegations against them, according to a company memo sent... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While women dominate the charts, it’s been the year of the comeback kings: Philip Pullman, Jamie Oliver, Margaret Atwood …Last year JK Rowling reclaimed the No 1 spot in the bestseller charts by returning from mundane reality to the Potterverse (with the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A canceled book deal, Amazon buy buttons, and sexual harassment were among the big news stories this past year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients (Michael Joseph) has leapfrogged David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) to claim the UK Official Top 50 number one in the latest weekly chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Grisham's 'Camino Island' topped the iBook's bestsellers fiction list in 2017, J.D. Vance took the top honor in nonfiction for 'Hillbilly Elegy', and Mark Manson had the top-selling audiobook, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has topped the list of books children would most like to find under the Christmas tree, according to an Amazon UK survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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