The Year’s Fattest Cookbooks

From 'How to Cook Everything Fast' to an authoritative collection of Mexican recipes, here's a look at a few of the hefty cookbooks of 2014. ] Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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A Surprisingly Strong Year of Book Sales Continues

In spite of historical challenges, unit sales of print books were up 6.4% in the first nine months of 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Surprisingly Strong Year of Book Sales Continues

In spite of historical challenges, unit sales of print books were up 6.4% in the first nine months of 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Vox Media, Productsup and Zephr join this year’s Digiday Technology Awards nominees

This year’s Digiday Technology Awards recognized the tech companies driving the digital media industry forward. Pioneers in the space spearheaded everything from marketing and advertising to personalization and subscriptions. The post Vox Media, Productsup and Zephr join this year’s Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday

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2020 is the year of enormous pink lady faces on book covers.

This year has brought a lot of things, and most of them have been bad. One good thing, though, is there has been quite been a lot of innovative, beautiful, and fascinating book cover design, including, I’ve recently noticed, a book cover trend that I’d like to call “enormous pink lady faces.” In... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-01 15:33:42 UTC ]
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Nine Dots Prize reveals this year's $100k question

The Nine Dots Prize for creative thinking has revealed his year's question, part of a global problem-solving competition that offers $100,000 (£77,000) and a Cambridge University Press book deal for the winning response. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 13:52:06 UTC ]
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The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

My cookbooks live on a shelf above my writing desk. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking and The New York Times Cookbook passed down to me by grandma, The Vegetarian Epicure and In Pursuit of Flavor by my mother. Nestled between them is a slim spine you won’t find anywhere else—it’s long been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-01 08:48:59 UTC ]
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Despite Difficult Year, PNBA in Good Financial Shape

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association gathered on Zoom for its annual membership meeting this week. Despite a difficult year, attendance was good and leadership said the organization is in strong financial shape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Just how odd is this month’s bestseller list? A look at pre-election bestsellers from years past.

We’re a little more than a month out from Election Day and the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list is looking predictably odd. In a year when books about anti-racism have reached unprecedented sales, so too has the tide of journalistic blockbusters and books by conservative mainstays been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-25 13:58:38 UTC ]
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NAIBA Membership Pulls Together During a Difficult Year

The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association board met virtually with its membership on Thursday morning to review a year that was marked by both unprecedented challenges and bold new initiatives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Goodfellas’ turned 30 this year. ‘Made Men’ explores its lasting influence.

Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film was far from a surefire hit, but it cemented his legacy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Children's non-fiction poised for record year as Q3 sales leap 25%

Children's books have seen a boom during coronavirus-hit 2020 with non-fiction heading for a record year, according to Nielsen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 11:31:27 UTC ]
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UK and USA: Financial Times and McKinsey Announce a Business Book of the Year Shortlist

Eligible for books originally published in English or in translation, the FT-McKinsey program looks for work to 'stand the test of time.' The post UK and USA: Financial Times and McKinsey Announce a Business Book of the Year Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-23 20:22:39 UTC ]
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Emerald named Independent Publisher of the Year at IPG Awards

Emerald Publishing has been named Independent Publisher of the Year as well as Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year at the 2020 Independent Publishers Guild Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 08:00:35 UTC ]
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Get 'Linux Administration Cookbook' ($35.99 value) FREE for a limited time

Linux is one of the most widely used operating systems among system administrators, and even modern application and server development is heavily reliant on the Linux platform. The Linux Administration Cookbook is your go-to guide to get started on your Linux journey. It will help you understand... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2020-09-22 15:03:07 UTC ]
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Friendship and Mortality in a Plague Year: Sigrid Nunez on What Are You Going Through

Subscribe on Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Author Sigrid Nunez, who won the National Book Award for 2018’s The Friend, joins Kate and Eric to talk about her new novel, What Are You Going Through, which focuses on the narrator’s close relationship to a friend with a terminal illness. The work... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

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Here’s the longlist for this year’s National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The National Book Awards, created in 1950, is the most prestigious literary prize in the United States, rewarding quality and cogent writing. This year’s longlist features a mix of debut... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-17 19:15:43 UTC ]
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Kyle Books to publish Ching‐He Huang's vegan cookbook

Octopus imprint Kyle Books has acquired Asian Green: Everyday Plant‐based Recipes Inspired by the East by Taiwanese chef Ching‐He Huang. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-17 15:02:00 UTC ]
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The Beatles announce Get Back, first official book in 20 years

Hanif Kureishi writes introduction to book edited from 120 hours of conversations from the Let It Be sessions, in tandem with Peter Jackson documentaryThe first official Beatles book since seminal Anthology in 2000 is to be published in August 2021.The Beatles: Get Back will tell the story of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-09-16 13:00:23 UTC ]
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The Literary Arts Emergency Fund will award 3.5 million to 282 literary organizations this year.

Exclusive: the Literary Arts Emergency Fund, launched and administered by the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses, and the National Book Foundation, has announced that it will distribute $3.5 million in emergency funding to 282 nonprofit literary arts... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-15 19:00:39 UTC ]
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