Pushkin acquires 'genre-bending' work from Benjamín Labatut

Pushkin Press is to publish When We Cease to Understand the World by Chilean author Benjamín Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Edward Humes' work is rubbish

The author of 'Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash' discusses how he became fascinated with garbage.Edward Humes is a man of eclectic storytelling tastes. A former journalist awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for a series of stories he wrote for the Orange County Register on the military... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freudenheim and Seegmuller buy Pushkin

Foreign language modern classics publisher Pushkin Press has been bought by Adam Freudenheim,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Figment lets young writers share and critique work

Figment is a website that gives teenagers and young adults a forum for posting their work and giving advice to others. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Newspaper Publishers Cut Work Force 7% in 2011

While 2011 saw fewer announcements of layoffs and buyouts in the newspaper industry than previous years, attrition continued quietly and relentlessly, with the nation&rsquo;s biggest newspaper publishers trimming their combined work forces by 7.2 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker acquires The Mouse-Proof Kitchen

Harvill Secker has acquired a debut novel from Anglo-Afghan documentary-maker and writer, Saira... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kurt Vonnegut: unpublished work released through Kindle

A Vonnegut novella titled 'Basic Training,' about a young man visiting an eccentric relative, is available through Kindle only. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus acquires children's publisher Ticktock

Hachette Group company Octopus Publishing has acquired children's non-fiction publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Works revamps book range

The Works is enhancing its retail experience around books, creating genre sections, themed window... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google gives us some insight on the inner workings of Google Translate

Google may have started out as a search engine, but the scope of its services has grown considerably in the 20-plus years since its origin. Of the many products in its grand stable, Google Translate has become a workhorse platform, lending its multi-lingual chops to Chrome, Google +, Android,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC acquires debut series by ex-Met officer

HarperCollins has signed a three-book crime thriller series written by debut author and former... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador acquires The Bloggess

Picador has acquired a memoir by US blogger Jenny Lawson, known as "The Bloggess", with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage acquires Bond licence, including digital rights

Vintage has acquired the licence to publish Ian Fleming's James Bond titles across all... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre acquires Just My Typo

Sceptre has acquired a "compendium of typos" described as "the perfect word-lovers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac acquires TOWIE's Nanny Pat

Pan Macmillan has acquired the memoirs of Nanny Pat, who stars in ITV1's "The Only Way... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can the BuzzFeed Formula Work For Real News?

BuzzFeed, the meme-centric social news site known for its reserves of offbeat content and silly cat photos, is stockpiling journalists—serious ones. Last week, it announced the hire of award-winning Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings, adding to an impressive roster of reporters that include... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French government to digitize out-of-print 20th century works, plans ebook initiative

It's a case of having one's cake and eating it, too. Or, in this instance, digitizing the works of others and reselling them online for a 40 percent cut. According to Le Temps, a controversial new law recently passed by the French government will see out-of-print books from the 20th century... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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