Praying for It? Chester Brown’s 'Mary Wept' Surveys Prostitution in the Bible

In his latest book the acclaimed comics artist enlists biblical scripture in his ongoing crusade to remove the social (and religious) stigma attached to providing sex for money. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Binc Survey Finds One in Five Booksellers in Need

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation's third industry-wide survey found 22% of respondents had situations in the past two years requiring financial assistance, yet less than half of those in need asked for help. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Working Class Survey wins PPA award

The Bookseller’s Working Class survey, an analysis of class in the publishing business, has been named Content Piece of the Year at the PPA's Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-11 12:39:47 UTC ]
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Inside the battle over Kavanaugh, from ‘handmaid’ protesters to Bible verses

Two books chronicle that fight and offer conservative critiques of the confirmation process. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown confirms publication of Trump tell-all despite DoJ warning

Little, Brown has confirmed it is pushing ahead with publication of A Warning, the new tell-all about Donald Trump's administration by an anonymous senior official, despite the US Department of Justice warning Hachette that the author may be violating "one or more" NDAs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 14:37:22 UTC ]
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HCCP Names New Publisher of Thomas Nelson Bibles

Philip Nation will join HarperCollins Christian Publishing as v-p and publisher of Thomas Nelson Bibles on December 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Kondo has a new book to help your kids find the joy of tidying up. Hers have.

The organizing guru talks about her latest book, “Kiki & Jax,” a picture book with a familiar message. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-04 14:15:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown scoops book by 'Trump resistance' White House insider

Little, Brown is publishing a book from the anonymous senior official who wrote a New York Times op ed claiming to be part of “the resistance" inside Donald Trump's White House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 07:27:05 UTC ]
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Gabby Rivera Wants Queer Brown Girls to Feel Seen

Gabby Rivera’s YA novel follows Juliet Palante, a Puerto Rican teen from the Bronx, who is reckoning with her feminism and queerness. After coming out to her family, she goes to Portland to be a summer intern for her favorite feminist author, Harlowe Brisbane. Juliet believes this will be the... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-21 11:00:58 UTC ]
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My Frankfurt Book Fair: Mary Darby

Noughties rap videos and currywurst are among the Darley Anderson rights supremo’s Frankfurt highlights to date, while she is rarely to be found without a sweet book fair staple... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 00:59:37 UTC ]
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Chikọdili Emelumadu wins inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel Prize

Debut author Chikọdili Emelumadu has won the £3,000 Curtis Brown First Novel Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 07:07:47 UTC ]
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Brown promoted to senior commissioning editor at Trapeze

Katie Brown has been promoted to senior commissioning editor at Trapeze following a string of successes at the Orion imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 05:11:04 UTC ]
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British Book Awards and The Bookseller working class survey shortlisted for PPA Awards

The British Book Awards and The Bookseller’s working class survey have been shortlisted for prizes at this year’s Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 16:52:21 UTC ]
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Pew Survey Finds More Adults Listening to Audiobooks

In a survey of 1,502 American adults conducted from January 8 to February 7 this year, Pew found that 20% of adults listened to an audiobook in the 12 months prior to the time the survey was conducted. In 2011, only 11% of adults said they listened to an audiobook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up second book from prison doctor Amanda Brown

HQ will publish the second book by Dr Amanda Brown, of the bestselling debut The Prison Doctor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 18:43:42 UTC ]
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Egmont snaps up fashion bible for Greta Thunberg generation

Egmont will publish a sustainable-fashion bible for eco-conscious teenagers from expert author Sarah Klymkiw and designer and illustrator Kim Hankinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 23:40:48 UTC ]
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Marie Claire UK to cease print publication after 31 years

Women’s title will continue online and overseas print editions are unaffectedThe UK edition of Marie Claire is to cease publication after 31 years as the monthly women’s title joins a growing list of magazines that have succumbed to the shift to digital reading.A version of the magazine – which... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-10 11:45:36 UTC ]
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Hackers targeted Curtis Brown for months in bid to get hold of The Testaments manuscript

Margaret Atwood’s literary agent Karolina Sutton of Curtis Brown has revealed how the agency was besieged by a “carefully orchestrated” campaign by cyber criminals attempting to obtain The Testaments manuscript which “carried on daily for months”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 04:22:04 UTC ]
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