The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st book in his much-loved fantasy series, sells more than 52,000 copies in three daysTerry Pratchett’s daughter Rhianna Pratchett has said that “somewhere Dad is raising a glass of brandy to you all” after the late author’s final novel The Shepherd’s Crown topped the UK’s book charts with a huge first-week sale.Published on 27 August, the 41st Discworld title sold 52,846 copies in just three days in the UK, according to official book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan, more than double the number sold by the second-placed title, Jeffrey Archer’s Mightier Than the Sword. The chart-topping performance marks Pratchett’s 10th British No 1, said his publisher, and is “a fitting tribute to the beloved writer’s final Discworld novel”. It follows midnight launches for the title around the world. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces a record-breaking number of submissions and nominating nations for its 14th prize year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020 Receives 1,900 Nominations from 49 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-08 03:10:00 UTC ]
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With its Translated Literature award for authors and translators in its second year, the National Book Foundation announces its 2019 shortlisted titles. The post US National Book Awards Finalists Drawn from 1,712 Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-09 05:55:14 UTC ]
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Abruptly-shuttered Pacific Standard is, in its final breaths, recommending some fall reading material in a list from contributing editor Maris Kreizman along with other contributors to the magazine. Senior editor Ted Scheinman writes, “While Pacific Standard won’t be around in the fall, these... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-14 18:09:20 UTC ]
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All of J.D. Salinger’s works will be available as e-books starting this week. Disaffected youth can finally read Catcher in the Rye on their Kindle Paperwhites, just like J.D. Salinger intended.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-08-12 10:34:36 UTC ]
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It's not just musicians giving in to demand to go digital. J.D. Salinger's son Matt has agreed to publish e-book versions of the famed author's novels, including The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, later this week. Salinger had generally be... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-08-12 00:41:00 UTC ]
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A Big Green Bookshop campaign has raised more than £3,000 to get a copy of climate activist Greta Thunberg's book into the hands of 1,000 schoolchildren. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 07:07:49 UTC ]
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Remember a few years ago when adults discovered coloring books and a wave of new pieces hailed them as a tool for mindfulness and dealing with anxiety? In a move both educational and depressingly efficient, this coloring book on climate change and renewable energy covers the topic that is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 15:06:44 UTC ]
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SPCK has announced it is withdrawing the current printing of new release We Need to Talk About Race and will reprint the book with a new cover after an outcry over its similarity to Reni Eddo-Lodge’s hit book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 10:18:56 UTC ]
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David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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An attorney for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said she has now fulfilled her end of a 2017 deal in which the University of Maryland Medical System paid her $100,000 for 20,000 copies of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s books. Pugh “has 100 percent performed her... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-06-11 09:00:00 UTC ]
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“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” topped the Billboard list after the rapper’s debut novel, “Supermarket,” had become a best seller. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-05-20 18:11:03 UTC ]
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“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” topped the Billboard list after the rapper’s debut novel, “Supermarket,” had become a best seller. Continue reading at The New York Times
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After slipping to #2 last week, Delia Owens’s ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is back at the top on the Apple Books store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin’s pays up for a book on the afterlife, Lupita Nyong’o writes a picture book for S&S, Graywolf celebrates 45 years with another from Claudia Rankine, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collection of short pieces, which has been in the works for more than a decade, takes stock of The Snowman author’s lifeRaymond Briggs is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, the creator of characters from The Snowman to Fungus the Bogeyman. But in his forthcoming book Time for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' has finally dropped from the top five on the Apple Books store. Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' meanwhile, stayed #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet has acquired the rights to the final book in Graham Hancock’s non-fiction trilogy, four years after the publication of Magicians of the Gods. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year's surprise fiction hit, Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' has taken the #1 position in Apple iBooks store, followed by the bestselling book of 2018, 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama, at #2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe is donating 1,000 copies of the new title Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust by Hédi Fried to UK schools and libraries in honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is on track to close out 2018 on top of the Apple Books store, and this week is another in the books with her debut memoir in the #1 slot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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