The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category

Funny women who write, Helen Lederer decided, needed award recognition. So she started a prize program, Comedy Women in Print. This is its second year. The post The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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'Cooked' subscription site comes to UK

Bloomsbury, Hardie Grant and Quadrille have launched Cooked, a subscription site featuring full cookbooks from the publishers' lists, in the UK. The site, originally launched in Australia, goes live today (26th February) in the UK, and features 22,000 recipes, alongside additional content such... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nether regions and pavements hot on Diagram Prize shortlist

Witches, camels, nether regions and pavements are just some of the subjects covered by the shortlisted books on this year's Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. The seven-strong shortlist celebrates the most peculiar titles published in the year, with the winner chosen by a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Headline signs title from comedy writer Shaw

Headline has acquired a humour title by comedy writer Dale Shaw. Editor Richard Roper pre-empted world rights to F**k This Journal (Betterness Through Bitterness) by Dale Shaw from Jamie Coleman at Greene & Heaton. Headline is describing the book as a “hilarious and subversive take on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Puffin, Pan Mac and PRH win Marketing Society prizes

Campaigns promoting humorous safety tips for children, a book by astronaut Chris Hadfield and a guide to getting the style and attitude of Parisian women won big at the Book Marketing Society’s Best Campaign meeting for the Christmas season. The meeting was held at Simon & Schuster’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 22, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended February 22, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Walter Scott Prize longlist released for first time

Martin Amis, Sarah Waters and Jessie Burton have made the 15-strong longlist for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The longlist has been released for the first time following a 40% increase in entries this year. Amis is longlisted for his dark love story set in a Nazi... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Women Only: Christian Books Address Contemporary Womanhood

Market statistics indicate that women buy the greatest share of books, and publishers offer titles that address some of their unique struggles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Dark Horse Moves Three Print Titles to New Digital Imprint

'Ghost Fleet,' 'Resurrectionists,' and 'Sundowners' will be switched to monthly digital editions before being released in print trade paperback collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.

Frank Schembari loves books &mdash; printed books. He loves how they smell. He loves scribbling in the margins, underlining interesting sentences, folding a page corner to mark his place. Schembari is not a retiree who sips tea at Politics ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 15, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended February 15, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Inside 4 UK news publishers’ content studios

The clamor for native advertising budgets has led to many of the top news publishers rebranding and up-skilling. Here's how their solutions stack up. The post Inside 4 UK news publishers’ content studios appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Liveright's Robert Weil to Receive Friedrich Ulfers Prize

The award will be presented at the opening ceremony of New York City's Festival Neue Literatur 2015 on February 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Toy Fair 2015: Toy Stores Add More Books to the Mix

At this year's trade show executives from several publishers said specialty toy stores are currently doing well with books and are looking for new titles to add to their assortments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Chapman: S&S UK's 'challenging' year

S&S UK has seen a "challenging year" which has not been helped by a number of staffing changes, its c.e.o Ian Chapman has told The Bookseller. The c.e.o and publisher of S&S UK and International was speaking following the release of S&S's global results by its parent company CBS on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Glass ceiling hinders women in the trade

Corporate publishers need to offer female employees a flexible working environment and take advantage of decentralised office arrangements in order to encourage more female executives to take the step to the next tier of management, key figures in the trade have told The Bookseller. However,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Six-strong shortlist for International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Atef Abu Saif, Jana Elhassan, Lina Huyan Elhassan, Shukri al-Mabkhout, Ahmed al-Madeeni and Hammour Ziada are the six authors shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The shortlisted was revealed by a judging panel chaired by Palestinian poet and writer, Mourid... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Inferno is UK's most-borrowed novel

Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code follow-up Inferno was the most-borrowed book in UK libraries last year, while James Paterson was the most popular author. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 8, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended February 8, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Heffernan and Baggini share Transmission Prize

The 2015 Salon London Transmission Prize has been split between two winners this year– Margaret Heffernan and Julian Baggini. The winners were both given a case of vintage wine awarded at a Big Ideas Salon at Foyles flagship Charing Cross Road London bookshop tonight (12th February). The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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