Roxane Gay is appearing in conversation with Liv Little, the founder of gal-dem, for her very first visit to the UK. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The founders of Children's Book North have advised industry staffers in the north to network as they look to reduce publishing's London focus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 20:38:57 UTC ]
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I suppose I knew a greenhouse wasn’t the ideal place for some of my most treasured possessions. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-30 06:36:07 UTC ]
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Seven Dials has acquired Start Where Others Stop by Zack George, dubbed "the UK’s fittest man". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 00:34:18 UTC ]
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I always loved giving my son a picture book rich in detail and watching him get lost in it, thereby gaining a few moments of peace and grown-up solitude—but now science is telling me I may have made him dumber.* According to a very cruel study at Carnegie Mellon University, in which researchers... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-28 13:51:06 UTC ]
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The fact that these insightful, helpful and encouraging books are meeting such resistance is a distressing sign. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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We’re a little more than a month out from Election Day and the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list is looking predictably odd. In a year when books about anti-racism have reached unprecedented sales, so too has the tide of journalistic blockbusters and books by conservative mainstays been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-25 13:58:38 UTC ]
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Eligible for books originally published in English or in translation, the FT-McKinsey program looks for work to 'stand the test of time.' The post UK and USA: Financial Times and McKinsey Announce a Business Book of the Year Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-23 20:22:39 UTC ]
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UK staffers at Penguin Random House have already been told they should again work from home if they can, following the step-change in government guidance as coronavirus infection rates rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 00:00:21 UTC ]
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Basic Books UK, John Murray Press' new imprint, has acquired Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power by Ijeoma Oluo to publish as its first title in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 20:18:01 UTC ]
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After reporting success with a similar scheme in the US, Havas Media Group wants to make it easier for UK advertisers to buy digital media that targets underrepresented audiences. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2020-09-21 15:04:05 UTC ]
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Former editor Leonard Downie Jr. offers a behind-the-scenes account of his 44 years at the newspaper. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Michela Pea shares insights from her own experience of going from interning for children's publisher Nosy Crow to being named its senior rights manager within a couple of years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-17 09:47:28 UTC ]
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The long-rumored Harry Potter open-world game finally has a release date. Hogwarts Legacy will come out sometime in 2021. Sony shared a lengthy cinematic trailer during its PlayStation 5 showcase detailing what you’ll do the game. You’ll play as a wi... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-09-16 20:27:10 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has acquired Striking Out, a novel for children based on the life of footballer Ian Wright. The title is written by Wright in partnership with Musa Okwonga. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 21:16:33 UTC ]
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The African Studies Association UK has recognized Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and the National Book Foundation honors author Walter Mosley. The post New Honors for Bibi Bakare-Yusuf in the UK, Walter Mosley in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-14 14:33:31 UTC ]
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Booksellers have generally reacted enthusiastically to news that the US indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org is launching in the UK this November, although some remain cautious. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-13 19:17:12 UTC ]
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Wouldn’t it be great if instead of an endless stream of crashed-out, Donald Trump-adjacent memoirs/tell-alls/self-interested “scoops,” we had more quirky graphic novels for kids? And why not? They certainly sell. To wit, Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: Grime and Punishment,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-11 14:33:27 UTC ]
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With books delayed by the pandemic reaching shops alongside other titles aimed at the Christmas market, the trade has seen sales boomBooksellers up and down the UK are reporting a boom in sales since readers returned to bookshops after the lockdown, with the first avalanche of Christmas titles... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-11 12:40:19 UTC ]
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When One Hundred Years of Solitude hit the market in 1967, the book industry in Spanish was booming. This situation was unimaginable for most writers and critics just a few years before. “How can literature exist,” writer Mario Vargas Llosa asked, “in countries where there are no publishing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-11 08:48:47 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org, a retail site billed as a way for indies to counter Amazon’s online dominance, is coming to the UK in time for Christmas after smashing its US sales targets since launching in late January. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-11 06:49:17 UTC ]
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