Among the week's headlines: Kamala Harris addresses book banning at a campaign event; a community in Michigan seeks to remove its library board over their refusal to ban books; and NBC News has a chilling look at an officer's bid to charge three Texas school librarians for sharing inappropriate books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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‘The Stone Sky,’ which concludes N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award–winning Broken Earth trilogy, debuts at #11 on our Trade Paperback list. Plus Serious Eats writer and chef Stella Parks shares her love of Twinkies and Oreos in ‘BraveTart,’ and Kate Winslet and Idris Elba cozy up on the movie tie-in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a timely partnership for the school year, international publisher McGraw-Hill and ebook-and-print bundler iFlipd pilot a $15-per-week textbook rental. The post Industry Notes: McGraw-Hill and iFlipd Pilot a Weekly Rental Ebook+Print Textbook Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: an eerie, dilapidated former orphanage, plus the Portuguese masterpiece 'The Book of Disquiet.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As our China Bestseller Lists for July go to press, OpenBook's conference in Beijing has put the 2016 value of the Chinese books market at US$21 billion. The post OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for July 2017: Fiction and Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Victoria Hislop’s Cartes Postales from Greece (Headline) has once again voyaged into the Official UK Top 50 number one spot, selling 27,201 copies for £116,694—a 19.3% boost week on week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The forthcoming romantic comedy co-written by 'Rosie Project' author Graeme Simsion and his wife is nabbed for film by Fox Searchlight, while Pascal Pictures picks up the true tale of an Italian teenager who became an unexpected WWII hero. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good e-reader to dive into your next page-turner. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England (ACE) is launching a series of podcasts to highlight the "positive impact" libraries have on the community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a Norwegian middle grade novel, the latest by a Danish bestseller and a novel by an Algerian author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 16, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Knausgaard's latest, plus the novel that won the Irish Book Award’s Crime Novel of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 0.1% higher in the week ended Aug. 13, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A lucky 13th week for The Handmaid’s Tale—it has rebounded back into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one spot, after Helen Fields’ Perfect Prey briefly toppled it a week ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks buys a new Elizabeth Warren bio, Dresden Files author Jim Butcher sells a short story collection to Ace, Audible pays six figures for two audio-first romances, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio, and a former president of both the Public Library Association (2009–2010) and the American Library Association (2015–2016), will write a monthly column as part of PW's library coverage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jen Hatmaker has the #6 book in the country with ‘Of Mess and Moxie.’ Plus Robert Wright explains ‘Why Buddhism Is True,’ and Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor offers his NSFW take on current politics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Ready or Not!,’ the follow-up to 2013’s ‘Nom Nom Paleo,’ is the #5 book in the country. Plus Mark Manson’s tough-love self-help book has its best week yet, and Tom Perrotta releases his first novel since 2011’s ‘The Leftovers.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: an absorbing account of the case of Willie James Grimes, plus Paul Yoon's beautiful story collection. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and digital textbook provider Kortext have bought a reading lists management system, rebus:list, from library management supplier PTFS Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a short, but deeply-sourced policy paper released this week, the American Library Association pushes back against a key talking point in the recent bid to make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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