Independent publisher Penned in the Margins has acquired an "inspirational" creative non-fiction book by writer and arts professional Amber Massie-Blomfield. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The adage “think global, act local” is an increasingly apt description for the international publishing strategies of Hollywood film studios, television producers, and digital brand owners when it comes to licensing their content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN is to look for a new director after Jonathan Heawood announced that he will step down... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has said it is looking forward to working with internet service... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN has welcomed the government's announcement of a new visa for visiting writers and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author JK Rowling announces she plans to publish her first adult novel, which will be "very different" to the Harry Potter books she is famous for. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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and Matthew Flamm - Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert, who has more time on his hands now that he's no longer running for president, will publish his first children's book in May, his publisher, Grand Central Publishing, announced on Tuesday. Viewers of The Colbert Report got the word early... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Local Government Association has called for the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish the complete short stories of Lanark author Alasdair Gray, after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Library is celebrating the 90th anniversary of writers' charity PEN with a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Hisham Matar has been elected onto the board of writers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Drabble is the winner of the 2011 Golden PEN Award. The award is given each year by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN has prepared a written submission to the Leveson inquiry, warning that if tough new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:53 Actress and Loose Women co-presenter Lynda Bellingham has signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster to write commercial women's fiction. Publishing director Suzanne Baboneau signed the deal with Gordon Wise at Curtis... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 15:51 Terry Pratchett's Snuff (Doubleday) was narrowly the bestselling book in the UK last week, outselling Martina Cole's 18th novel, The Faithless (Headline), by just 768 copies. Snuff, which last week became the fastest-selling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 20/10/2011 - 09:00 Bertrams' sales and operating profit has dropped marginally in the last year while the book wholesaler said its merger with Dawson Books will increase revenues by a third. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 13:05 Quercus has bought a children's book by US rapper 50 Cent. Playground, for the 12-plus age group, is a semi-autobiographical novel on the subject of schoolyard bullying. Children's editorial director Roison Heycock bought UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 11:17 The government and local authorities are not fulfilling the statutory duties laid out in the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964, according to the man who drafted it. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 29/07/2011 - 14:59 The Random House Group's turnover for 2010 is understood to have been £296m, staying level with 2009. Profit was slightly down on 2009, falling from £44.3m to £42.5m, following a year of digital investment and challenges... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:25 Viking has signed a childhood memoir by BBC sports presenter Clare Balding, paying what is believed to be around £500,000 for two books. Penguin declined to comment on the sum paid, which was a pre-emptive deal for world rights... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The question of how readers will discover books that they didn't already plan to buy has been growing in importance in the book industry as more sales move from physical bookstores to online retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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