Rebecca Sacks’s ‘City of a Thousand Gates’ is a kaleidoscopic debut that illuminates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose intelligence, compassion and skill on both the sentence and tension level rise to meet her ambition. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Western Great Lakes: Plenty of Room for Publishers in the City of the Big Shoulders

Chicago might be known for its burly swagger,” says the Chicago Tribune literary editor-at-large Elizabeth Taylor, “but it’s also a supportive place” for publishers and other literary folk to do business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Debuts Kindle Unlimited in the U.K.

Amazon U.K. launched Kindle Unlimited, Amazon’s ebook subscription service, in the U.K. today with a 30 day free trial. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fat Fox acquires debut picture book author Tan

Independent publisher Fat Fox Books has acquired the debut picture book from Wen Dee Tan, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs debut author Lou Carter

Bloomsbury has acquired the world rights for two picture books from debut author Lou Carter.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Widdecombe's Dancing Detective is debut self-publishing performance

The former MP's first detective novel spins off from a Strictly Come Dancing-esque TV show called Lively Toes Read an extractFeaturing a "conceited brute" of a politician, a professional dancer named Beautella LaReine and a backstage murder on a popular televised dance contest, Ann Widdecombe's... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iowa City Book Festival Announces Lineup

The lineup this year includes debuts of October releases by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Marilynne Robinson and Jane Smiley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo Debuts Waterproof E-reader

Kobo has added to its family of E-ink digital readers with the launch of the waterproof Kobo Aura H2O. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Is Beautiful, Gritty, and Near-Unwatchable

In the near decade that's passed since director Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller brought Miller's noir comic Sin City to the big screen, filmmaking technology has gotten better, comic book movies have become an official Big Deal, and 3-D has become a lot more palatable. What's more surprising... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Leckie wins top sci-fi award for debut novel 'Ancillary Justice'

'Ancillary Justice' is the first novel ever to win the science fiction 'triple crown' – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards – all in the same year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Metro Buys City Paper; Layoffs Ensue

Jennifer Clark, who will be the associate publisher of both newspapers, said they will continue to operate with separate editorial identities.   "We are very much committed to maintaining separate editiorial style and function ... with som ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Register debuts appointment scheduling service

Payment-processing service Square said Monday that it debuted Square Appointments to its register service. Square Appointments allows merchants' customers to make and book appointments online, saving staff time. Such online scheduling services from rivals have been popular with hair salons,... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Debuts New Browsing Platform

Stepping up competition in the ebook subscription category, Scribd is launching a new browsing feature that claims to combine the best of human and algorithmic book recommendation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese Manga, Anime Firms Debut Latest Antipiracy Project

In the latest effort by Japanese manga and anime houses to fight digital piracy, the industry is coupling take down notices with a series of online video appeals that direct fans to legal access points for manga and anime. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Adventures why Bill Gates's favourite book is back at the top of the bestseller lists

It is 43 years old and was out of print for ages, but the Microsoft mogul's approval has caused a brand new surge in salesName: Business AdventuresAge: 43 Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin MIRA signs debut thriller trilogy

Harelquin MIRA has signed a crime trilogy centred around a surgeon with Asperger's accused of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dublin-set debut for Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired Irish writer Rob Doyle’s debut novel Here Are the Young... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Gates: Six 'Really Fantastic Books' to Read This Summer

These may be grim times at Microsoft, but co-founder Bill Gates seems to be having a good time in his semi-retirement (he resigned as chairman in February, though he retains a technical-advisor role). Lately, he's been posting entertaining videos to his personal YouTube channel, thegatesnotes,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Entertainment Debuts The Scene

Condé Nast Entertainment isn't just making a splash in the digital video space. The magazine publisher is making The Scene, a new platform that will curate video content from its brands and partners, including AOL, ABC News, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Variety, Major League Soccer, PBS Digital Studios,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber signs debut psychological thriller

Faber has signed a debut psychological thriller by writer Susan Crawford. Katherine Armstrong... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polish Book Chains Re-imagine Stores, Expand to Small Cities

Poland's two largest bookstore chains, Matras and Empik, are adding new services and plan vast expansions amid a shrinking number of independent bookstores. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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