Written By: Neill Denny Publication Date: Fri, 17/06/2011 - 08:18 We Love This Book, The Bookseller's sister consumer magazine and website, launches next week with a circulation of 100,000. The free quarterly magazine is designed to alert readers to exciting new books and to provide a platform for publishers to market their titles direct to the public. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gretchen Treu and Wes Lukes, co-owners of A Room of One’s Own in Madison, Wis., were named the 2021 Superstars at last night’s virtual celebration of PW Star Watch, a program that honors up-and-coming creatives in the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is launching a positive action proofreading traineeship for applicants from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-15 19:23:23 UTC ]
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Inspired by Octavia Butler’s Parable novels, the hybrid bookstore/cultural center Parable in Tacoma, Wash., aims to be a community gathering space. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After five years at the helm of W F Howes, Miles Stevens-Hoare has led the audio pioneer through a huge growth spurt, and is now moving into creating its own audio-first content, launching the WFH Original list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 21:35:34 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children's is to launch a programme of commemorative publishing next year, in celebration of the 120th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 17:06:39 UTC ]
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Fane has launched its first app, Fane TV, in response to growing customer demand and to enhance its offering for hybrid events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 08:56:47 UTC ]
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Words of Colour Productions and the Irish Writers Centre have unveiled UpLift, an international literature leadership initiative for young people of colour aged between 18 and 30. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 00:53:24 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House (PRH) is launching a new positive action traineeship to offer talented people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds the opportunity to develop the skills and expertise required for a role as a commissioning editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 01:30:04 UTC ]
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The Bookseller has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book of Title of the Year, and for the first time, all six shortlisted titles come from university presses. This December, The Bookseller will announce which title has overtaken last year’s A Dog Pissing at the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-05 17:53:02 UTC ]
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This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-05 11:52:23 UTC ]
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Robbie Guillory is leaving the Kate Nash Literary Agency to start his own agency in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 13:20:05 UTC ]
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National Book Tokens is launching a new gift card scheme, which offers customers a regular monthly books budget to be spent through high street bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 09:08:23 UTC ]
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In an unprecedented effort at labor organizing in the comics industry, a group of 10 staffers at Image Comics, a major independent comics publisher, have announced plans to launch a union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester-based indie publisher Saraband is launching a "green book bundle" option on its website, in support of two environmental charities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 09:10:41 UTC ]
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It’s Halloween weekend—time for two powerful concepts: outfits and mischief. The outgoing among us might go out and play some tricks; the more introverted might stay inside and read the unofficial book series of Halloween, Goosebumps. But if you don’t have The Werewolf of Fever Swamp or Night of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-29 18:45:28 UTC ]
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Audiobook firm W F Howes has teamed up with publisher Head of Zeus on the audio launch for Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström’s debut novel In Every Mirror She’s Black. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 01:40:29 UTC ]
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Riverhead has acquired the rights to the Nobel-winner's most recent novel, 'Afterlives,' as well as two backlist titles, 'By the Sea' and 'Desertion,' that had been out of print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Creative Access is launching a career development bursary with McLaren Racing following research showing 70% of people interested in a publishing job have not applied because of financial obstacles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 01:54:56 UTC ]
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Publisher Saqi Books is working with the Reading Agency to provide samples of its new title, Rise, to less confident and reluctant readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-25 18:43:56 UTC ]
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The Tudor Dynasty lives on in these outstanding historical fiction novels, including The King’s Witch. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-22 10:33:00 UTC ]
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