It’s not a particularly hopeful time for literally anyone right now (unless maybe you’re getting a $1.7 million tax break?) but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying to help people whenever we can. I’m getting pretty tired of washing my clothes in the bathtub and have been sorely tempted to just order new socks […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Sales for the third quarter ended November 2 at Books-A-Million fell 3.5%, to $100.4 million, and its net loss deepened to $7.1 million, from $2.8 million in the third period of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Hastings Entertainment fell 6.7% in the third quarter ended October 31, 2013, to $94.7 million, but its net loss was trimmed to $6.2 million from $8.0 million in last year’s third quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Knight will write a book on the 11 years she spent as a captive in the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro. Weinstein books will publish the as yet untitled memoir in spring 2014.Michelle Knight will write a book on the 11 years she spent as a captive in the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From new voices like NoViolet Bulawayo to rediscovered old voices like James Salter, from Dave Eggers's satire to David Thomson's history of film, writers, Observer critics and others pick their favourite reads of 2013. And they tell us what they hope to find under the tree …Curtis... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel, Jonathan Franzen, Mohsin Hamid, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Malcolm Gladwell, Eleanor Catton and many more recommend the books that impressed them this yearChimamanda Ngozi AdichieFive Star Billionaire by Tash Aw (Fourth Estate) is a brilliant, sprawling, layered and unsentimental... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are' still tops polls as a favorite picture book and was adapted into a film in 2009. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are' still tops polls as a favorite picture book and was adapted into a film in 2009. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shonda Rhimes is the creator of the TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' and 'Scandal.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Awards suggest that books are where grown-ups go when they want to use all of their minds and hearts, says Salon's Laura Miller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shonda Rhimes is the creator of the TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' and 'Scandal.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel set during the Civil War, while George Packer picked up the non-fiction award for his examination of contemporary America. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McBride's The Good Lord Bird was a surprise winner of the prestigious award which honours works by US authors published over the past year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo Canada closed in 2009, but now plans for a new consumer-oriented book fair in Toronto have been unveiled. The Toronto International Book Fair is currently slated for Nov. 13-16, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As tonight's announcement approaches, buzz is building over such nominees as Lawrence Wright's 'Going Clear' and Thomas Pynchon's 'Bleeding Edge.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James McBride won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for "The Good Lord Bird." George Packer won the nonfiction award for "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America."James McBride won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for “The Good Lord Bird,” a satirical account of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books is creating two new publishing divisions—Macmillan Under... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Corp. is positioning itself to get deeper into its core verticals after two announcements on Tuesday. Dave Zinczenko, president and CEO of Galvanized LLC and former EVP at Rodale, has entered into a five-year management consultancy with the enthusiast publisher. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers in 36 countries snap up book about modern witches in Britain by Sally Green, who only began writing three years agoAfter JK Rowling's wizards and Stephenie Meyer's vampires, publishers and producers have now been spellbound by a first novel about witches written by a former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new public art project will see benches shaped as open books. The benches - to be placed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House has partnered with Pinterest to help users discover popular content. It pulls up a page that is a lot like browsing a table at a bookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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