StoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing a Singapore Debut

'Access for international publishers to entirely new players,' says Frankfurt Book Fair's Juergen Boos on the StoryDrive program's expansion to Singapore. The post StoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing a Singapore Debut appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New ‘A Puffin Book’ titles announced

Next month Penguin Random House Children’s is adding 20 titles to its ‘A Puffin Book’ collection of classic children’s books, including titles by Penelope Lively and Noel Streatfeild. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McInerney's debut wins Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction

Lisa McInerney has won the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut The Glorious Heresies (John Murray). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terraria video game publishing programme announced

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is set to publish a series of books about Terraria, a video game that allows players to build their own environment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book vending machines installed in Singapore

Singapore has welcomed its first book vending machines, carrying up to 150 copies of 22 different titles from Singapore publishers.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager pre-empts debut trilogy Godblind

HarperVoyager has pre-empted rights to Godblind, a debut trilogy featuring strong female characters and black comedy in an intricate world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Roche to publish debut poetry collection with Unbound

Non-executive chairman of The London Book Fair, David Roche - an industry stalwart of more than 25 years - is crowdfunding a debut book of poems through Unbound. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author Amy Engel's adult debut to Hodder

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a "boundary-pushing, darkly suspenseful" new thriller: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Influx to publish debut short story collection

Influx Press has acquired Attrib. and other stories, the debut short story collection from Eley Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Walking Dead' creator's new show to debut on Facebook in Europe

Cinemax's upcoming show Outcast will debut on Facebook Live in Europe and Africa tonight. Outcast is an adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's comic book series of the same name. Dealing with the supernatural and demonic possession,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abbey Clancy claims debut script 'blew away' on holiday

Abbey Clancy has admitted she was a "nightmare" for her publishers at Harlequin after proofs for her debut novel Remember My Name "blew away" on a family holiday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon Makes Its Chicago Debut

After two years in New York, the consumer book convention landed in the Windy City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Transmedia: A Fourth StoryDrive Rolls Into Beijing

'Online literature is an important topic for this year’s conference,' says Frankfurt Book Fair's Juergen Boos, as his team prepares to participate in the fourth annual doing of StoryDrive China. The post International Transmedia: A Fourth StoryDrive Rolls Into Beijing appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hay announces Hay Levels Live

Hay Festival has announced Hay Levels Live, a new initiative offering Sixth Form students the opportunity to quiz distinguished speakers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asia’s Potential Monsoon of Ebook Sales: Philip Tatham on ASEAN

'The reason we want to start selling ebooks direct into ASEAN,' says Monsoon's Philip Tatham, is because it's a major and rare territory still without heavy competition from major ebook retailers. The post Asia’s Potential Monsoon of Ebook Sales: Philip Tatham on ASEAN appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking acquires thriller debut The Witchfinder's Sister

Viking has acquired a literary historical thriller The Witchfinder’s Sister by debut author Beth Underdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Speaking Truth to Power

Luvvie Ajayi—comedian, social activist, digital strategist, and pop culture critic—is used to being the person who says what we’re all thinking but dare not put voice to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African Short Stories: Shortlist for 17th Caine Prize Announced

The winner of the £10,000 Caine Prize will be announced at an award ceremony and dinner at the Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, on July 4. The post African Short Stories: Shortlist for 17th Caine Prize Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Brit Bennett: A Coming-of-Age Debut

A young phenom in the making, Brit Bennett, 25, started writing "The Mothers" while still in high school in Oceanside, Calif., finishing it not long ago while a Zell Postgraduate Fellow at the University of Michigan, and polishing it as recently as two months ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Grace Lin: Again Mining the Power of Folklore

As she did in her Newbery Honor Book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and in Starry River of the Sky, Grace Lin tapped into Chinese folklore to shape her latest illustrated middle-grade fantasy, When the Sea Turned to Silver (Little, Brown, Oct.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details

The 2016 Shanghai Children's Book Fair is issuing calls for applications to its Visiting International Publishers program, children's illustrated books awards and more. The post Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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