Religion Book Deals: June 22, 2022

Paraclete doubles up on children’s books by Laura Sassi, and political theology scholar Kaitlyn Schiess moves to Brazos with her second book. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Hot Key strikes twice on inaugural YA Book Prize shortlist

Ten titles are in the running for The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize, with two Hot Key books featuring on the shortlist.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 8, 2014

This week, the masterpiece "The Wall," new Murakami, and "The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Author C.J. Daugherty on Adapting Book-to-Web Series

Author CJ Daugherty discusses the release Night School the Web Series based on her bestselling YA novels — the first of its kind in the UK. The post Author C.J. Daugherty on Adapting Book-to-Web Series appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic Book Artist Phil Noto Drew A Stunning Poster For "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

Everything about this is perfect—even the weird new lightsaber.There are a huge number of things that make Star Wars unique in terms of how movies are marketed—but one that doesn't get discussed much is the fact that the series' posters and one-sheets, rather than being photoshopped assemblages... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book' series gets two more titles

Love- and Disney-themed titles in the series by Diane Muldrow, which offers life lessons based on the Little Golden Book series, will be published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cheaper books make for wealthier authors, insists Amazon's Jeff Bezos

'The Kindle is trying to reduce friction for reading a whole book, and it’s working,' Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said at a conference yesterday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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B&N Reworks Microsoft Deal Making Nook Split Likely

A little more than two years after Barnes & Noble reached an agreement with Microsoft that created Nook Media, the two companies have terminated the original deal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling's Harvard commencement speech will become a book

Rowling's 2008 speech will be adapted as a book titled 'Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schnittman leaving Hachette Book Group

Evan Schnittman, e.v.p, chief marketing and sales officer at Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US, is to leave the company. Scnittman joined HBG in 2012, from Bloomsbury UK, where he was m.d., group sales and marketing, print and digital. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Sugg's Girl Online is fastest selling book of the year

YouTube star Zoella’s first book sells 78,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week’s sales of a new author ever! Girl Online, the first novel by Zoe Sugg AKA “Zoella” has pushed Jeff Kinney’s newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul off the top of the chart as the fastest selling... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December 2014 Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review

Our monthly selection of reviews from BlueInk Review, a service which reviews self-published books, includes several nonfiction titles in history, science and more. The post December 2014 Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Awards for a Global Book Industry

Nominations for the second annual London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards, which are offered in 13 categories, are now open. The post International Awards for a Global Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Quercus launches Christmas book-giving campaign

Quercus has launched a Christmas campaign to celebrate the joy of giving and receiving books. As part of the Greatest Gift campaign, 15 key bloggers and BookTubers will upload a post explaining why they think books are the greatest gift to give. Each Greatest Gift “blog tour partner” will also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New Management at Skylight Books

In January, longtime general manager and co-owner of Skylight Books, Kerry Slattery, will hand off the general manager role of the Los Angeles bookstore to Mary Williams. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Kobo Extends E-book Access to More E Ink Devices

E-book retailer Kobo is teaming with screen manufacturer E Ink Holdings to offer wider access to the Kobo ebook catalog. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Second Circuit Hears Google Books Case

The Authors Guild, hoping to upend the 2013 decision favoring Google in its lawsuit over the company's library book scanning project, presented oral arguments in court, on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Panelists Tell Religion Scholars How to Get Published

At the recent annual meeting of religion scholars in San Diego, publishing professionals gave aspiring academic authors cold-eyed advice on how to--and how not to--get published. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Zoella's book outsells JK Rowling

YouTube vlogger Zoella is "blown away" after Girl Online becomes the fastest-selling debut novel since records began. Continue reading at BBC News

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Prime Suspect on giveaway book list

Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect and Karl Pilkington's The Moaning of Life are among books to be given away on World Book Night next year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry and Booker winner for World Book Night 2015

Poetry, Young Adult titles and a Booker Prize winning author feature on the list of books to be given away during World Book Night 2015. Special editions of the 20 titles will all be given away by thousands of volunteers, who can now begin applying to take part in the annual event on 23rd April... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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