Roupenian's short story collection to be made into HBO drama series

HBO is developing a drama series based on Kristen Roupenian’s upcoming short story collection You Know You Want This. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unpublished Twain story gets US release

North American publisher Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will this year release a previously unfinished children’s book by Mark Twain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers made only 14 percent of revenue from distributed content

Publishers are only making 14 percent of their revenue from distributing their content on third party platforms, according to a new report from Digital Content Next, the premium publishers’ trade group. The majority of publishers’ distributed revenue came from YouTube, as newer platforms and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentine author Aira to be translated by And Other Stories

And Other Stories is to publish three titles from “cult Argentinian provocateur” César Aira this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber expands into education with new series

Faber is launching new educational editions of its books for students at GCSE, IGCSE and A Level in close collaboration with authors Kazuo Ishiguro, Alan Bennett and Michael Frayn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover Story: ‘Like One of the Family’

Six decades after its initial publication, a novel Roxane Gay says "remains painfully relevant" gets a re-release and a refreshed cover for a new generation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buster to publish reference series

Buster Books, the children’s imprint of Michael O’Mara Books, is launching a reference series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An English Translation of a Japanese TV Series Based on a Swedish Book

A 36-year-old kids' fantasy novel comes to UK and US screens this month. 'Ronya, the Robber's Daughter' is by Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking. The post An English Translation of a Japanese TV Series Based on a Swedish Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prince Charles pens climate change book for new Ladybird Expert series

Prince Charles has written a book on climate change as part of a new Ladybird Expert series, set to be published later this month. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has written The Ladybird Expert Book on Climate Change, outlining its challenges and possible solutions, along with former... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage mines backlist to launch new 'big ideas' Minis series

Vintage is launching a new series, Vintage Minis, designed to celebrate the publisher’s extensive backlist by turning snippets from great contemporary and classic writers into small but compelling titles on "big" subjects, such as death, eating and love.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers see short-form video views on Facebook cut in half

Publisher’s short-form Facebook videos have been on the wane after the algorithm has prioritized Facebook Live and the news feed has become flooded with content. Six months ago a well-performing video from The Sun would fetch 250,000 views, now it’s good to get over 100,000. In 2016, The... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus to publish new urban fantasy series by Lindsay J Pryor

Piatkus has acquired three books from paranormal romance author Lindsay J Pryor, including two books in a spin-off series called Lowdown to her dystopian Blackthorn series published by Bookouture. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Demon Headmaster story from Cross

Oxford University Press Children’s will this year publish a new book in Gillian Cross’ Demon Headmaster series, 35 years after the release of the first title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waddington made PRH group sales director as Symons resigns

Rob Waddington has been appointed group sales director for Penguin Random House UK following the resignation of Mike Symons from the role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram Is Testing Mid-Roll Video Ad Pop-Ups In Stories

Instagram is testing video ads inside Stories, the section of the app that was built to challenge Snapchat, according to multiple people briefed on the new ad format."Instagram is testing them now with select publishers and content creators," said one ad agency executive, speaking on condition... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High-concept love story The After Wife to Trapeze

Trapeze has acquired a high-concept love story, The After Wife, by Cass Hunter, exploring the differences between human and virtual relationships. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s 5 Most-Read Publishing News Stories of 2016

Among the most-read news stories on our website were our coverage of the increase in bookstore sales in the first six months of 2016 and stories related to book discoverability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year in review: 2016's biggest stories

From politics to Potter, we take a look at some of the biggest stories in UK publishing in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sixsmith's 'War of Nerves' to Profile and Wellcome Collection

Profile Books and Wellcome Collection have acquired The War of Nerves, an account of the Cold War by writer and broadcaster Martin Sixsmith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 50 Most Read Technology Stories on Adweek.com in 2016

As we wind down for the holidays, we're looking back at the stories that were most popular among Adweek.com readers over the course of the year. Today, we look at stories from our Technology channel. 50. Facebook Vertical Video Ads Just Went Live and Are Evidently Producing Great Results 49.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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