Considered too inflammatory to publish in the wake of 1980s UK riots, these tales of anarchic runaways are to be re-released as ebooksMichael de Larrabeiti's classic stories of anarchic, pointy-eared street children the Borribles, which were judged to be so lawless in the 1980s that their publisher pulled out of releasing the third book, are set to enjoy a new lease of life through Tor Books.First published in 1976, when the Times Educational Supplement called it "Battersea's answer to Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and The Guns of Navarone", The Borribles tells of a shadowy version of London, where children who run away from home begin new lives as elfin-eared tricksters, or Borribles. Streetwise and feral, daring and loyal, the Borribles wear woolly hats to hide their giveaway ears from the police and live by their wits, with their chief law being: "Don't Get Caught."The stories have drawn fans from China Miéville to Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow, who told the Guardian they were "one of the origin nodes of urban fantasy, a trilogy of books that are always wicked and never nasty, and a love poem to London". But in 1985, following riots in Brixton and Tottenham, publisher Collins reneged on releasing the third book in the trilogy, The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis, saying "the present climate of urban Britain is not the climate in which we would wish to publish this book"."It is a novel that pits a gang of lawless young people against the police," wrote... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Paramount is making good on its commitment to collaborate with multiple measurement companies. Top line Today, the publisher announced it has partnered with cross-platform TV measurement company iSpot for a new currency integration. The collaboration allows the companies to measure and transact... Continue reading at AdWeek
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At Asymptote, Sang Young Park discusses his English-language debut novel, Love in the Big City, an ambitious love story told in a colloquial tone with copious pop culture references. “Being a young writer in the twenty-first century is exactly like being a young person in the twenty-first... Continue reading at The Millions
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In September 1939, Elizabeth Hardwick took a Greyhound bus to New York to pursue a doctorate in 17th-century English literature at Columbia University. A few years earlier she had visited the city with two high school friends, staying at the Hotel Taft in Times Square. The women’s accents had... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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“Happy Hour,” a debut novel by Marlowe Granados, follows a pair of thrifty, stylish and nimble young women navigating the big city. Continue reading at The New York Times
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'Weathering With You' Vol.1 by Makoto Shinkai with art by Wataru Kobuta is the story of a teenage boy who runs away from his small island home to the big city of Tokyo, where he meets a mysterious young woman who seems to be able to control the weather. This is a 10-page excerpt from the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Making good on its plans for Latin American expansion, ebook distributor Bookwire buys Brazil's Distribuidora de Livros Digitals, DLD. The post Distribution Expansion: Germany’s Bookwire Acquires Brazil’s DLD appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Los Angeles-area Rep. Brad Sherman has introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump, making good on a promise to move the process forward.Sherman's move has put him at odds with House Democratic leaders, who have tried to quiet talk of impeachment, hoping instead to focus on the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Canongate has signed memoir from Amy Liptrot, combining her recovery from alcoholism with a tribute to the natural world. The Outrun was signed by senior editor Jenny Lord in a deal for world rights with James Macdonald Lockhart at Antony Harwood Ltd. Liptrot grew up on a sheep farm on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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