Nominations for small publishers awards are closing; more awards and honors; new app brings the liturgy to Catholics on their phones; 100,000 have joined Max Lucado's Prayer Challenge. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Joe Fox told Kathleen Kelly in You’ve Got Mail, it would be a shame to miss New York in the spring—particularly New York City’s bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s BEA time again, and we can’t wait—for all of it: the tote bags, the crowds snaking through the aisles for James Patterson’s latest, the cafeteria food, the bathroom lines, the name tags, the debut authors dizzy with success, and, most of all, the coveted galleys. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabelle Gurwitch, author of "I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50" (Blue Rider, 9780399166181), will appear on "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, April 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s PW Rep of the Year award winner, Teresa Rolfe Kravtin, a commission rep with Southern Territory Associates since 2002, owes it all to Faith—or at least a good part of it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishers use BEA as an opportunity to showcase an entire catalogue’s worth of ARCs; others focus their giveaways on just a few key titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While World Book Night this year didn't go exactly as PW's Midwest correspondent anticipated it would go, missions were accomplished yesterday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott McCloud, cartoonist and author of the acclaimed trilogy on the nature of comics storytelling that includes “Understanding Comics,” will publish “The Sculptor,” his first major release in six years, in February 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the 2014 Caine Prize for African writing includes two writers from Kenya, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Padgett, author of "Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Medical Marvel" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544045606) will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Thursday, April 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers and 4 Kids Books & Toys took home the honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurie Parkin, v-p and publisher of Kensington Publishing, will retire May 30 after serving in those positions since 1999. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night U.S. has officially kicked off the week of its 2014 campaign, which culminates on April 23 when 25,000 volunteers will give out books nationwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Douglas Whynott, author of "The Sugar Season: A Year in the Life of Maple Syrup—and One Family’s Quest for the Sweetest Harvest" (Da Capo, 9780306822049) will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday, April 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, we're reading about how we eat (vegetarian) now, Dominique Ansel's forthcoming cookbook, the history of the deviled egg, and – speaking of eggs – what to do with all those ones left over from Easter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month, new cookbook and food writing deals for Rick Bass, Andy Ricker, Tal Ronnen, Amelia Saltsman, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, Elizabeth McCracken's outstanding story collection, a true story of a changing brain, and a toy figurine with hidden meaning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New England booksellers long have been in the bookselling forefront: from founding the first regional bookselling group more than four decades ago (the New England Independent Booksellers Association) and the paperback revolution (Paperback Booksmith) to computerized inventory systems... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boston-based Beacon Press, the area’s oldest small press, is marking its 160th anniversary this year with a new tag line, “Igniting Hearts and Minds,” and a new colophon that hearkens back to early last century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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