London’s Slightly Foxed has been named Vintage Independent Bookshop of the Year for 2014, winning £1,000. The shop, in Gloucester Road SW7, impressed judges with its “brilliantly conceived events”, including a vintage wine and Vintage literature evening, and a phantom book group, where people unable to attend were sent an audio recording of the meeting and a copy of the book discussed. The competition, now in its fourth year, awards the independent bookshop that promotes Vintage Books with the most creativity and passion. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Times critic honoured for 'expert caning' of rock star's autobiography"A cacophony of jangling, misheard and misused words … a sea of Stygian self-justification and stilted self-conscious prose … " AA Gill's caustic review of Morrissey's Autobiography has been named the Hatchet Job of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A scathing review of Morrissey's recent autobiography by AA Gill wins an award presented annually to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review" of the past 12 months. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This celebration of bookish snark, won by AA Gill for his Morrissey assault, is less daring and less worthy than it thinksIt's the middle of a wet, wet winter, unaccountably you haven't shed the pounds or learnt the cello as per the optimism of 1 Jan, and to make matters even worse, Valentine's... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road, the largest independent ebook publisher, has purchased E-Reads, which is the oldest. The deal, announced Monday, adds 1,200 titles to Open Road's catalog of more than 4,000 ebooks at a... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the challenge of competing with online booksellers, Canadian independents contacted by PW reported that 2013 was an encouraging year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s publisher is expanding its team by appointing Helen Freeman to the newly created... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Housekeeping is a monster brand for parent company Hearst. The 129-year-old magazine is among its largest in terms of revenue, with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Consumers place enormous trust in the Good Housekeeping Seal. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at academic and professional publisher Rowman & Littlefield rose 8% in 2013, to $51 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten years today, the social networking giant has notched up some interesting numbers along the way• How Facebook became the world's biggest social network1.23bn monthly usersBy the end of 2013, Facebook boasted 1.23bn monthly active users worldwide, adding 170m in just one year. According to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual showbiz gatefold tableau, an Annie Leibovitz shot of the cream of the film world wearing funny-looking clothes, has finally overcome its past shortcomingsAwards season breaks into a gallop with the first peek at Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue, second only to the Superbowl as an annual... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson won the 2014 Grand Prix, the top prize at the 41st annual Festival International de la Bande Desinée in Angoulême, France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-based independent publisher Saqi Books is examining its strategy as it seeks an investor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut novelist Nathan Filer wins the Costa Book of the Year with The Shock of the Fall, his debut novel about loss, guilt and mental illness. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From biographies to technical studies and step-by-step guides, here are 10 books that you should look for in the next few months.Of course, we think you can learn a lot online. But, if you're looking to take a deeper dive, there is often no substitute for the kind of thoughtful analysis you can... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B.J. Novak's children's book will be titled 'A Book With No Pictures.' 'I wanted to write a book that would introduce the youngest of kids to the idea that words can be their allies,' the actor said. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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21st Century Fox on Friday announced it would take a controlling stake in YES Network, upping its of Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network, raising its ownership position in the RSN to 80 percent. The media conglomerate originally assumed a 49 percent stake in YES in November 2012,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pointing to strong titles, a growing backlist, and retailer optimism, Diamond Book Distributors, the trade book unit of Diamond Comics Distributors, reported that its 2013 sales rose by “double digits” over 2012 in the U.S., Canada, and international markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About two years ago, a friend of Brian Tart, publisher of Dutton, gave him a copy of Seventy-Five Years, or the Joys and Sorrows of Publishing and Selling Books at Duttons from 1852–1927. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers as far away as New Zealand, Guatemala and Denmark joined the ABA's Winter Institute to talk shop and pick up tips about better bookselling. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Korean human rights activist Ko Un, published in the UK by Bloodaxe, has been chosen as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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