Susan Orlean cracked open her book and bent toward the microphone. “Covers burst like popcorn,” she said, reading from her book about the mysterious 1986 fire at downtown L.A.’s Central Library. “Pages flared and blackened and then sprang away from their bindings, a ream of sooty scraps soaring... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Cheltenham Literature Festival had a “record-breaking” 2014, with almost 140,000 tickets sold, up 7% from the year before. People from all bar three UK postcodes attended the festival, and both Saturdays of the 10-day event saw more than 20,000 in attendance. Meanwhile Waterstones, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins and the BFI are collaborating to hold a virtual sci-fi festival on 15th and 16th November. The festival will take place as part of the BFI’s three month celebration of sci-fi, "Days of Fear and Wonder", which takes place at BFI Southbank and venues across the UK until... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bonnier Publishing has acquired Igloo Books, saying the acquisition makes the publisher a "dominant force" in children's mass market publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sandro Ferri and Sandra Ozzola Ferri, the husband-and-wife team behind Edizioni E/O, a leading publisher of Italian fiction since 1979, are also the founders of Europa Editions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Philip Yancey’s books have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and include the 1997 bestseller as 'What’s So Amazing About Grace?' His new book continues Yancey's study of that favorite topic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Glasgow Women’s Library and the Wigtown Book Festival are among the organisations receiving funding for the first time from Creative Scotland. The two groups join a number of other literature and publishing organisations awarded regular funding for the period covering April 2015 to March... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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U.K.-based Bonnier Publishing has acquired Igloo Books in a deal that will make Bonnier one of the five largest children’s publishers in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Perennial bestseller Danielle Steel has signed a ten-book deal with Penguin Random House's Ballantine Bantanm Dell imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Watch videos from Books in Browsers 2014, where speakers presented cutting-edge ideas and projects in digital book publishing, as well as ideas on the future of ebooks, authors and reading. The post Books in Browsers 2014 Video Playlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín, Roy Keane, Graham Norton and Cecilia Ahern are among the authors shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2014. Tóibín’s Nora Webster (Viking) is shortlisted for Eason Novel of the Year, alongside The Thrill of it All by Joseph O’Connor (Harvill... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This week: new Richard Ford, how music was captured, and classic children's books get gnarly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is bringing forward the publication of Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan in light of Malala’s recent win of the Nobel Peace Prize, and will publish it next week. The picture book tells the stories of Malala Yousafzai, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At Labo de l'edition, a co-working, networking and training center in Paris, professionals working in ebooks and digital media collaborate on new projects. The post Labo de l’edition Brings Paris’ Book Digerati Together appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Triumph Books, a sports books publisher based in Chicago, is well known for its instant books, such its glossy, fully illustrated tribute to Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, released just 10 days after his death in a crash in 2001. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., and they are not only growing in terms of numbers but also expanding their presence in regions across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In a fast-changing industry like publishing, the simple things are often the most useful. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Here they are, the best books of the year, chosen by PW's editors from the nearly 9,000 titles we reviewed over the course of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In a novel take on the dangers of book burning, up to four libraries in Hertfordshire could be relocated into the area’s part-time fire stations. Hertfordshire County Council has received £700,000 of government funding for the scheme, which it called “pioneering”. The funding will see up to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Book People has said it will stay vigilant in “assessing the changing marketplace” going forward, after recording a £6.8m loss last year. Annual financial results for the year to December 2013 filed on Companies House have revealed the online and book delivery service’s losses nearly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Google has launched a new version of Google Play Books that it hopes will make for a better reading experience for nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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