The Bookseller launches Christmas Trading Survey

The Bookseller is launching its annual survey of how independent bookshops have fared with... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80

Her first novel, “Interview With the Vampire,” launched a blockbuster book series and was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-14 00:33:11 UTC ]
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Oneworld launches audio list

Indie publisher Oneworld has created an audio list, which will launch with three titles from across its imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 07:18:08 UTC ]
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Curry Named to Oversee Norton Trade

Norton has appointed Brendan Curry to the newly-created role of director of the publisher's trade group, in which Curry will have oversight of all of Norton's five trade imprints. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Small Things Like These’ reads like a Christmas classic

Claire Keegan’s novel breathes something vital into the season’s most cherished tales. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-07 16:50:34 UTC ]
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#SuperheroProblems: So You’re Trapped in a Christmas Special

As many start to get into the winter holiday spirit, so, too, do our favorite comic book heroes (and a few villains). Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-12-07 11:32:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones 'in very good shape' for Christmas, says Daunt

Waterstones m.d James Daunt says the retailer is in "very good shape" heading towards Christmas, despite issues with the global supply chain. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 01:00:41 UTC ]
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What on Earth Books launches digital collection

Non-fiction children's books publisher What On Earth Books has launched a digital book collection service, available through subscription. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 09:06:53 UTC ]
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The White Review launches £10k crowdfunder to support its future

The White Review has launched a £10,000 crowdfunding appeal to safeguard its future after two "very hard" years for the literary and culture magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 08:27:57 UTC ]
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BA president Rossiter on leading through lockdowns as trade body’s roster grows

With membership of the Booksellers Association growing and indies rejuvenated by ‘shop local’ initiatives, its president AndyRossiter shares how the trade body served its members through lockdowns. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 15:20:51 UTC ]
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Bookselling Spotlight: Zenith Bookstore

Zenith Bookstore sells both new and used books, and has become a community hub in a part of the city where residents never expected to have a bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf Launches Knopf Cooks

As an expansion of Knopf's publishing program, the publisher has formed Knopf Cooks, which will be led by executive editor Lexy Bloom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Rough Trade bags Patel's 'vital' debut

Independent press Rough Trade Books has landed Sheena Patel's "imaginative, vital" debut novel I'm a Fan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 18:13:31 UTC ]
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How Four Bestselling Authors Connected with Readers, Helped Indie Booksellers, and Beat the Pandemic

What launched as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the remarkable... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Ventorros launches Kickstarter to create books for terminally ill children

A children's publisher has launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to create personalised books for terminally ill children. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-28 04:17:10 UTC ]
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Matt Haig's A Boy Called Christmas reaches screens

Bestselling novelist Matt Haig's children's book A Boy Called Christmas has been made into a film. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2021-11-27 00:15:59 UTC ]
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Trade wary of audio monopoly after buyouts as Dohle warns on streaming

Penguin Random House chief Markus Dohle has said the publisher is sceptical of streaming platforms as a viable method to distribute audiobooks, following recent buyouts by audio firms. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 18:47:42 UTC ]
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Twin Cities Booksellers Bounce Back

The pandemic, coupled with the protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis last year, has transformed the Twin Cities bookselling scene in the last 20 months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Cline is launching a new imprint of highbrow “Picture Books” for Gagosian.

This December, Gagosian is launching Picture Books, a new imprint imagined by Emma Cline. In this series, artists will be “given carte blanche” to respond visually to an author’s work, and both final pieces will be published together (with the art accompanying the book as a poster) in limited... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-18 17:47:29 UTC ]
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Wattpad Webtoon Launches Print Graphic Novel Imprint

Wattpad Webtoon Studios announced plans to launch Webtoon Unscrolled, a new graphic novel imprint that will publish print editions of hit Webtoon mobile webcomics beginning in fall 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian booksellers are struggling, but not in the way you might think

Ongoing global supply issues and a paper shortage have conspired to create the "perfect storm" for the book industry as publishers, booksellers and authors are all finding it difficult to keep up with reader demand. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
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