The Frankfurt Book Fair and France’s Literary Season Address Accessibility Issues

Frankfurt Book Fair and Technische Universität Darmstadt have teamed up on accessibility studies, and France's 'Literary Season for All' is bigger than ever, in its sixth year. The post The Frankfurt Book Fair and France’s Literary Season Address Accessibility Issues appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Yiannopoulos to Self-Publish Book Dropped by S&S

Milo Yiannopoulos, the alt-right provocateur who had his book deal with Simon & Schuster canceled in February, is now self-publishing his book. 'Dangerous' is currently available for pre-order ahead of its July 4 release date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Joe Sugg's 24 hour book-signing raises funds for Manchester appeal

Author and vlogger Joe Sugg completed a 24 hour book signing over the weekend which raised funds for the appeal to help the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on 22nd May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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BookCon 2017: First Picture Book from a First Daughter

The former first daughter makes her picture book debut this month with "She Persisted" (Philomel), a collective biography of 13 women whose determined perseverance paved the way for their achievements. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Danny Wallace pens two more Hamish books for S&S

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has signed two more children’s books from writer and broadcaster Danny Wallace. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books: A futurist, a bestselling YA novel, Tolkien, Denis Johnson and more

Hello readers! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg, back after taking a newsletter break for Memorial Day Weekend. THE BIG ESSAY This week, critic at large Adriana E. Ramírez takes a look at “The Hate U Give.” The young adult novel is something of a phenomenon, selling like gangbusters since its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Macmillan signs 'moving' fetal medicine book

Macmillan has signed The First Breath, a "moving" non-fiction book combining personal memoir with the story of fetal and neonatal medicine by journalist Olivia Gordon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mindful calligraphy book to Bluebird

Bluebird is to publish Scriptorium, a book which combines mindfulness with calligraphy, by Màlleus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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New York Times Magazine Goes All Comics for Its Latest Issue

While The New York Times Magazine's New York issue is a regular, annual occurrence, the way in which editors went about it this year is a novelty. The graphic novel may be an established genre, but graphic newsmagazine, essentially what the Times has turned itself into for the issue, is less... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Consumer numbers explored at Book Expo

The first morning of Book Expo in New York (Wednesday, 31st May) presented consumer-centric data points from Nielsen, NPD, OverDrive, BookBub, and the Audio Publishers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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W H Smith names Rebecca the nation's favourite book

In celebration of its 225th anniversary year, retailer W H Smith has revealed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier to be the nation's favourite book of the past 225 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books In Spanish News Roundup: June 2017

Nicolás Kanellos takes home the Tejano Association for Historical Preservation Award, HCCP expands its Spanish Bible publishing, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Election Countdown: Corbyn wins over the book trade

According to The Bookseller’s online survey of the trade, 64.1% intend to vote for Jeremy Corbyn’s party at the polls next Thursday (8th June), while 15.7% will put a cross in the box of the Liberal Democrats, with the Conservative Party coming a close third on 13.1%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kit de Waal wins £13k Irish Book of the Year

Kit de Waal has won the €15,000 (£13,100) Kerry Group Irish Book of the Year for her "heartfelt and far-sighted" fiction work My Name is Leon (Viking). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Two Lewis Stemple books longlisted for Wainwright Prize

Nature writer John Lewis-Stempel has doubled his chances of winning the Wainwright Golden Beer Prize after having two of his titles longlisted. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperNonFiction launches book tie-in football podcast

HarperNonFiction has launched an eight-part podcast for a new sports book called The Mixer by journalist Michael Cox. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Lawrence's Orangeboy scoops YA Book Prize

Patrice Lawrence has won The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize 2017 for her “accomplished” and “page-turning” début novel, contemporary urban thriller Orangeboy (Hodder Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Naomi Alderman to judge Science Book Prize

Novelist Naomi Alderman will join the judging panel for the 30th anniversary of The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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BookExpo 2017: Books Saved Her Life: Marieke Nijkamp

Marieke Nijkamp credits books with shaping her worldview, how she relates to herself, and even saving her life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bricks and Amour-tar: Romance Books 2017

Meet the owners of the Ripped Bodice, the only dedicated romance bookstore in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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