The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has revealed its casting for a production based on Robert Harris' Cicero Trilogy at the Swan Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Rankin has brought David Walliams’ reign in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot to an end, after four weeks. Rather be the Devil (Orion), the 21st John Rebus title, leapfrogged The World’s Worst Children 2 (HarperCollins Children's) to swipe the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops around the country are unveiling a host of magical events — including Quidditch Pong, Harry Potter Bingo and Horcrux hunts—to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author said it was "wonderful" seeing the first Harry Potter book in the shops. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury and Pottermore will publish two new books this autumn for the British Library exhibition “Harry Potter: A History of Magic”, opening on 20th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobody wants to be in the Harry Potter House Hufflepuff, Amazon made it official today, as it released fresh data about the UK’s buying habits of all things Potter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Higson and Joanne Harris are headlining the Society of Author's ScotsWrite conference this September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Robert Caro shares some important lessons learned in his new audiobook 'On Power.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops, libraries and schools are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with quizzes, events and an attempt to break a world record. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bookseller's proof of J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been sold for almost £10,000 - four times as much as the expected bidding price. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milkweed Editions is launching the $10,000 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize for debut collections, in honor of the young poet who died of cancer in 2016, weeks before his debut collection was published by the Minneapolis-based nonprofit press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book Festival today (13th June) launched its 2017 programme, boasting a line-up including Ian Rankin, Zadie Smith and Roxane Gay. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare bookseller is selling two first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Bloomsbury) for more than £10,000 combined. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sonia Friedman tells Desert Island Discs about bringing the best-selling book character to the stage. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At age nine, after being taught how to play Monopoly, Robert Kiyosaki knew he was going to be wealthy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books is to publish the fourth children's novel by writer and comedian David Baddiel, entitled Birthday Boy, in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stripes’ publisher Jane Harris is to step down from running the list after 12 years with the Little Tiger Group fiction imprint, triggering a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author of the 1970s cult bestseller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceWhen, in 1968, Robert Pirsig, who has died aged 88, sent a synopsis and sample of his novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to 122 publishers, only one showed any interest, and James Landis, the editor who... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine translators have banded together to form a collective that will offer publishers translation and marketing expertise. One of the founders called the collective a "one-stop shop for publishers looking for translation services." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft, which was Barnes & Noble's original partner on the Nook (before ending the relationship in 2014), is now back in the digital book market. According to reports, the tech giant's new online bookstore will sell hundred of thousands of frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Less than four months after Universal Studios Hollywood removed the 3-D feature from its Harry Potter flying simulator ride, the park has upgraded the attraction to include high-definition images of fire-breathing dragons, enchanted trees and evil flying creatures. The images shown during Harry... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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