A magical adaptation of a prussian fairytale, beautifully packaged and illustrated, draws on tales from its author’s childhood—and comes with the approval of her own children, too. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has said he may be forced to sell his house in order to stay afloat after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz tops the Weekly E-Book Ranking for a second week, in the same seven-day period that saw the hardback edition soar into the Original Fiction number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrow wins a debut novel by a Yale alumnus, Atria buys the latest by a Whole30 author, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown imprint Abacus will publish legal academic James Forman Jr’s Pulitzer-winning exploration of US justice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In light of the Reflecting Realities report, Katrina Gutierrez explains how the industry can better support small presses working to increase representation in children's books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: when being ghosted by a date might be more sinister, plus the gritty, rich history of the Bowery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kes Gray and Jim Field, the author and illustrator behind the Oi! brand, are planning a new picture book series with Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who’s in, out, and has a deal? We chart the rise and fall of Trump administration officials based on their books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a three-book teen series from founder of #UKYAChat, blogger and YouTuber Lucy Powrie in a pre-emptive deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Electric Literature has launched a new biweekly series, in partnership with FSG's MCD imprint and as part of its "Read More Women" campaign, that it bills as a feminist corrective to the 'New York Times' column "By the Book." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic will this autumn publish a second children’s book by comedian Dara Ó Briain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hiring more employees of colour and seeing stories with BAME characters as normal, not niche, are just some ideas suggested by the book industry following a damning report which revealed that only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calls for writers to reap rewards as British publishers enjoy record-breaking yearA record-breaking year for publishers has been greeted with renewed demands for authors to receive a bigger slice of income and investment, as sales of books passed the £5.7bn mark in 2017.Book sales income was up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is closing Eamon Dolan Books. With the shuttering of the imprint, which was formed in 2011, founding editor Eamon Dolan will be leaving HMH. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tor's ebooks are now being made available to libraries four months after the book's publication as part of a test to see whether "library ebook lending is one of the contributing factors" to declining ebook sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shuri, a scientist, ascends to the throne of Wakanda in a coming Marvel comic book series. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has revealed that 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' will be the theme for Harry Potter Book Night 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) character, according to “alarming” new figures from a study into ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a rising star in the Democratic Party who is sometimes cited as a possible presidential contender in 2020, has a book deal. Penguin Press announced Tuesday that Harris' "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey" will come out Jan. 8. According to Penguin, Harris... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost a third of school-age children are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. But they will still struggle to find characters who resemble themselvesBooks can show us the world both as it is, and as it could be – “mirrors and windows”, as the author Malorie Blackman notes. For... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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