Actress Sheridan Smith will voice a new audiobook of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as part of the global Puffin Classics re-launch. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will be one of twenty Puffin Classics being reissued by Penguin Children’s Books, in a new series design by contemporary designers. This year is the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wikipedia. It's one of the cornerstones of the internet. It's a global resource which has quite a reputation and has spawned numerous copycats and offshoots; the latest addition to the wiki canon is the Wikipedia Voice Intro Project (or WikiVIP). As you may have guessed from the name, this is a... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus c.e.o. Mark Smith has blamed a "lack of visibility" for the company's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency has appointed Helen Mackenzie Smith as a literary agent to find new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick Janson-Smith, one of the most popular figures in modern British publishing, has announced he will retire next autumn. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives' #EtherIssue debate on the allegedly slowing ebook market reveals apparent contradictions in self-publishing interests. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World Service's expert reporting of Mandela's memorial service showed why its grant shouldn't be cutLive Coverage of the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela (World Service)| iPlayerBook at Bedtime (R4) iPlayerAlice's Wunderland (R4) | iPlayerThe BBC comes into its own when covering state... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature. Love. They get skewered — though generously — by Los Angeles author Mark Haskell Smith in his new novel, 'Raw: A Love Story.'It's impossible to count how many times literature has died. In the last century alone, it's been killed by radio, television, comic books, video games and,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Simon and Schuster and Egmont/Jelly Pie have won the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prizes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A collection of first edition books illustrated by the Edwardian artist Arthur Rackham has sold for more than £40,000 at auction. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith's website is back online following an earlier suspension over abuse and rape themed ebooks found on its site. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith’s website has gone live again after nearly four days without trading. Smith'... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has said it expects its website to “be live again shortly” following its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has said pornographic ebook material appeared alongside children’s literature on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith takes its UK site completely offline while it removes pornographic abuse-themed ebooks from its product listings. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Merit trumped politics this year when modest, retiring, universally admired Canadian author Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for being "master of the short story" by Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley president and chief executive officer Stephen Smith told the Contec digital conference... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German Book Office in New York hosted a party celebrating Brazil as this year's Guest of Honor Country. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dutch bookshop chain Ako could be sold to W H Smith, according to a report in De Telegraaf.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press has acquired two books from US author Andrew Smith. The publisher signed UK and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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