The 6 Most Versatile Words in the English Language

Jez Burrows, author of 'Dictionary Stories,' delves into the most mutable words in English. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at B&N Down Over 6% in Q1

In its first earnings release since firing CEO Ron Boire last month, Barnes & Noble reported that sales fell 6.6% in its first quarter of 2017, which ended July 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 6, 2016

Georgia and Kentucky indies prep to open; a New York City bookstore tries pop-ups while it searches for permanent space; a children's store may flee Harvard Square; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norman Manea Wins the Guadalajara Book Fair’s Romance Languages Award

In honor of his body of work focusing on individual destiny in extreme situations, Manea is the first Romanian to win Guadalajara International Book Fair’s annual $150,000 award. The post Norman Manea Wins the Guadalajara Book Fair’s Romance Languages Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Kickoff, PEN America’s ‘M Word’

In September, kickoffs will occur in New York, one for a new showcase of writers on Muslim identity, and the other for Frankfurt Book Fair's 2016 Guest of Honor program featuring Flanders and The Netherlands. The post International Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Kickoff, PEN... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford Dictionaries launches survey into language use

Oxford Dictionaries is launching the #OneWordMap, an initiative designed to invite the public to answer a series of language-related questions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA and English PEN welcome prospect of libel reform in N.I

English PEN and the Society of Authors have welcomed a new report on defamation law in Northern Ireland recommending that Northern Irish law should emulate that of England and Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter Ebooks Arrive in China, in Both Chinese and English

Ebook editions of the seven Harry Potter novels, plus the new 'Cursed Child' playscript, debut in China Monday (August 1) at five leading retailers, one of them with 600 million mobile users. The post Harry Potter Ebooks Arrive in China, in Both Chinese and English appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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María Paulina Camejo: A New Latina Voice in Spanish Language Books

HC Espanol acquired two originally self-published books Camejo, a young romance novelist they're excited to bring to a wider audience. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hans Fallada novel, Nightmare in Berlin, gets first English translation

Story of married couple contending with a devastated postwar Berlin follows runaway success of Alone in BerlinHans Fallada’s 1947 novel Alone in Berlin was the hit book of the summer six years ago, selling 300,000 copies and making a bestseller of an author who had been largely forgotten. Now... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What you need to know about messaging app Line in 6 charts

Japan’s popular messaging app Line has gone public. Mainly used in Asia, the funds raised will help with international expansion. Currently, 12 percent of people in the U.S. use Line, and it’s unlikely to ever reach the scale of Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp. It can differentiate by the range... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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La Pereza Ediciones: A Spanish-Language Publisher in Miami

Defying the doubts of those who'd advised against it, Greity Gonzalez and Dago Sasiga have made a go of their Spanish-language publishing house in Miami. 'There are more than 50 million Spanish speakers in the US.' The post La Pereza Ediciones: A Spanish-Language Publisher in Miami appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novella by Saddam Hussein gets English translation

Described by publisher as ‘a mix between Game of Thrones and the UK House of Cards-style fiction’, the book is due out in DecemberA novella written by Saddam Hussein, and finished in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq war, is set to be translated into English for the first time by a UK... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing and the ‘Curatorial Mark’: A Few Words With Jon Fine

The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine's words, is peopled with 'increasingly sophisticated' authors supported by 'increasingly sophisticated consultants'—a movement growing into its own alongside 'the curatorial mark' of trade publishing. The post Self-Publishing and the ‘Curatorial... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing review – did tech change literary style?

Frank Herbert on his Boeing, Stephen King on his Wang, and Philip Roth worrying that writing would become too easy … Matthew Kirschenbaum’s account of literature in the digital ageIn a photograph taken in his high-tech home office at 29 Merrick Square, London, in 1968, thriller writer Len... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Words on Wheels coming to Marlborough Girls' College as part of book festival

New Zealand writers will share pearls of wisdom with Marlborough children at a special "Speed Date an Author" event this month.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Word appoints Backhouse as director

Roma Backhouse has been appointed as the new director of Free Word, an international organisation dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression, to succeed current director Rose Fenton in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mankell play published in English for first time

An extract from a "taboo" play by late Scandinavian crime writer, Henning Mankell, never before translated into English, has been published by quarterly freedom-of-expression magazine Index on Censorship in its latest issue. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of Monday, June 6

Dawn Davis nabs a Dutch novel for her S&S imprint 37 Ink, and the third book in Swedish author Sofie Sarenbrant's Emma Sköld detective series breaks through to another country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 6, 2016

A bookstore grows in Brooklyn; a Singapore store tests vending machines; B&N to close another New York City store, at least temporarily; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 6, 2016

This week: new Stephen King, the hatred of poetry, and the definitive Diane Arbus biography. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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