The New York Times’ acclaimed “1619 Project” to become a series of books.

Random House announced today that they’ve acquired the rights to a series of books based on the New York Times Magazine’s extraordinarily popular “1619 Project,” which interrogates received perspectives on four centuries of slavery in America through essays, stories, histories, poems, and podcasts. The book series—“for readers of all ages”—will be guided by Nikole Hannah-Jones, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Heyday Books Publisher Steve Wasserman Discusses the Future of the Printed Word

In this week's episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Steve Wasserman, former editor at Yale University Press and the Los Continue reading at HuffPost

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New Michael Palin book on doomed 19th-century British expedition

Cornerstone has acquired a new book by Michael Palin documenting the maritime adventures of the HMS Erebus, part of a doomed 19th-century British expedition in northern Canada. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Izzy Judd to tell her IVF story in Transworld book deal

Transworld is publishing Dare to Dream, a book by Izzy Judd, wife of McFly drummer Harry Judd, telling the personal story of the couple's difficult time trying for a baby and turning to IVF. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Julian Sayarer's Interstate named Travel Book of the Year

Julian Sayarer's book Interstate: Hitchhiking Through the State of a Nation (Arcadia) has been named Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Deals: Week of February 6, 2017

Atria nabs a debut novel on the Israeli military draft, Acevedo brings a historical novel to Europa, a journalist’s book on truth under Trump goes to Prometheus Books, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Balancing the books: how Waterstones came back from the dead

The chain of booksellers has announced its first profit in years – thanks in part to a bold decision to run each branch like a local bookshop Late on Thursday afternoon, would-be wizards across the UK dropped what they were doing to join the professors of Hogwarts for Harry Potter night. At 6pm... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Claudia Winkleman to judge Oscar's Book Prize

TV presenter Claudia Winkleman is to join author Cathy Rentzenbrink and Amazon's director of books, Dan Mucha, on the judging panel for children's book award Oscar’s Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Trump Book Bump

What books are selling now that Trump is in office? A lot of dystopian fiction, and also 'The Art of the Deal.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling in a Time of Political Upheaval

Political and cultural issues dominated the discussion at the American Bookseller Association's Winter Institute conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Sales Reps: More Important Than Ever

Once feared as being made redundant in the digital age, the well-traveled book sales reps has become more important than ever. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Girl on the Train is the UK's most popular library book

Paula Hawkins' novel The Girl on the Train was borrowed from libraries 200 times a day in 2015/16. Continue reading at BBC News

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Kickstarter Hits $100 Million Mark for Publishing Projects

Since its launch in 2009, Kickstarter has raised over $100 million for publishing projects, $21 million of which was raised last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Orwell's 1984 rockets straight to the top of US book chart

George Orwell’s 1984 (Signet) has rocketed straight to the top of the US chart, in a somewhat turbulent week for the Land of the Free. The edition, published in 1950, sold 25,884 copies—a 479% increase on the previous seven day period and is now overall number one in the US book chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 6, 2017

This week: new novels from John Darnielle and Viet Thanh Nguyen, plus how medicine changed the end of life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Ladybird Book of The Do-Gooder released for Comic Relief

Penguin Random House is set to publish The Ladybird Book of The Do-Gooder, a new pocket-sized guide devoted to what people get up to in the name of charity to coincide with Comic Relief. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Canada is Guest Country of Honor at 2017 Havana International Book Fair

Canadian authors including Margaret Atwood, Madeleine Thien, Luc Chartrand and Jocelyne Saucier are to travel to Cuba, as are 18 publishers. The post Canada is Guest Country of Honor at 2017 Havana International Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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JK Rowling hits back over threats to burn Harry Potter books

JK Rowling mocks Twitter users who threaten to burn her books because of her anti-Trump stance. Continue reading at BBC News

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Hillary Clinton to release children's book and essay collection with S&S

Simon & Schuster will this autumn publish a picture book version of Hillary Clinton's 1996 non-fiction title It Takes A Village. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The 11 Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2017

From Stephen King to Lauren Oliver, these are the 11 adaptations already creating buzz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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