Shari Lapena and Karin Slaughter are among the authors delivering satisfying suspense. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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Adult readership is down 4% from 2013, with 72% of American adults having read a book in the past year according to a new Pew survey. Young adults, meanwhile, were revealed as the nation's most avid readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At this month’s Digiday Publishing Summit in Barcelona, Digiday and ConvertMedia gathered some of the brightest minds in publishing, put them behind closed doors, and let them have an honest and open conversation about what they’re dealing with these days. Spoiler alert: mobile, ad blocking, and... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray editorial director Mark Richards bought world English rights to Orient by Stephan Abarbanell, a literary thriller published last month in Germany by Blessing Verlag. US rights were sold in a pre-empt at the Frankfurt Book Fair to Claire Wachtel at Harper. Richards bought world... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has partnered with the charity Give a Book to encourage UK publishers to donate books to prison reading groups. Inspired by The Prison Book Club by Oneworld author Ann Walmsley, which recounts the author's experience of running a book club in a men's prison, the initiative aims to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has acquired "powerful" psychological thriller The Wonder by bestselling author of Room, Emma Donoghue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With transaction, AIM adds a sixth division called Creative Home Arts. The post Active Interest Media Acquires August Home Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role It’s my job to support the authors I represent through the whole publishing process. This includes everything from working with them editorially and pitching their work to editors, to negotiating contracts on their behalf. What do you like best about your role? As a brand... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales declined to $1.55 billion in August, a 4.0% drop from $1.62 billion in August 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad has signed Never Alone, a "gripping new psychological thriller" from Elizabeth Haynes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest hot thriller property to emerge from the Scandinavian crime fiction scene follows an unreliable narrator's attempt to solve a grisly murder. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role. I’m the course leader of the National Film & Television School’s Creative Business for Entrepreneurs & Executives course. It’s a one-year course that gives participants all the tools to design and build the media businesses—or new in-house ventures—of the future. We... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Tweens Read Festival in Houston, Tex., brought together middle-grade authors and their readers on October 3 for signings, book talks, and activities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I create content for English Language Teaching learning materials including course books, apps and online materials. I produce general titles for adults and teenagers to more specialised content for university students for naval officers and sales managers. I mostly write to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newest member of Miss Peregrine’s brood is the #2 book in the country. Plus J. Kenji López-Alt drops some food-science knowledge, and Elizabeth Gilbert, Jan Karon, Bill O’Reilly, and others have big debut weeks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suit against Pearson proceeds and more in this week's notable publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Wiener goes kid friendly, taking a middle-grade trilogy to Aladdin; Viking nabs the new novel by Ruth Ozeki; Wattpad bestseller Kirsty Moseley lands at Forever; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role My job title is picture book designer but people outside the industry always think that I must illustrate all the books! Unfortunately I’m not that talented (though I do a mean stick man) so I end up describing my job as being an editor for the illustrators. Working in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OpenBooks.com lets the customer download an ebook and the pay what they feel the book is worth. However, is this business model sustainable? The post Poland’s OpenBooks.com Asks, Is Pay-After-You-Read Sustainable? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oculus VR, the virtual reality technology company owned by Facebook Inc., is set to make several announcements Thursday in the final stretch before its first products start shipping early next year. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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