US author James Patterson has followed through on his promise to donate $1m to US independent... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hajar Press, a new independent publishing house run by and for people of colour, has revealed its first six authors, whose books will be published next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 06:43:19 UTC ]
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In the first major industry-wide environmental initiative in several years, the Book Industry Study Group, along with BookNet Canada and the U.K.-based Book Industry Communications, have formed the International Green Book Supply Chain Alliance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Includive Indies Fund, set up earlier this year by Knights Of and Jacaranda, has awarded grants totalling £35,000 to 11 independent presses from across the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:44:26 UTC ]
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Within an hour of hearing that she had won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, a top honor given to science fiction published in the UK, Namwali Serpell also heard the news that the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor would not be charged for her murder. “I received these two pieces of news about... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-25 18:21:12 UTC ]
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From indie to mainstream, Caribbean authors are finding readers—and landing publishing deals—in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Word of the new NEIBA Reading Challenge, aimed at radically reshaping the reading habits of booksellers in the region, came just hours before the announcement that only one charge would be brought against a police officer in the killing of Breonna Taylor—news that reverberated during the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Age and Sydney Morning Herald get behind corporate campaign to ease Covid-related travel lockdowns Follow our Australian coronavirus live blogFull Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by stateNSW cases map; Vic cases mapNSW hotspots list; Qld hotspots listSign up for Guardian... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-17 02:14:42 UTC ]
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Diane Cook, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Avni Doshi, Maaza Mengiste, Douglas Stuart and Brandon Taylor have been shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize, in a selection packed with independent presses but featuring the notable absence of two-time winner Hilary Mantel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 08:26:08 UTC ]
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Six titles made the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize for Fiction, of which four are debuts. The list is also notably diverse, with four female finalists and four titles coming from independent publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 19:17:12 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org, a retail site billed as a way for indies to counter Amazon’s online dominance, is coming to the UK in time for Christmas after smashing its US sales targets since launching in late January. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-11 06:49:17 UTC ]
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Faber is to release two special editions of Kazuo Ishiguro's lastest novel, Klara and the Sun, which will be published next spring, tailored for Waterstones and for independent bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 12:17:42 UTC ]
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A 'PW' survey of six independent publishers scattered across the country found mixed results about how business has gone so far this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This past weekend was Independent Bookstore Day! I hope you used it as an excuse to buy all the books your beautiful nerd heart desired. (Me? Yes, despite the fact that I had frequented two of my favorite indies the weekend prior, I returned to my local Greenlight for a copy of this year’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-01 13:45:29 UTC ]
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Coronavirus has stacked the odds against indie presses even further, BHP Comics publisher Sha Nasir has said, warning he will have to completely change his firm's business model as a result of the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 14:53:02 UTC ]
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A collection of personal vignettes examines the quiet hilarity of 21st-century married life and art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK's authors' union opens a new push for grassroots funding of small emergency grants needed by authors in the pandemic. The post UK Book Industry: Society of Authors’ Hardship Fund Renews Appeal for Donations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-10 14:09:22 UTC ]
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A new independent political press, run by and for people of colour, is to focus on tackling institutional racism in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 00:55:40 UTC ]
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Deep Vellum Books, Europa Editions, and Transit Books—three independent publishing houses best known for their fiction in translation—are upping their nonfiction game. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of independent bookshops are reporting that a rise in UK staycations is helping to counter the early damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-03 18:59:47 UTC ]
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