Costa award-winning love story of Connell and Marianne takes top slot from David Walliams’ bestselling children’s book SlimeSally Rooney’s Normal People has flown to the top of the UK’s book charts more than two years after it was published, thanks to the release of the TV adaptation starring Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones as Connell and Marianne.Rooney’s Costa award-winning story of two young people coming of age in Ireland knocked David Walliams’s bestselling children’s book Slime off the top spot this week, said Nielsen BookScan, marking the Irish author’s first overall No 1. Related: Sexy beats: How Normal People’s ‘intimacy coordinator’ works Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Total revenue at Amazon hit $107 billion in 2015, a 20% increase over sales in 2014. Operating income jumped to $2.2 billion in the year, from $178 million in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books UK is bringing Cassandra Clare to the UK in April to promote her new YA novel, Lady Midnight. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Lleucu Siencyn on why discussion around the Welsh publishing sector should continue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A story by Potter titled 'The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots' was recently found and will be released by Penguin Random House in September. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Victorian murder mystery The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge is named Costa Book of the Year - only the second children's novel to win in the prize's history. Continue reading at BBC News
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The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, published by Macmillan Children's Books, has been crowned the winner of the £30,000 2015 Costa Book of the Year: the first children's book to claim the prize in more than a decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Describing 2015 as the second best year in its history, Diamond Book Distributors reports consumer interest in graphic novels continues to grow driven by demand for such popular series as Saga, Walking Dead, My Little Pony and the first two volumes of March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retail therapy meets art therapy.Whether you call them lighthearted anxiety-relieving tools or regressive escapes from reality, coloring books for adults have become a full-fledged craze (and lucrative market for print publishers).Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
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Free speech campaigners have spoken out against Scholastic’s withdrawal of A Birthday Cake for George Washington, pulled from shelves after it was criticised for its ‘light’ treatment of slaveryThe decision to pull a children’s book last week over the “false impression” it gives of slavery was... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Prize-winning authors, ebook sales and pricing, startups and investments: these are some of the top book publishing stories of the week. The post Top Publishing Links of the Week: January 18-22, 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Maria Vassilopoulos, manager of Jobs in Books and The Bookseller's business development manager, offers advice to those looking for a job in books, whether you have a degree or not. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New picture book prize will recognise exciting newcomersKlaus Flugge, the publisher who launched the careers of some of our best-loved picture book illustrators, from Quentin Blake and Chris Riddell to David McKee, Tony Ross, Michael Foreman and Emma Chichester Clark, is launching his own book... Continue reading at The Guardian
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This week: a creepy blend of true crime and modern ghost story, plus essays on 25 groundbreaking female artists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched last year, the Crave app for romance ebooks is experimenting with a new form of reading, one that serves text and multimedia content in short, addictive bursts. The post A New Romance Book App “Crave” Promises to Save the Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Penguin Random House is to publish The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop, the first children’s book from broadcaster Clare Balding. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ira Silverberg closes his first deal as an editor, Amy Einhorn preempts a debut for Flatiron’s new YA list, soldier-turned-Paralympian Brad Snyder sells a memoir, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The controversy has sparked a debate about producing children's literature that offers a nuanced view of slavery and that is able to ask uncomfortable questions without stifling a conversation on one of the nation's darkest chapters. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The Costa Book of the Year is announced on January 26th. Nick Higham spoke to each of the shortlisted authors, including Andrea Wulf, winner of the biography prize. Continue reading at BBC News
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Pearson is set to axe 500 jobs in the UK as part of its restructure this year, The Bookseller understands. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This week I asked Sarah Sleath about he dual role as both production and editorial assistant and publicity and marketing assistant at both Swales and Willis and Impress Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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