SUSANNA CLARKE FIRST BURST on the scene with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in 2004 on a wave of publicity partly fueled by comparisons with Harry Potter. However, while both stories are set in England and concern magic, the similarities end there: Jonathan Strange presents a complex, dark, and enigmatic world — everything Harry Potter […] The post The Beauty of the House: On Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi” appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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Fashion and beauty retailers are following in the footsteps of publishers like Conde Nast and BuzzFeed by setting up shop in Austin. The post Why fashion and beauty brands are setting their sights on Austin appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights easily passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, and is headed to the Senate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After briefly stalling, a bill that would empower Donald Trump to appoint the next Register of Copyrights could come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has signed an “exclusive deal” with one of China’s largest publishing houses, Liaoning Publishing Group, which will publish all the forthcoming prize-winners of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The biggest of the Big Five widens its footprint in Spanish-language markets with the Ediciones B group, expanding PRH Grupo Editorial. The post Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Is Acquiring Spain’s Ediciones B appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Margaret Atwood calls 'an essential window into many of the hazard-strewn worlds younger women are living in right now' announces a new publisher. The post Scotland’s Young 404 Ink Publishing House: ‘Believing in What We’re Doing’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has accepted a blind pre-empt from Spanish publisher Roco for Witchborn, a teen fantasy novel by first-time author Nicholas Bowling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the battle of 1990s nostalgia, Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment’s mighty morphin’ “Power Rangers” was no match for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The live action remake starring “Harry Potter’s” Emma Watson pulled in an estimated $88 million in the U.S and Canada in its second week, meeting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruden, a scholar and translator, reconsiders the most famous passages from the Bible to reveal poetry and lyricism in ‘The Face of Water.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With its 2016 sales accounting for at least 7.5% of the Chinese children’s book market, Zhejiang Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House is the indisputable #1 children’s publisher in the country, a position it has occupied for the past 14 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year marked the 60th anniversary of Xinjiang Juvenile Publishing House, which is located in Xinjiang, a province that makes up one-sixth of China’s total land area and borders eight countries, including Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This 27-year-old publisher (“a veritable young man in the industry,” says editor-in-chief Bai Bing) is less concerned with generating more new titles than publishing quality content for children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With three offices in China and one in Lebanon, Anhui Children’s Publishing House adds about 800 new titles annually to its 15,000-title catalogue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing Dandelion Children’s Book House grew from three full-time staff (counting founder and editor-in-chief Sally Yan) in 2007 to eight within a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Established in 1952, Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House was China’s first professional children’s publisher and is part of the much larger Shanghai Century Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Striving to uphold its stated mission to be “a kid’s best friend,” Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House has been on a 35-year journey to assemble the best children’s materials from near and far. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Penguin Random House have earned 11 shortlistings each in the British Book Awards’ Books of the Year awards, with Pan Macmillan garnering three nods and Faber and HarperCollins both winning two nominations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “high-concept, genre-flipping YA fantasy adventure” debut has become Chicken House’s fastest ever selling international rights title, with 12 territories buying the rights within four weeks of submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barack and Michelle Obama have signed with publishing house Penguin Random, for a record breaking sum. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by former president and first lady said to have been sold for more than $60m and will focus on White House yearsBarack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, for which several... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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