"Indie bookselling is back," Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kan., proclaimed after a "wonderful" holiday season with sales up 11%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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July was a good month for both the adult trade and the children’s/young adult segments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author Marissa Meyer has the #8 book in the country overall, with ‘Winter,’ the conclusion of her Lunar Chronicles series. Plus Harry Potter joins the coloring-book craze, QVC’s Blue Jean Chef lands on the trade paperback list, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 15, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stacy Schiff, P.J. Rourke and dozens more authors, illustrators, and celebrities will be interviewed at the 32nd annual Miami Book Fair at Miami Dade College (MDC) on Friday, Nov. 20 from 1-4 p.m. ET and Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, noon – 5 p.m. ET each day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading charity Book Trust has created an online advent calendar of books that children “would love to find under the tree”, featuring titles by authors such as J K Rowling, Matt Haig and Chris Riddell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For any brands still looking to do some holiday shopping, Facebook is making a list of people whose attentions they might want to buy.Starting on Thanksgiving and running through New Year's Day, Facebook and its photo-sharing app Instagram will let brands target ads to people who publish posts... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and critic Julia Eccleshare right has been appointed children’s director of the Hay Festival. She will programme Hay’s Children’s Festival and the Hay YA programme, succeeding Mary Byrne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New bookstores will open in the next few weeks in Dallas, Flint, and Savage Mill, Md. And BookHampton's store in Southampton, Long Island, found two "white knights," both former employees, who purchased it last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Family Christian Stores is reemerging with pledges of better customer service, no active solicitation for its charities, and improved merchandising and product mix. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coates' 'Between the World and Me' and Johnson's 'Fortune Smiles' won the nonfiction and fiction awards, respectively, at this year's National Book Awards. Johnson's work is the second short story collection in two years to win the fiction prize. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Library Publishing is launching a children’s list, starting in March 2016 with two activity books in a series entitled My Book of Stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four months after emerging from bankruptcy, Family Christian Stores is counting on better customer service, no active solicitation for its charities, and improved merchandising and product mix to lift year-end sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ecco nabs a posthumous work by filmmaker/playwright Kathleen Collins; SMP gets supernatural with debut author Stephanie Gangi; another debut, this one from a working actor, lands at Little, Brown; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September bookstore sales rose 6.7% and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Publishing has used acquisitions to help it expand since its 2006 founding. But this year it has grown by entering into agreements for two publishing partnerships and bringing in new executives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s book market had a total value of 55bn RMB (£5.7bn) in 2014, with 18% of that (9.9bn RMB, £1.02bn) coming from by children’s book sales, according to Open Book, China’s book sales data company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An estimated 12,000 fans gathered at one of the biggest festivals of young adult literature, hosted in Charleston, S.C., November 13 and 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gavin McCrea, author of 'Mrs. Engels' (Catapult, 978-1-9367-8729-6) will be interviewed by 'Studio360' host Kurt Andersen on the program which airs Thursday, November 19 on WNYC at 8 p.m. ET. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schools minister Nick Gibb, today challenged publishers to make 100 classic books available at low cost, so all pupils have the chance to read them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out the cover of Pope Francis' first children's book, 'Dear Pope Francis,' scheduled to be published by Loyola Press on March 1, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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