The Bookseller's consumer sister site We Love This Book is inviting book-lovers to test their... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
When people ask why I love books, I can't always find the right words. Thankfully, others have done it for me with these book lover quotes. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-24 11:31:00 UTC ]
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The Klaus Flugge Prize, awarded to the "most promising and exciting newcomer" in children’s picture book illustration, has longlisted 20 books from illustrators whose debuts span friendship, love, family, the natural world and tales of daring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-11 05:20:34 UTC ]
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Clara Villarosa, the founder of two iconic bookstores, the Hue-Man Experience in Denver and the Hue-Man Experience Bookstore & Cafe in New York City, will curate BIPOC books for the Tattered Cover Bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The leading award in German-language fiction opens its 2021 competition with the appointment of seven new jurors and €25,000 for the winner. The post German Book Prize Names Its 2021 Jury, Opens Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-09 15:02:11 UTC ]
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When you look at your shelves, do you see a dominant color scheme? Dive into the world of book cover colors and what they may denote. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-09 11:33:00 UTC ]
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The 28-category British Book Awards program has 41 jurors in place for the 2021 cycle, with an awards program on May 13. The post British Book Awards Name 2021 Jurors for 28 Prize Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-01 20:15:39 UTC ]
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BBC Two's weekly book club series “Between the Covers”, hosted by Sara Cox, is returning for a second series this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 14:17:16 UTC ]
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Love YA book covers? You'll want to follow these YA book cover artists and designers on Instagram for a peek behind the scenes. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-11 11:33:00 UTC ]
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As I was scrolling through Lit Hub’s massive 2021 preview, I noticed something: Rainbows. Specifically, several books featuring full-cover, highly saturated, blurrily blended rainbows. I can only assume, considering that rainbows are generally considered to be a) pretty b) gay and c) paths to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-08 18:00:44 UTC ]
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This week, readers on Electric Literature’s Twitter and Instagram voted to narrow a field of 32 beautiful book covers down to their favorite of the year. Some of the margins were razor-thin—in particular, both Sin Eater vs. The Exhibition of Persephone Q in round one and Animal Wife vs. Follow... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-12-07 12:00:36 UTC ]
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Gregory Forth’s A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path has won the U.K.-based Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, beating out runner-up Kathryn L. Smithies’s Introducing the Medieval Ass for the honor. No, it’s not autofiction: A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path is an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-01 17:25:35 UTC ]
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This hasn’t been an easy year for sustained, careful reading. But you know what doesn’t take any attention at all? Judging a book by its cover! That’s why we’re doing our first ever “best book cover of the year” tournament—and we want you to weigh in. Vote for your favorites on Electric... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-11-30 12:00:30 UTC ]
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Submissions for the YA Book Prize, which aims to recognise the best Young Adult fiction from the UK and Ireland, close tomorrow (Tuesday 1st December). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-29 15:41:56 UTC ]
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As a physical component of the book, the cover is a skin, a membrane, and a safeguard: paper jackets protect hardback boards from scuffing and sun damage, while paperback covers not only hold the book together but also keep its sheets clean and safe from tearing. In the past, paper jackets were... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-25 09:49:15 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two non-fiction picture books and two picture books by debut author and illustrator Ellan Rankin, winner of the 2020 Carmelite Picture Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 20:16:52 UTC ]
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Movie posters have always had a space on walls. Why not also add some rad book cover posters, too? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-11 11:37:00 UTC ]
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From aparrel to toys to other merch (but no comics!), these best gifts for comic book lovers are sure to make their hearts go kablam. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-09 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Dr Camilla Pang has won the £25,000 Royal Society Science Book Prize for her debut Explaining Humans (Viking), written as an instruction manual for a world she had difficulty understanding due to her Autism Spectrum Disorder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 02:40:20 UTC ]
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The first winner of the Staunch Book Prize, Jock Serong, has been shortlisted again for the 2020 award, in a year that sees indie publishers well represented. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 23:27:55 UTC ]
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Another month of books, another month of book covers. Disproving—somewhat—the theory that we can’t have nice things, this month of the ongoing apocalypse brought us quite a few very good book covers, from the frankly gorgeous to the inescapably charming. My favorites, which I will be using to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-29 08:49:55 UTC ]
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