The 10 Dumbest Things I've Heard All Year

Creative consultant JC Suares shares some of the biggest headscratchers he's heard from editors, publishers and designers. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Trade celebrates release of Jane Austen £10 note

The trade is celebrating all things Jane Austen this week, as the Bank of England's new Austen £10 note makes its debut in honour of the author's 200th anniversary.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is giving away millions of free ebooks covering Windows 10, Office, Azure, and more

Microsoft’s annual ebook giveaway sees the company offering vast amounts of guides for free. These are high-quality titles covering pretty much every Microsoft product or service you care to think of. There are millions of Microsoft ebooks up for grabs, and you can download as many -- or as few... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Writing Rules You Can (and Should) Break

Max Winter, author of the novel "Exes," shares 10 old and tired writing "rules" and why you should break them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dangerous flies into US Top 10

Rightwing commentator Milo Yiannopolous’ controversial book Dangerous has gone straight into the US top 10 chart, swiping sixth place after selling 18,268 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of July 10, 2017

What are the books that have just been optioned for TV and film? In this, our first of a new bi-weekly column, deals close for a memoir by Patricia Lockwood and a nonfiction book about a group of men who broke the color barrier in corporate America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of July 10, 2017

Among the books heating up around the globe this week are Raphaëlle Giordano's French bestseller, a debut Swedish thriller and a backlist novel by a Guatemalan author known best for his short fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company spotlight: Dunlop on A&B's 50-year business

Allison & Busby, which recently celebrated five decades in business, has struck a rich niche in crime and saga series which sell and sell to their devoted fans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 10, 2017

A used bookstore opens in El Paso; Kansas pop-up may become permanent; Indiana kids store hits Kickstarter; Paris's Grande Dame; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 10, 2017

Lake Union re-ups Kerry Lonsdale, Sherrilyn Kenyon signs a double with Tor, Simon Sebag Montefiore sells a novel to Pegasus, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's illustrator Williams named New Designer of the Year

Jake Williams, creator of a "beautifully" designed and illustrated children's book Resilient Reptiles, has received a New Designers Award, presented by the V&A. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne hails 'terrific year' at HarperCollins Summer Party

Charlie Redmayne paid tribute to the veterans of the publishing industry who had passed away in the “brutal” last year at the HarperCollins summer party. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 10, 2017

This week: an oral history of Bob Marley, plus an existential mystery in which a couple's neighbors strangely stop speaking to them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 10, 2017

Mark R. Levin’s ‘Rediscovering Americanism’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus Oprah’s latest Book Club pick, ‘Behold the Dreamers’ by Imbolo Mbue, debuts at #5 in trade paper, and a graphic novel about a sweet space alien with a ginormous Twitter following lands at #18 on our Hardcover Fiction... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s 10 Favorite Children’s Books of 2016

From Russia Behind the Headlines: Pushkin may be "everything," but in 2016, reported print runs indicate that Korney Chukovsky won Russian kids' top reads. The post Russia’s 10 Favorite Children’s Books of 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel's novel "increasingly unlikely" to be next year

Hilary Mantel has revealed it is “increasingly unlikely” that her next novel will be published by next summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories

Lina Bengtsdotter's crime novel Annabelle is a hit with rights buyers. The book also has its own song by the author's sister and pop singer, Petra Brohäll. The post Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 best books of June: the Monitor's picks

June books are summer books, but that doesn't mean they're not intelligent. Here are 10 new titles that the Monitor's book critics found to be good blends of entertainment and smarts. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic sells Woods' debut to 10 territories

Scholastic UK has bought two books from Australian writer Matilda Woods and has sold her debut to 10 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Books That Puzzle the Reader

N.J. Campbell, author of the mind-bending new novel, 'Found Audio,' picks 10 delightfully puzzling books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s what you missed at the Technology Executives of the Year Awards event

In the St. Louis Business Journal’s inaugural Technology Executives of the Year Awards, we showcased the innovation that’s taking place in our region by honoring five technology executives. Those executives were honored at an awards event Thursday at the Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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