James Patterson has launched a campaign in the US to persuade President Barack Obama to draw attention to the importance of reading. The campaign, which has the hashtag #SaveOurBooks on Twitter, asks people to sign a petition, write to their politicians, spread to word on social media and find out what more Patterson is doing to keep people reading, borrowing and buying books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book bans are tanking sales of children's books. Schools and libraries aren't buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
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The #1 book in the country is ‘Eruption,’ James Patterson’s posthumous collaboration with Michael Crichton, followed by Brynne Weaver’s ‘Leather & Lark’ at #2. Plus, Jacqueline Winspear bids a fond farewell to Maisie Dobbs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The #1 book in the country is ‘Eruption,’ James Patterson’s posthumous collaboration with Michael Crichton, folowed by Brynne Weaver’s ‘Leather & Lark’ at #2. Plus Jacqueline Winspear bids a fond farewell to Maisie Dobbs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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See the new pick, find your summer reading mood, get the deets on James Patterson's latest literary eruption, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-29 18:13:29 UTC ]
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180 titles have been submitted for this year's German Book Prize, established to 'draw attention beyond national borders' to German fiction. The post German Book Prize: 180 Novels Submitted by 106 Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-10 17:03:14 UTC ]
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From cancelled books to ‘review bombing’, it might seem as though the website can make or break a career. But how influential is it really?Something dramatic happens on a social media platform every day. On Goodreads, the anachronistically designed website for logging, rating (out of five) and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-02-17 09:00:10 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood, James Patterson and Suzanne Collins are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies. ... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-07-18 21:52:26 UTC ]
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James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2023-07-18 20:54:45 UTC ]
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As most people reading this website are aware, the literary media has been in steady decline for the last two decades. So in December 2022, when USA Today announced it was putting its bestseller list “on hiatus”—internet parlance for “dead and gone forever”—most of us saw it as one more nail in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-06-28 14:05:30 UTC ]
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Bestseller juggernaut James Patterson has sold over 425 million copies of his books, per Fox Business, but his latest, Walk the Blue Line: No right, no left―just cops telling their true stories to James Patterson, has broken with tradition. The title, he says, is conspicuously absent from the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-03 13:46:35 UTC ]
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Colleen Hoover is well on the way to selling more books in 2022 than Stephen King, James Patterson, and John Grisham. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Late author’s estate has shared a manuscript with the bestselling novelist centered on a volcanic eruption in HawaiiThe bestselling author James Patterson is set to complete an unfinished manuscript from the late Michael Crichton.According to the Wall Street Journal, Crichton’s estate has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-12-15 15:20:02 UTC ]
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For many authors, being handed the reins of a bestselling series might seem impossible. But it's exactly what happened to Marshall Karp, who is now the sole writer of the NYPD Red series, which he cocreated with James Patterson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson teams up with Brendan DuBois on a thriller that, despite appearances, isn't about Donald Trump. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-06 13:22:01 UTC ]
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The bestselling author told Seth Meyers he almost embraced the woman before witnessing the theft. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2022-06-09 07:30:46 UTC ]
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In the memoir “James Patterson by James Patterson,” the best-selling author opens up — kind of — about how he came to be such a force in the literary world. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-06 11:00:41 UTC ]
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Dolly Parton and James Patterson have the #1 book in the country with 'Run, Rose, Run." Plus 'The Wok' by J. Kenji López-Alt is #3 in the country, and another cookbook, 'Jane Austen's Table' by Robert Tuesley Anderson, serves up shortbreads and sensibility. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolly Parton has written her first novel with the help of best-selling author James Patterson. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2022-03-10 00:01:14 UTC ]
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From using your local library and supporting independent bookshops, to borrowing virtuallyMany websites offer ebooks and audiobooks at no cost. Project Gutenberg lists more than 67,000 out-of-copyright titles which can be read online or downloaded in a wide range of formats. Similarly, Librivox... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-31 07:00:45 UTC ]
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Going to bookstores and libraries as a bookworm offer important experiences, but what buying books in an airport can offer may surprise you. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
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