Pop Up Projects, a not-for-profit children’s literature agency, has received £300,000 to launch a talent development programme for illustrators of colour. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Brasil will feature titles from HarperCollins' global list of authors in addition to publishing local Brazilian authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese manga publisher Kodansha has partnered with a San Francisco startup incubator to create Kodansha Advanced Media, which will handle the digital distribution of its manga and non-manga ebook catalog. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMP Swerve will be headed up by St. Martin’s Paperbacks and St. Martin’s Griffin v-p and associate publisher Anne Marie Tallberg. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colouring books for adults are topping bestseller lists. Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford tells us the secrets of her success. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ed Greenwood, best known as the bearded creator of the Forgotten Realms universe for Dungeons and Dragons, is launching an unconventional publishing group of his own, called The Ed Greenwood Group (TEGG). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hosted by Joe Haddow, producer of the BBC's Radio 2 Book Club, the episodes will go live alternate Friday mornings from July 24 through to the winner announcement in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'Eat, Pray, Love' author has launched Magic Lessons, a podcast on creativity, which debuted July 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A handful of veterans of Glenn Beck’s The Blaze website are setting up shop on Medium today, with the launch of a new publication called Autonomous. The publication, led by former Blaze V.P. of digital content Steve Krakauer, will fo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where are the Facebook Instant Articles? That has been one of the social media mysteries of the summer. The program was announced with much fanfare in early May, and several big publishers have said they’ve been putting ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is something encouraging about seeing the name B T Batsford featuring so prominently in The Bookseller’s half-year round up. I don’t mean to show favouritism—it is equally pleasing to see Michael O’Mara (in its 30th year) and Laurence King also doing so well out of the shifting non-fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee’s unexpected companion novel to To Kill a Mockingbird has bookshops readying for huge salesRead the first chapterListen to an extract read by Reese WitherspoonFirst chapter review: A beguiling journey into the pastSix months ago, it was a book the literary world would have laughed off... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor this week announced that it has released a new “all-in-one” mobile app for library users. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quentin Blake has warned that colouring books can limit children’s imaginations, according to the Times. The illustrator told the newspaper that he is “completely against” the use of colouring in as a way of teaching children to draw. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is launching Prime Day, "a new global shopping event, offering more deals than Black Friday", open solely to members of its Prime service. The first such day will be held on Wednesday 15th July and will offer customers in the UK, US, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss’s Snowflake, Seashell, Star promises to be ‘both a field guide and a therapeutic exercise book’Adults who are running out of cats and gardens to colour in as part of the new craze for “mindful” colouring books will soon have a more educational option for their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has acquired a mathematical colouring book. Katy Follain, publishing director of non-fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in Snowflake, Seashell, Star by Alex Bellos from Rebecca Carter at Janklow & Nesbit. Bellos has “created a unique and inspiring colouring book using... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a debut cookbook by “pop-up restaurant sensations” Terry & George. Lifestyle editorial director Nicky Ross bought world English language rights in a two-book deal from Marianne Gunn O'Connor. The first book is Terry & George – Cooking for Friends by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith Travel has unveiled the next 12 titles in its Fresh Talent promotion, including one self-published novel and another published through new indie publisher Urbane. The retailer said the first dozen titles in its Fresh Talent promotion, which launched in February and aims to promote new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has revealed the full programme for its inaugural food and drink festival, Cookbook Confidential. The event, announced in May, will take place at the Southbank Centre on Saturday 5th September in partnership with Foyles, which is the official bookseller for the festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust (NLT) and Bloomsbury have teamed up to launch a poetry prize. The Poetry Prize 2015 is open to poems of any type, from sonnets to free verse to rap, that are a maximum of 16 lineslong. The competition costs £8 to enter a first poem, and £4 for any subsequent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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