Penguin Classics launches ‘new canon’ of environmental literature

Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of the environmental literature, which it believes has “changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth”.The move is part of a growing trend in publishing for books focused on the climate, whether from big hitters such as David Attenborough or Bill Gates, whose How to Avoid a Climate Disaster was out in February, or so-called “cli-fi”, climate fiction, from writers including Richard Powers and Jenny Offill. Penguin’s Green Ideas series capitalises on this appetite, collecting 20 short books it believes constitute “the classics that made a movement”, by “visionary thinkers around the world [who] have raised their voices to defend the planet”. Related: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference review – Greta Thunberg’s vision Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-08-26 07:00:42 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Merger: UK Reactions (And Melville House’s)

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unprecedented' deals for Penguin's Sally Green

Penguin has secured deals in 25 languages for Sally Green's YA debut Half Bad within 13 weeks... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Popsugar Launches Blogger Network

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[ AdWeek | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin urges dismissal of Author Solutions case

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Launches Revamped Website

June 21, 2013, ATLANTA, GA – Southern Newspaper Publishers Association launched a re-designed website this week designed to serve the needs of newspaper executives by providing a new source of ideas, solutions, resources and information. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viewpoint - Penguin Random House merger

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackman launches Scottish SRC

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Penguin Books' First to Read program will give readers sneak peeks

Through First to Read, members will have the chance to get advance reading copies of Penguin Books before they are published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Magzter to launch ebook store

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Penguin channels audiobook growth

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Meredith Launches Multibranded Augmented Reality Effort

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Barnes & Noble Nook Snaps offer fresh literature in $2 bites

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Amazon launches Kindle tablet and e-reader in China

After remaining quiet on the hardware front for years, Amazon.com's China business has finally brought the company's Kindle tablet and Kindle e-reader to the country. On Friday, both the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite went on sale through the company's site in the country. The Kindle... Continue reading at PC World

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Winnie-the-Pooh and Penguin take the stage in ebook trial

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