Stephen McGann delivers 10-year celebration of Call the Midwife for W&N

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has signed Call the Midwife — A Labour of Love: Ten Years of Love, Life and Laughter by actor Stephen McGann, an anniversary book celebrating 10 years of BBC One's hit drama.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Stephen Fry seeking digital makers for global YourFry storytelling project

Publisher working with WeTransfer to make text, audio and images available for creators alongside new autobiographyStephen Fry is the new Slash from GunsnRoses. But not for reasons related to chemical overindulgence, hats or windswept guitar solos.Slash was one of the first individuals to have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Western Great Lakes: Land of 10,000 Presses

Minnesota license plates proclaim that the state is the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It could just as well be called the land of 10,000 presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortlist Announced for 'FT,' McKinsey & Co Business Book of the Year Award

The winner will be announced at a dinner ceremony on November 11 in London, and will receive £30,000, with each shortlisted author receiving £10,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrate the Week: Read a Banned Book!

September 21-27 is Banned Books Week. Here we offer a list of titles that have been challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 2013 and 2014. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson targets literacy with five-year project

Pearson is launching a five-year project on literacy by inviting people to contribute tips on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calling for Literary Agent Transparency in the UK

Too little information is available to aspiring writers in the UK regarding literary agents, argues Harry Bingham, so a movement has started to bring transparency. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookscan: Graphic Novels Up 10% In 2014 So Far

Graphic novel sales are up this year in both the bookstore channel and specialty comics shops. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Great Back To School Graphic Novels

It's September which means school is back in session. Here are 10 books that take place at schools or primarily involve the lives of teachers and students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Looks Back at a Year of E-book Subscription

A year after its launch, ebook subscription service Oyster, has added tens of thousands of titles, scores of new publishers and appears to be attracting more subscribers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, Sept. 10, 2014

American Academy of Religion recognizes excellence in scholarship; another big hit for Lysa TerKeurst. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nasty Gal Lays Off 10% of Staff

Nasty Gal, an online retailer for young women, reportedly slashed up to 10 percent of its workforce in recent weeks. The company released 20 employees from its public relations and technology departments, with plans to outsource that work, reports Women's Wear Daily. Fashion entrepreneur Sophia... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, September 10, 2014

Joel Osteen offers more encouragement in his newest book; James Carroll explores the meaning of Jesus for today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records celebrates its 60th

Guinness World Records (GWR) will unveil a special 60th anniversary edition in a global press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Men's Fitness: 15 years of covers - in pictures

As the Dennis Publishing title relaunches, we look back at how its covers have changed since its launch in 1999. The new-look magazine offers a bolder design, streamlined sections and new content, aiming for what its publishing director describes as a broader spectrum approach to fitness. Its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calling Silicon Valley Out On Its Gender Problem

It's no secret that the Valley has a gender problem, a new book explores just how deep discrimination runs and how to fix it.In July, Twitter reported that only 10% of its tech jobs are held by women. This report joins a host of recent demographic disclosures by tech firms, from Google to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair Show Dailies: Call for Stories

Publishing Perspectives will again publish full-color, tabloid-format print editions during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Got a story to tell? Let us know. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Books You Should Read Before Graduating College

As the school year starts, get your bookshelf started with Hemingway, Bronte, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total Moblie Ad Spend Almost Doubled Last Year

Mobile may be next frontier for publishing, but readers have migrated to the platform faster than advertisers—that gap could be closing though. Global mobile advertising revenue nearly doubled in 2013, totaling $19.3 billion, according to a report from the Intera Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There Are More Scented Ads in Magazines this Year

Magazines have been more fragrant than usual this year. During the first six months of 2014, magazines ran 17 more perfume and cologne ads with scent strips than they did a year earlier, good for a 10% increase, according to a report from analytics firm MediaRadar.The report, which looked at 177... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing becomes larger focus at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair will organize a two-day self-publishing and author program at the 2014 fair this year, aimed at an international audience. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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