Exposés of the Trump White House have led the boom, but readers have also been turning to theoretical work from authors including Marx and OrwellWhether it boils down to a desperation to understand the intricacies of Theresa May’s backstop or a longing for reason in these troubled times, sales of politics books have almost doubled over the last two years.Data revealed at a London book fair conference on Monday showed that politics and government titles were the fastest-growing category in non-fiction, up by 170% in 2018, with 1.8m books sold. Driven by titles including Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, which brought in sales worth almost £2.5m, and Reni Eddo-Lodge’s polemic Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, which sold more than 100,000 copies, sales of political books were worth £20.4m last year, according to Nielsen Book, up from £11.7m in 2016. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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In 1974, children's author and illustrator Arnold Lobel published his first Frog and Toad book. Four years later, he came out to his family as gay. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The new releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In recognition of her determination, creativity, and energy in making Sourcebooks one of the country’s leading independent publishers, Dominique Raccah is PW’s Person of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley buys two titles in Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery series, Tor takes a debut fantasy trilogy by K.A. Doore, a Pushcart Prize winner’s novel goes to Soho, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Slate Plus bonus segment of Wednesday’s edition of the Culture Gabfest, host Stephen Metcalf chats with Dana Stevens and Laura Miller about their top 10 favorite books and films of 2016. Continue reading at Slate
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Book spend for libraries in England has fallen by £35m since 2005, while book lending to adults and children has declined by 36.5% and 21% respectively in the last five years, new analysis from library campaigner and former Watersones' m.d. Tim Coates has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Lenovo plans to have three flavors of the Yoga Book—its innovative typing, writing, and drawing mash-up of a computer—in 2017. The company’s Android and Chrome chief, Jeff Meredith, recently confirmed to Laptop Magazine that a Chrome OS version would arrive next year after the website Chrome... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fred Kobrak, a former president of Collier Macmillan International in London and well-traveled international sales executive, died on December 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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William Heinemann has acquired Biased: The New Science of Race and Inequality by social psychologist Dr Jennifer Eberhardt at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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When Lisa Lucas, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, climbed on the podium at the National Book Awards ceremony in November, her presence and her remarks marked a change at the NBF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Watching attacks against free speech mount in the Western Hemisphere, Suzanne Nossel will not sit idly by. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rupi Kaur, a Canadian poet, writer, and spoken-word artist, may only be 24 years old, with only one book published to date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The ouster of Barnes & Noble's CEO, the sale of Perseus, and Follett's purchase of Baker & Taylor were the big publishing stories of 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Following record revenue of over $182 million in 2015, Quarto posted an 8% sales increase in the first half of 2016 over the comparable period of 2015, and CEO Marcus Leaver is hopeful that the publisher will have a fourth straight year of sales increases in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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On October 21, just weeks after she was sworn in as the nation’s 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stunned observers by removing register of copyrights Maria Pallante. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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English PEN has reported a deficit of close to £90,00 in its annual report for the year ending 31st March 2016, describing it as "a challenging year". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In 2015 the 28 countries that are members of the EU generated €22.3 billion ($23.36 billion) in total annual sales, according to a new report by the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) issued last week. The number is up slightly from 2014, when total revenue was €22 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For publishing players looking to know more about entry points into some of Europe's book markets, Aldus' new brochure may be useful. The post Aldus Network Survey of European Book Fairs: A New Report appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book warning about the dangers of Brexit is to be sent to all 650 MPs after the public backed an impromptu fundraising campaign set up by a reader. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In snowy Moscow, the ‘non/fictioNo 18′ fair saw nearly 300 exhibitors this year amid publishers’ talk of improving business. By Eugene Gerden Exhibitors Represent 20 Nations he 18th International Moscow Book Fair for Fiction and Nonfiction—dubbed “non/fictioNo. 18″—was held November 30 to... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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