Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 09:21 Harry Potter fans have been reacting with excitement to a mysterious website launched by J K Rowling. Pottermore.com features a pink holding page with the description "coming soon" and Rowlings signature underneath. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Reading Agency has launched an online reading challenge for teachers in partnership with the Open University. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Lily Cole is launching a podcast in association with Penguin Random House, with guests including Elon Musk, Patti Smith and Sir Paul McCartney. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Thirty-four pictures drawn by children have been picked to illustrate J K Rowling's fairytale The Ickabog. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder Faith, in partnership with mini-chain St Andrew’s Bookshop, will launch a national church book club this autumn, to be known as The Big Church Read. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:00:50 UTC ]
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In collaboration with the Women's Prize for Fiction, sponsor Baileys is re-releasing free e-books of classic works using the real names of female writers who originally published under male pseudonyms. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 02:14:44 UTC ]
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The director of an international publishing consultancy company has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support those who work in Beirut's book industry, following an explosion that killed over 200 people in the Lebanese capital last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 02:48:14 UTC ]
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A new independent political press, run by and for people of colour, is to focus on tackling institutional racism in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Society of Authors is launching a fundraising drive to help top up its Authors’ Contingency Fund, ensuring it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors as the effects of the health crisis continue to be felt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Arcadia Publishing will increase its presence in the children’s market this fall with the release of a new series, Spooky America. The series launches in September with eight titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors for Black Voices is a silent auction offering exclusive book-related collectibles and services in order to raise funds to benefit nonprofits working to fight racism in publishing, education, and literacy. The auction will run from August 3-31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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With retail on lockdown "Working in skincare, samples are the number-one way to get people into a product." The post ‘No brainer’: Marie Claire launches sampling business to boost revenue and data practice appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-08-03 04:01:29 UTC ]
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Among the picks: Karin Slaughter’s latest novel featuring Sara Linton and Will Trent. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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A poster supporting the Harry Potter author, paid for by an anti-trans activist, was removed from an Edinburgh train station for being too political. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Ebury's Rider imprint is releasing a Classics range this December, publishing new editions of titles by writers including Deepak Chopra, Victor E Frankl and the Dalai Lama. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Renard Press has made its first acquisition, landing Iain Hood's debut novel This Good Book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Crime fiction house Crooked Lane Books is launching Alcove Press, an imprint that will focus on commercial fiction. Its first list will be released this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Capital Crime is launching a monthly subscription service, providing two curated paperbacks alongside exclusive author content and access to community activities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Michael Joseph is building anticipation for Alex Pavesi's debut Eight Detectives with a series of innovative Zoom-hosted murder mysteries for retailers, literary festivals, journalists and bloggers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-28 00:05:23 UTC ]
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David Walliams and Tony Ross' The World's Worst Parents (HarperCollins Children's) has notched up a fourth week as the UK Official Top 50 number one, selling 22,993 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 18:50:07 UTC ]
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A new 'Books From Spain' portal has opened to encourage translation and rights trades for the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 Guest of Honor Spain. The post ‘Books From Spain’ Launches To Support Frankfurt’s 2022 Guest of Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-24 16:50:05 UTC ]
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