This Week in Children's Apps: August 17, 2015

This week in children's apps, an interactive story book encourages vocabulary building. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Barbara Marcus to headline Bookseller Children’s Conference

Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children’s Books in the US, will headline this year’s Bookseller Children’s Conference, alongside speakers from World Book Day, Cocoa Girl and authors Andy Griffiths and Katherine Rundell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 20:51:08 UTC ]
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Osman is fastest out of the gate in books' bumper week

Richard Osman's first fiction title has risen to the top of last week's jam-packed publication schedule to become by far the fastest-selling début crime novel since BookScan records began. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 10:44:31 UTC ]
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August Religion Bestsellers: Politics Pushes to the Top

An evangelical "manifesto" from Phil Robertson nudges Christian advice and inspiration aside on the nonfiction list while fiction readers escape with romance, suspense and mystery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier tunes in to Channel 4 for weatherman's children's book

Big Picture Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired a non-fiction children’s book from Channel 4 News weather presenter and meteorologist Liam Dutton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-04 23:38:38 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's to publish graphic novel about mental health

Hachette Children's Group will publish The Sad Ghost Club, a graphic novel tackling mental health by author and illustrator Lize Meddings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-04 20:11:34 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 7, 2020

Jon Meacham has the #2 book in the country with ‘His Truth Is Marching On,’ a biography of civil rights icon John Lewis. Plus ‘H Is for Hawk’ author Helen Macdonald alights at #13 in hardcover nonfiction with ‘Vesper Flights,’ and politics and pythons mingle in Carl Hiassen’s ‘Squeeze Me.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 7, 2020

Oprah’s Flatiron imprint nabs a nonfiction title by a Nobel laureate, Holt buys a debut novel by a PRH UK editor, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rose 7% at the End of August

Unit sales of print books rose 7.1% in the week ended Aug. 29, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sky falls on Tony Abbott as News Corp columnist urges him to sue for defamation | The Weekly Beast

Sky News UK host calls former Australian PM a ‘homophobic misogynist’. Plus: David Gonski’s remarkable revelation about Rupert Murdoch They may share a name but there is nothing similar about Sky News UK and Sky News Australia, at least where Tony Abbott is concerned.The Australian Sky is wholly... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-09-04 01:09:29 UTC ]
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Is on the Ether With Moscow

Still planning to mount a first children's book fair in Moscow next year, BolognaFiere is 'in' Moscow this week but primarily digitally. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Is on the Ether With Moscow appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-03 18:24:47 UTC ]
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Firefly poet launches children's competition

A debut poet is encouraging children aged seven to 11 to write poems about their daydreams, for the chance to have theirs printed in his first collection. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-03 17:23:52 UTC ]
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Hodder Faith launches new children's list

Hodder Faith has created a new list for children up to age 12, to launch with Bear Grylls' Soul Fuel for Young Explorers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 20:27:31 UTC ]
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Lucy Pearse joins S&S Children's as editorial director for fiction

Lucy Pearse is to join Simon & Schuster Children's as editorial director for fiction this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 03:18:25 UTC ]
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Here are 20 new books coming to an indie near you this week.

This past weekend was Independent Bookstore Day! I hope you used it as an excuse to buy all the books your beautiful nerd heart desired. (Me? Yes, despite the fact that I had frequented two of my favorite indies the weekend prior, I returned to my local Greenlight for a copy of this year’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-01 13:45:29 UTC ]
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Meet 'Sparkella': Channing Tatum Wrote A Children's Book About Dad-Daughter Love

"The One and Only Sparkella" is dedicated to the actor's daughter, Everly, "who loves sparkly, rainbow-y things." Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2020-09-01 00:28:27 UTC ]
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DHA focuses on fiction for New Writers Open Week

David Higham Associates (DHA) is running a series of events for adult and children’s fiction writers in its next New Writers Open Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 14:20:32 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Up 8% in Late August

With all but one category posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 8% in the week ended Aug. 22, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sparking joy: Alan Kohler's walk on the wild side rocks ABC | The Weekly Beast

ABC’s finance reporter turns heads with Lou Reed and Patti Smith books. Plus: Jon Faine becomes accidental ad manMany television reporters and presenters have been working from home since the pandemic struck but none have nailed the home-based TV set quite like Alan Kohler. The ABC’s finance guy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-08-28 00:33:53 UTC ]
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Book Sales Slipped Last Week

Last week was a relatively quiet one in the book world, with unit sales of print books falling 0.9% from the week ended August 15 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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