Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
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A myth-busting book on angels, the latest from bestselling author Marianne Williamson, and a collection of writings on the Charleston church shooting in 2015 are some of the big religion and spirituality books publishing in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze is publishing a debut graphic novel by YouTuber Dan The Diamond Minecart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Finnish crime series just nominated for a literary prize continues to sell around the globe, and a French novel about a translator draws interest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Saturday, which also happened to be National Readathon Day, the Minneapolis nonprofit Little Free Library hosted its first-ever Little Free Library Festival, featuring book swaps and the building of 100 little free libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week Anna Cunnane, export sales manager at Kyle Books tells us about her role and why she rates joining the SYP. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carnegie Medal and YA Book Prize-shortlisted author Sarah Crossan has won the 26th CBI Book of the Year Award - making her the fourth author ever to win both the Book of the Year Award and the Children’s Choice award with her title One (Bloomsbury Childrens). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's still time to nominate young professionals from the Chinese publishing world for Frankfurt Book Fair's BIZ Beijing and China Publishers showcase: the Young Stars Award. The post Deadline Is June 20 for China’s Young Stars Award Applications appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fazal Sheikh has won the Kraszna-Krausz Best Photography Book of the Year award for The Erasure Trilogy (Steidl). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Sheldon Blau has filed a class action suit alleging that the publisher is paying improper royalty rates on digital sales. But S&S says they have never published a digital edition of Blau's title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windows 10 has native support for PDF, but if ePub is your preferred reading format then you’ll still need to find a third-party viewer. Bibliovore is a good-looking eBook reader and manager app for Windows 8.1 and later. The app imports individual ePub and PDF files, and can also scan and open... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has struck a new three-book deal for six figures with psychological crime author Tammy Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the early 17th-century, cartographer William Hole illustrated strange, anthropomorphised maps of England and Wales, left uncoloured for nobles to fill in. Soon to be republished by Unicorn Press in Albion’s Glorious Ile, Hole’s maps are regarded as one of the earliest known examples of a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the West, years of deep discounts in the trade and audience-attracting freebies in self-publishing have led to concerns about books being undervalued. In Uganda, pricing runs the other way. The post In Uganda: Nobody Complains That Book Prices Are Too Low appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Claudia Gray's new novel, Bloodline, Princess Leia—sorry, Senator Organa—fights to keep the Senate from crumbling (again). The post Leia Gets Her Badassery Back in the New Star Wars Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is the Anatomical Venus? Joanna Ebenstein gives us a tour of the confounding object. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Australian book industry awards night heard proposals would reduce authors’ control of copyright and flood market with cheap overseas editionsMagda Szubanski said she would consider leaving the country and called for writers to go on strike. Richard Flanagan called for the resignation of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new venture is a partnership between Adaptive Studios, which repurposes abandoned movie scripts, and Style Haul, a YouTube-based network of fashion and beauty brands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are preparing for another blockbuster summer of sales, with a second successive year of “event publishing” shoring up the industry in the sunny season, and one retailer declaring “we feel like we are winning again”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The L.A.-based indie has already gone to press twice with the novel 'I Hate the Internet,' after it received a sales boost from a 'New York Times' review. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi sells a book about “spacing out,” Mindy McGinnis closes a two-book deal at Katherine Tegen Books, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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