GP and television presenter Rangan Chatterjee tells Caroline Sanderson how his four-pillar plan could rejuvenate readers - and possibly lighten the load for the NHS. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots of good bookish things happened this week, including research that proves libraries lead to healthier, more equitable communities. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-29 10:42:00 UTC ]
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A true hoax provokes. It questions cultural biases, shattering conventions. But the curious case of the three men writing as a female author Carmen Mola does none of this. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-10-26 05:02:08 UTC ]
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Here are the best bookish things that happened this week, from library chickens to literacy funding and, of course, WonTon the bookstore cat. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-22 10:42:00 UTC ]
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Book sales should finish 2021 on a good note, but a number of factors could mean softer sales in early 2022, NPD BookScan noted during a webinar on third-quarter sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Britney Spears’s younger sister has had her offer to give proceeds from her forthcoming book to the non-profit organisation This Is My Brave turned downJamie Lynn Spears’s offer to donate some of the proceeds from her forthcoming memoir to a mental health organisation has been declined after a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-20 11:37:23 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is launching a new podcast supporting the mental health of children and teens called "Our Kids in Mind". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 23:02:32 UTC ]
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I think a lot of us believe in ghosts. In fact, many of us are likely haunted by them. I’m talking about emotional ghosts, of course. My debut short story collection, Those Fantastic Lives: And Other Strange Stories, has a particular fascination with ghosts. In my stories, there are certainly... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-10-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Manning has joined award-winning independent children's publisher Magic Cat as publicity and marketing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 21:15:29 UTC ]
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Novelists Paula Hawkins, Graham Norton and Alex Wheatle are among the authors writing short, accessible titles for the Quick Reads literacy programme for 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 23:05:50 UTC ]
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Scholastic reported higher sales and a smaller loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and while it said business is improving, it did point to some “headwinds” which all publishers are facing: rising costs and disruptions in the supply chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reedsy's Thao Nguyen reflects on some of the benefits and challenges of being your own boss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 12:07:00 UTC ]
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All bets are off as #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces gambler Logan Tanner. He lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, but all the glitz and glamor hide a dark and violent past as an extractor—a world that comes rushing back to him when the beautiful... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-09-10 10:37:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has landed The Secret to Love, Health and Money by Rhonda Byrne, author of international bestseller The Secret. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 08:49:18 UTC ]
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A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus is to release Happy Healthy Strong, the new exercise and lifestyle guide from fitness technology entrepreneur, personal trainer and author Krissy Cela. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 18:33:00 UTC ]
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A watershed legal case in the 1960s is the backbone of Zoë Playdon‘s investigation into how trans rights have regressed over the past 50 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-15 00:56:59 UTC ]
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The stories in The Rock Eaters often have an elastic relationship with reality, familiar political landscapes or emotional struggles warped by the uncanny. Some stories fall more explicitly within the bounds of science fiction or fantasy, but most show us a world nearly known, but not quite. In... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-08-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoom book clubs and e-books are no match for physical books and the experience of sharing them with friends in person. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-10 15:56:12 UTC ]
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‘All’s Well’ is a darkly comic tale of a suffering theater professor and a troubled production of Shakespeare. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-06 14:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good Housekeeping Institute set the precedent for Hearst UK and the new Hearst Institute is looking to replicate those successes across all its brands. The post Hearst UK wants all of its brands to have Good Housekeeping’s authority in product testing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-08-03 04:01:00 UTC ]
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