Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories

Recognizing digital publishing and reading in Singapore, the Book Publishers Association's awards this add ebooks, audiobooks, and digital marketing. The post Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Lebanon’s Dar Onboz: Arabic Books at a Francophone Fair

'We're driven by a love of what we do,' Dar Onboz's Nadine Touma says, as the Lebanese publishing house pursues its concept of 'books as a tool for change.' The post Lebanon’s Dar Onboz: Arabic Books at a Francophone Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Duncan Heath becomes publisher at Icon Books

Icon Books has promoted Duncan Heath, currently the editorial director, to the role of publisher with responsibility for all editorial policy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Storm Keeper’s Island is BA’s children’s book of the season

The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle (Bloomsbury Children’s) is this winter’s Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Thinking along the wrong trajectory’: Digital media mergers won’t solve the duopoly problem

BuzzFeed, Group Nine Media and other big digital publishers are floating the idea of merging to get better terms from Google and Facebook. It won't work. The post ‘Thinking along the wrong trajectory’: Digital media mergers won’t solve the duopoly problem appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Igloo Books partners with Aldi for second Kevin and Katie title

Igloo Books is again partnering with Aldi to publish books based on the supermarket’s new Kevin and Katie Christmas advert. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: IPG Adds Spanish Publishers; BookCon Tickets on Sale

As the Independent Publishers Group announces three new Spanish-language contracts, New York City's BookCon opens ticket sales for June 1 and 2. The post Industry Notes: IPG Adds Spanish Publishers; BookCon Tickets on Sale appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Michelle Obama memoir tops US book charts – with nine copies sold per second

The former first lady’s autobiography has been warmly reviewed and is No 2 in the UK charts – outsold only by David WalliamsMichelle Obama’s Becoming sold almost nine copies per second on its first day on sale in North America to become the fastest-selling book of the year so far, while in the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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William Heinemann buys book on Charles Manson murders

William Heinemann has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a book about the Charles Manson murders by Tom O’Neill, with editorial input from Dan Piepenbring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The 2018 Shanghai Children's Book Fair in Photos

The sixth edition of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, which concluded its run on November 11, hosted 367 exhibitors (of which 160 came from overseas), 33,796 visitors, and 237 events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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OWN IT! to publish ‘game-changing’ football psychology book

OWN IT! has acquired world rights to a book, Soccology, about the psychology behind football, by former professional footballer Kevin George. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Melinda Gates, B.J. Novak, Sundar Pichai, and more share the children’s books that shaped them

Does a love of reading as a child lay the foundation for a productive life? These great minds of our time are connected by their passion for children’s books. There’s compelling data that children who grow up with parents reading to them perform better in school. But is it possible that a... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jerusalem’s Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship Names 2019 Participants

Representing 18 countries in its 2019 class, the Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship will be part of the Jerusalem International Book Forum in May. The post Jerusalem’s Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship Names 2019 Participants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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'Becoming' Is Becoming 2018's Biggest Adult Book

Penguin Random House said that first-day sales for Michelle Obama's memoir "represent the largest single-day sales total for any book published in 2018" by the publisher, while Barnes & Noble said 'Becoming' had the biggest first week of sales at the chain so far this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Michelle Obama Tells Jimmy Kimmel About Her New Book Becoming

In her bestselling book Becoming, Michelle Obama was able to reveal more about her time on the campaign trail and in the White House than would have been advisable while she held the title of First Lady. And Thursday night Jimmy Kimmel put this newfound honesty to the test, throwing her some... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ to publish new Rosie Project book next spring

Michael Joseph is publishing a third book in the international bestselling Rosie Project series by Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PRH Children’s to publish LGBTQ+ activity book

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is publishing an LGBTQ+ activity book by illustrator and activist Dom&Ink next May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Jones, Nichol and Baddiel pen WHSmith books of the year

Ruth Jones, John Nichol and David Baddiel titles have been announced as WHSmith’s 2018 Books of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 19, 2018

This week: Amparo Dávila's creepy story collection, plus the lies women tell about sex—and the truths they reveal. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of November 19, 2018

Nina Simone’s daughter, Lisa Simone, sells her story; HC invests in a Dutch novel; Susan Wiggs re-ups for seven figures at William Morrow; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Optical Illusions wins Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize

A book about optical illusions has beaten off competition from titles about space and dinosaurs to win this year’s £10,000 Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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