Seth 'asked to return $1.7m advance'

Penguin UK has declined to comment on reports that author Vikram Seth has been asked to return a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Asks, is Repairing the World Ripping Judaism Apart?

In ‘To Heal the World?’ conservative author Jonathan Neumann challenges a popular buzzphrase among progressive American Jews, Tikkun Olam, calling it a dangerous corruption of Judaism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Baldacci Stays at #1

David Baldacci remained at the top of Apple's iBooks store last week with his latest Amos Decker novel, 'The Fallen.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April Religion Bestsellers: ‘Everybody, Always’ Tops; Francine Rivers Stays #1

Bob Goff’s ‘Everybody, Always,’ a follow-up to 2012’s ‘Love Does,’ debuted at #1 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction list. Plus, Francine Rivers maintains her #1 spot in Religion Fiction with her newest novel, ‘The Masterpiece.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Baldacci Is Back at #1

David Baldacci returns, with hero Amos Decker at the fore, to the top of Apple's iBooks store with 'The Fallen,' which took the top slot this past week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson 'on track' for growth with first quarter sales up 1%

Pearson has reported it is "on track" to return to underlying profit growth in 2018 after its revenue rose 1% in the first quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jasper Fforde returns with new 'rich, dark' novel

Hodder’s Jasper Fforde has returned with a new novel, Early Riser, which sees 99.9% of the human population go into hibernation every winter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Annual Meeting Focuses on Returns, POD, Indie Retail, Millennials

In a series of panels held at its annual meeting in New York City, the Book Industry Study Group looked at the biggest issues facing the publishing supply chain today, including returns, POD technology, and millennial consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gentle returns to Penguin General

Jane Gentle, most recently communications manager at Mumsnet, has joined the Penguin General Communications team as senior campaigns manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy 'Search for a Bestseller' competition returns

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are launching their third “Search for a Bestseller” competition to find a promising first-time writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2018: Meet the World’s First #1 Bestselling ‘Blockchain’ Author

Does the burgeoning technology—best known in the finance industry for powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—hold promise for publishing? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 1, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended April 1, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dare YOU face the orcs? 80s game books Fighting Fantasy return

The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Disappeared' Appears at #1

C.J. Box's 'The Disappeared' was the #1 bestseller in Apple's iBooks store last week, followed by Nora Roberts's 'River's End.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holy Gail: Eleanor Oliphant returns to number one

Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Harper) has boomeranged back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, claiming a fourth non-consecutive week at the top and displacing Tom Fletcher and Shane Devries’ World Book Day title Brain Freeze (Puffin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith plans to axe 1,200 jobs and sell Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated

Meredith Corp., which bought Time Inc. and its stable of magazines in January, plans to sell flagship publication Time as well as Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money after completing a review of the $1.8 billion deal.The company also intends to eliminate about 1,000 jobs over the next 10... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith plans to sell off Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated and cut 1,000 jobs

Meredith Corp., which bought Time Inc. and its stable of magazines in January, plans to sell the flagship publication Time, as well as Sports Illustrated, Fortune and the Money brand, after completing a review of the $1.8-billion deal. The company also intends to eliminate about 1,000 jobs over... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Russian Roulette' Is #1

David Corn and Michael Isikoff's book on the Russian impact on the 2016 election, 'Russian Roulette,' beat Kristin Hannah's 'The Great Alone' to the #1 slot on the Apple iBooks store's bestseller list this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angel to leave Faber to return to New York

Faber & Faber publisher Mitzi Angel is leaving the press at the end of June to return to New York, where she will take up the role of senior vice president and publisher at her former firm Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Red Sparrow' Flies to #1

Jason Matthews's 'Red Sparrow' flew to the top of the bestseller list in Apple's iBooks store last week, followed by Kendall Ryan's latest self-published erotica, 'Baby Daddy.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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