Saying Goodbye to The ‘Movie Guide’

When Leonard Maltin was 17 years old, a teacher at his high school in Teaneck, N.J., set up a meeting between Maltin and Patrick O’Connor, an editor at Signet Books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Guide to the classics: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — still for the heretics, dreamers and rebels

First published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's children's book has never been out of print. It continues to appeal to adults who prefer childhood. Continue reading at The Conversation

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A New Guide to the Black Comic Book Community

'The Access Guide to the Black Comic Book Community 2020-2021', is the first in a series of reference works that will showcase creators of color who released books in 2020 as well as industry institutions and events that spotlight their works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Rival GameStop movies being rushed into production

Netflix has announced a film centered on the ongoing stock saga starring Noah Centineo after MGM acquired rights to a book proposal on the same subjectThe GameStop content race is on, even as the Reddit-fueled market rebellion against billionaire hedge funds continues to play out in real... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Atlantic Books acquires ‘dazzlingly original’ guide to fandom in politics

Atlantic Books has acquired I Heart Politics: Why Fandom Explains What's Really Going On, Phoenix C S Andrews’ "dazzlingly original" guide to fandom in politics.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hachette Children's acquires Hill's 'myth-busting and celebratory' guide to periods

Hachette Children’s Group has secured the rights to My Period: Find Your Flow and Feel Period Positive!, the "one-stop positive guide to getting your period" from author and journalist Milli Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HC prescribes Pile's 'pragmatic' wellbeing guide

HarperCollins has acquired Fit For Purpose by NHS general practitioner Dr Richard Pile.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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TikTok demand accelerates British Library sea shanty guide

British Library Publishing is to bring forward the publication of a sea shanty guide, due to overwhelming interest on Twitter and TikTok.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bloomsbury buys guide to modern living from Anya Hindmarch

Bloomsbury is to publish fashion designer and entrepreneur Anya Hindmarch's guide to modern living, If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Gary Paulsen’s Real-Life Survival Guide

“Gone to the Woods” is a memoir so rife with childhood trauma he wrote it in the third person. Continue reading at The New York Times

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TKO Studios Expands to the Book Trade, Movies

TKO Studios, an independent comics publisher based in Los Angeles designed around an unusual business model offering graphic novels and serial comics, is expanding its program into the book trade and TV and film development. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Searching for Little Free Libraries As a Way to Say Goodbye

A reader on saying goodbye not only to the books she can't bring on the next phase of her journey, but to her roomie, her sister. Continue reading at Book Riot

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A gift guide for the fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror books in your life

Anthologies like “The Big Book of Modern Fantasy” cover a lot of ground. Illustrated books like “Flyway” offer something special. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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A feminist critiques movies by and about White guys — but why?

Lindy West rewatches mediocre Hollywood blockbusters and, surprise, finds them lacking. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Why read what everyone else is reading? A guide to this season’s hidden gems.

Our critic’s picks include a new edition of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and a biography of Whistler. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Green Tree to publish 'unparalleled' guide to perimenopause

Bloomsbury imprint Green Tree will publish Perimenopause Power by women’s health practitioner Maisie Hill.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Cornerstone wins five-way auction for Nike marketer's guide to creativity

Cornerstone has triumphed in a five-way auction to publish a guide to creativity from a former chief marketing officer at Nike, Greg Hoffman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hodder Studio signs audio guide to baking from Ruby Tandoh

Hodder Studio has signed the first audio recipe book by Ruby Tandoh, Breaking Eggs: An Audio Guide to Baking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Quentin Tarantino is publishing a novel based on . . . his own movie.

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Mark Wright fitness guide to Thorsons

Thorsons has snared “the ultimate guide” to getting in shape from TV star Mark Wright. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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One Boat pre-empts Foxon's guide to green sketching joy

New Pan Mac sustainability imprint One Boat has pre-empted a green sketching guide book from Dr Ali Foxon for harnessing the joys of nature, creativity and mindfulness. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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