How many of us made it through the chaotic past year without occasionally wishing to wake up in an alternative universe? Novelists have the tools to rearrange our reality, testing the limits of things we take for granted — politics, technology, gender, nature — and twisting them into new shapes.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Booklore bookshop in Sherborne is closing after 35 years. Its owner, Gill Capel, is retiring... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wesley Owen has announced it may close all but one of its chain of Christian bookshops, saying... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last Monday, the American Library Association announced its annual Youth Media Awards at its Midwinter conference, held this year in Dallas. The 2012 John Newbery Medal went to author Jack Gantos for Dead End in Norvelt (FSG), a semiautobiographical story set in the town of Norvelt, Pa. The... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playboy has announced it will complete its westward shift by closing the company’s Chicago headquarters and relocating all departments to Los Angeles. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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In a new twist on the user generated content model, Meredith’s Ladies’ Home Journal is turning over editorial reins to its readers. As of its March issue, almost every story featured in the magazine will include some audience contribution. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Malvern independent Beacon Books is to close in February 2012. Owners Stuart and Anne-Marie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The offices of the American University in Cairo Press and its Tahrir Bookstore, both situated on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newly launched children's publisher Hot Key Books has signed a two-book deal with debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission has announced it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 12:19 Faber has acquired a YA novel, The Glimpse, by debut author Claire Merle. Children's books acting publishing director Susila Baybars bought world rights in all languages in a two-book deal through Jo Williamson at Anthony... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:06 Foyles has brought the closure of its One New Change branch forward by five months, announcing its last day of trade as today (2nd November). The mini-chain originally announced last month it would shut down in April next year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One year after Charlesbridge acquired Imagine Publishing, founded in 2009 by former Sterling CEO Charles Nurnberg and his son Jeremy, Charlesbridge publisher Brent Farmer credits the purchase with growing the houses sales substantially. In addition to adding 20 childrens books a year to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2011 - 09:00 Foyles will close its One New Change branch when its lease expires in April 2012 to "free up resources" for its forthcoming Stratford branch and recently opened Bristol shop. The booksellers at Foyles One New Change will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 13/09/2011 - 08:50 Waterstones in Dorking is set to close next month, the third branch closure since James Daunt began as managing director. The shop will finish trading on 1st October and its closure follows the shutting of Waterstones in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 08:50 The last bookshop in Southwold is closing down next week after its owner Booksource sold the lease. Selling both second-hand and new books, independent Bookthrift was the last bookshop standing in the Suffolk town after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 07:53 Four independent bookshops with a combined total of 175 years on the high street have announced their closure within a week, blaming their downfall on high rates, competition from internet retailers and supermarkets, ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Booktour.com, a Web site used by authors and publishers to publicize book signings, readings and other live events since 2007, is closing on September 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 26/08/2011 - 10:00 Waterstone's concession in Harrods is to close, with the last day of trading understood to be 17th September. Around 25 members of staff currently work at the store. Waterstone's is currently in talks with staff and a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 25/08/2011 - 07:40 Pritchard's Bookshop has become the fourth independent this week to announce its closure, shutting its doors for the last time next month after 50 years of trading. The bookshop, in Formby, near Liverpool, is the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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