RSL, Holroyd, Frayn, Gee line up to condemn Brent

Brent Council has faced mounting criticism for its midnight raid to strip Kensal Rise Library of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners welcome literacy drive but condemn government hypocrisy

Library groups have welcomed education secretary Nicky Morgan’s drive for all children to have a library card, although campaigners say the news rings hollow at a time when many public libraries are closing. Desmond Clarke, a veteran library campaigner who has spoken out against library cuts in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southbank releases literature festival line up

A four-day live reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick featuring actors and writers including Liza Klaussmann, Chibundu Onuzo and A L Kennedy will be among the events at Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival. The festival, which takes place from 28th September to 12th October, will also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie winner Landman condemns library closures

Tanya Landman, who this morning picked up the CILIP Carnegie medal for Buffalo Soldier (Walker Books), used her acceptance speech to speak out against the closure of libraries, as well as how schools are killing the creative process.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Nelson Doing New Line with Passion Publishing

Thomas Nelson has struck a deal with Passion Conferences--a Christian organization that holds conferences for college-aged youth--to partner on a line of trade books. Such conferences are a robust venue for promoting and selling books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh Festival line-up revealed

The programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2015 has been revealed, with speakers coming from over 55 countries. The festival has an international focus this year, with speakers including American author Marilynne Robinson, Spain’s Jaume Cabré, multi-award winning... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2015: The Longest Line

Check out this hyperlapse video we took of the huge line to get into BookCon this morning! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardbacks lead summer reading line-up

Publishers and booksellers are expecting this year’s summer reading to be driven by key hardback releases, contrasting sharply to the focus in recent years on paperback and backlist. Nearly all retailers contacted by The Bookseller heavily tipped two of the most hyped books of the year to top... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood, Rushdie and Tóibín condemn Bangladesh blogger murders

More than 150 writers from around the world, including Margaret Atwood, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Yann Martel, Salman Rushdie and Colm Tóibín, have condemned the murders of three secular bloggers in Bangladesh this year.  The group, which also includes publishers and lawyers, has joined PEN... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Adds Imprints to Digital-First Line

Lyrical Shine will focus on contemporary romance, while Lyrical Underground will include thriller, mystery, and horror titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judy Blume joins YALC line-up

US author Judy Blume is taking part in this year’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), which is taking place 17-19th July at Olympia, London. Blume will be interviewed by Patrick Ness on the 18th July to mark 40 years since her coming-of-age novel, Forever, was first published. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Debuts Line of Super Hero Graphic Novels, Merchandise for Girls

In a new venture targeting girls ages 6-12, DC Comics is teaming with Random House, Mattel and Lego to release a multifaceted line of print and digital content and merchandise based on its female superheroes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moran condemns 'weepingly few books' in local library

Caitlin Moran has written about austerity and libraries in her column for the Times Magazine in which she has said libraries are being starved of funding so they will become "weak mutant ghosts." Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Associated Press Debuts Book Line

AP Editions will release titles about current events and global personalities based on the work of AP reporters stationed throughout the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From bots to bottom lines: Publishers on ad fraud (Infographic)

We asked attendees at last week’s Digiday Publishing Summit to come clean on their ability to face up to the threat of ad fraud. Here’s how well they’re coping with bots, how big of a threat ad fraud will be in the next 12 months and more. Sponsor content by Distil Networks. The post From bots... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic to Launch New Interactive Line at Bologna

Scholastic has partnered with the UK's Make Believe Ideas to develop a new line of interactive children's books for ages 0-5, debuting at Bologna next week. The post Scholastic to Launch New Interactive Line at Bologna appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most intriguing first lines in Puffin classics – in pictures

From Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to JM Barrie’s Peter Pan to LM Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, the first lines of these Puffin classics are famous in their own right. But how many have you read and how many do you know?You can win a complete set of 20 re-issued Puffin classics with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Famous Monsters To Launch Comic Book Line

Veteran comics creators including Paul Tobi and Steve Niles are on board for the debut of the new American Gothic Press line of comics this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrow Touts Success of Mystery Digital-First Line

William Morrow's line of digital-first mystery titles, Witness Impulse, has broken a sales milestone: its books have sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WBD announces teen fest line-up

Children’s laureate Malorie Blackman and most of the YA Book Prize shortlisted writers are taking part an online event for teenagers, organised by World Book Day (WBD). For WBD TeenFest, which will take place on the 4th and 5th March between 6 and 8pm, WBD will host interviews with YA authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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