Sequential Adds Enhanced SelfMadeHero Digital Graphic Novels

Sequential, a comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, has released a new version of the app with upgraded features in addition to offering three specially-enhanced titles from acclaimed U.K. comics publisher SelfMadeHero. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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'There’s no other law like this in Australia': Facebook hits out at digital media code

The head of Facebook in Australia has urged the government to make changes to laws designed to force digital platforms to pay media companies for content. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2021-01-20 18:52:54 UTC ]
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent

Stevenson’s classic 19th-century novel is study in loyalty against a backdrop of violence and unrest. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-20 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Tapas Sees Big Gains for Digital Comics

Digital comics delivered via mobile devices are attracting impressive traffic and generating revenue for artists and publishers. Tapas, a small U.S.-based mobile comics startup, reported impressive recent growth, and announced plans to partner with traditional print publishers like Scholastic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbara Taylor Bradford novels slated for TV

Eight of Barbara Taylor Bradford's novels are to be made into TV dramas after the author secured a major deal with independent film company The Forge.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 19:48:57 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Adds Five Languages to Its Site

Newly accessible in five more languages than before, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award site now offers its information in seven languages. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Adds Five Languages to Its Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-19 19:24:20 UTC ]
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Scribner scoops Ranklin-Gee's novel Dreamland

Scribner UK is to publish Dreamland, a novel of "originality, urgency and great importance" by Rosa Ranklin-Gee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-19 03:40:45 UTC ]
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Headline celebrates five Neil Gaiman novels with creative relaunch

Headline is launching new editions of its five Neil Gaiman novels, Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 06:20:37 UTC ]
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Virago to publish first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones

Virago is publishing the first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones, Palmares, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil on Portuguese plantations and in the last fugitive slave settlement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-17 23:38:33 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton signs Avni Doshi's 'superb' second novel

Hamish Hamilton has signed Protection, the “superb” second novel from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Avni Doshi. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 20:55:36 UTC ]
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S&S lands novel from David Higham Associates' Vialleron

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish The Yellow Kitchen by Margaux Vialleron, a novel exploring love, friendship, identity and cooking.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 11:35:29 UTC ]
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9 Graphic Memoirs and True Stories by Women

Explore the myriad powerful stories through visual storytelling and these graphic memoirs and true stories by women, including The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-01-13 11:38:00 UTC ]
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Duchess of York’s first novel to be published by Mills & Boon

Sarah Ferguson says historical tale Her Heart for a Compass is inspired by experiences in her own lifeThe Duchess of York has landed a book deal with the romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon, revealing that she “drew on many parallels from my life” for the historical tale.Sarah... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-01-13 10:13:08 UTC ]
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Duchess of York's debut novel scooped by Mills & Boon

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has penned her debut novel, a fictional account of her great-great aunt's life, to be published by Mills & Boon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-12 22:12:59 UTC ]
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Digital media company launches flagship site iPondr to 'foster a more connected society'

Digital media company Pondr Global launched its flagship site, called iPondr, on Monday. The site is focused on national stories that aren't quite breaking news. It launched with verticals including "Dimensions of Health," "Women at Work," and "The Great Rural" and stories on subjects like... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2021-01-12 12:00:09 UTC ]
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Faber to release Rooney's third novel Beautiful World, Where Are You in September

Faber will publish Sally Rooney's third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, this September, following bestsellers Conversations with Friends and Normal People. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-12 03:36:01 UTC ]
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Manilla Press reveals Halls' third novel Mrs England

Manilla Press has revealed details of Stacey Halls' new novel, out in June 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 13:52:53 UTC ]
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7 Contemporary Novels About the Victorian Era

It’s a truism that historical fiction reveals more about its own age it than the one it portrays. We can’t escape or even perceive our own biases, the reasoning goes, so we end up helplessly projecting them onto a past where they don’t belong. But the past is not a museum, and contemporary... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-01-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rory Gilmore Reading List: How Novel

Over 400 HUNDRED books, so you can read like Rory Gilmore (or other Gilmore Girls characters). Find your Rory Gilmore reading list here, including books like Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-01-08 11:32:00 UTC ]
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Velocity Press reveals 2021 list and first novel

Electronic music publisher Velocity Press has revealed details of its 2021 list including an oral history of drum & bass records and its first novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 08:08:23 UTC ]
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2020 was a great year for at least one thing: digital book loans from public libraries.

If you, like me, could really use some nice library-oriented news right about now, you’re in luck. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the impossibility of going to physical libraries for much of the year, readers borrowed record numbers of ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines from public... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-07 15:34:02 UTC ]
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