Polish event brings 'Harry Potter' castle Hogwarts to life

'Harry Potter' fans came together at a castle in Poland to act out the world of J.K. Rowling's books.  More events are planned for April. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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BEA 2016: How Booksellers Can Create Better In-Store Events

Building relationships in one's local community is key to creating productive and profitable events, a panel of four veteran booksellers told an audience of 50 at BEA on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic buys low-waged life account from Bloodworth

Political commentator James Bloodworth is to write Hired, a book exploring the realities of low-wage life in the UK, for Atlantic Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Children's Book Week to Host 400+ Events from Coast to Coast

This Saturday, the 39th annual TD Canadian Children's Book Week kicks with 29 authors, illustrators, and storytellers participating in more than 400 book-related events across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris Publications is Shutting Down

The nearly 40-year-old publisher notified employees today that it's going out of business, citing the "rapid ascendance of digital media." The post Harris Publications is Shutting Down appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Icon brings Leicester City FC book forward

Icon Books has brought forward the publication of 5000-1: The Leicester City Story to Thursday 26th May and will go to print just 48 hours after the last game of the season. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe leaves to write Prince Harry book

Journalist, who was cleared of wrongdoing in relation to leaks from Sandhurst, has a deal with Harper CollinsThe Sun’s royal editor, Duncan Larcombe, is to leave the paper more than a year after an Old Bailey trial that saw him cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to tips about Princes William... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NC Author Sara Gruen Mounting Local Event to Fight HB2

To prove that authors do not need to cancel events in North Carolina in order to show their opposition to the state's new "bathroom law," local bestseller Sara Gruen has mounted an event called "Kill the Bill" with a major local bookseller, and other NC authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna 2016: What Brings You Here? Five Non-Rights Perspectives on the Fair

The Bologna Children's Book Fair is largely about buying and selling rights, but many attendees come with other business goals. Here, PW talks to five of them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac brings Peter James audio in-house

Pan Macmillan has bought audio rights to 11 books from bestselling author Peter James, in a move to consolidate his audio publishing within the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Life acquires Micromaster at auction

Penguin Life has acquired world rights to a book on the power and joy of learning small, specific skills by author and adventure traveller Robert Twigger. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Untold Life Stories of Buddhist Nuns Revealed

Foreign affairs journalist Christine Toomey traveled 60,000 miles investigating the stories and wisdom of women dedicated to the Buddhist tradition in her book ‘In Search of Buddha’s Daughters.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tree planting celebrates the life of 'literary icon' Ion Trewin

The life and work of Ion Trewin, literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation, was celebrated last weekend with a ceremonial tree planting at the Woodland Trust’s Reffley Wood in King’s Lynn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Busy Year for Polish Publishing: BEA, FBM, LBF

Polish publishing is featured in The Markets Global Summit at Frankfurt Book Fair 2016, the Market Forum at BEA 2016, and LBF's Market Focus in 2017. The post A Busy Year for Polish Publishing: BEA, FBM, LBF appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Parker: Interview

Former soldier Harry Parker talks to Cathy Rentzenbrink about his novel of conflict, community and catastrophe, Anatomy of a Soldier, which draws on his personal experience of serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bringing the Reader Into Focus at DBW: Jo Henry on Your Consumer

Ahead of her appearance on March 7 in a Digital Book World practicum, Nielsen's Jo Henry talks about the new importance of knowing the target reader. The post Bringing the Reader Into Focus at DBW: Jo Henry on Your Consumer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson, Harris and Boyd compete on Walter Scott longlist

Authors including Kate Atkinson, William Boyd and Robert Harris are battling it out to win the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amberley to bring Yad Vashem Holocaust titles to UK

Amberley Publishing has partnered with Yad Vashem Publications, centre for studies of Jewish history and the Holocaust, to bring titles about the Holocaust to the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize

Novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to honor the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland. The post For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can TV Bring Salvation to Magazine Media?

[Sponsored Content] Publishers can benefit from the shift in advertising from TV to online video. The post Can TV Bring Salvation to Magazine Media? appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child on Amazon’s real-life bookshops – and why we should be worried

The world’s biggest online retailer wants to invade the high street. What’s in it for them?In December, Amazon US released its 2015 in-house all-format all-category bestseller list, and then the newspaper USA Today came out with its own industry-wide all-sources version. What was the difference?... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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