Trade cheers as Sturgeon oversees arts funding boost

Scottish authors, booksellers and publishers have reacted with jubilation following news that Creative Scotland and other arts bodies are to receive more funding from the Scottish Government in 2018. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beard boosts Princeton with Twelve Caesars as OUP rules the bestseller chart

Oxford University Press dominates Nielsen’s academic charts, with 19 of the top 20 titles, however Mary Beard’s latest—and its hefty average selling price—has given a boost to its publisher Princeton University Press.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 23:46:44 UTC ]
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Mullins joins Yale's Little Histories series with art edition

Yale University Press is gearing up to publish A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins, an "exciting" addition to the press' Little Histories series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 07:18:20 UTC ]
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Literature event accessibility guide hits funding target after industry support

A project to develop a guide to make literature events accessible for disabled people has reached its research and development phase target budget following support from the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 01:08:21 UTC ]
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Hay and Women's Prize win Culture Recovery Fund cash

The Hay Festival and the Women's Prize are some of the literature organisations to have benefitted from the latest round of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund administered through Arts Council England.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 05:55:21 UTC ]
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New York’s Midcentury Art Scene Springs to Life in ‘The Loft Generation’

Edith Schloss’s memoir recounts an era of great creative vitality and the time she spent with Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Merce Cunningham, Leo Castelli and others. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade wary of audio monopoly after buyouts as Dohle warns on streaming

Penguin Random House chief Markus Dohle has said the publisher is sceptical of streaming platforms as a viable method to distribute audiobooks, following recent buyouts by audio firms. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 18:47:42 UTC ]
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Book-ish raises funds to secure future before property goes on market

The owners of award-winning independent bookshop Book-ish are raising funds to "secure their future", seeking to buy their premises before it goes on the open market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-18 16:44:18 UTC ]
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John Edgar Wideman’s Art of Storytelling

“Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone,” his latest collection, erodes the boundaries between fiction, memoir and essay. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-16 19:53:17 UTC ]
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Audio visual reading app xigxag opens £250k funding round

Audio visual reading app xigxag has publicly opened a £250,000 funding round on the Seeders crowdfunding platform with more than 72% already raised. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 04:37:03 UTC ]
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Hang It, Install It, Perform It — and Yes, Wear Your Art on Your Sleeve

A picture book and two middle grade books introduce young people to art mediums and their messages. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-12 21:41:23 UTC ]
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Books as Multidisciplinary Art Objects: A Recommended Reading List, by Kylie Garrett

Lit Lists Artists of different styles often collaborate in the creation of their work. When words and images intersect, they can come together to produce something beneficial for both learning and inspiration. As children, many of us experience this in... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-11-12 14:36:21 UTC ]
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Will Smith celebrates memoir with Sevenoaks Bookshop art installation

Will Smith has partnered with Black-owned bookshops and artists of colour across the UK and America to celebrate his upcoming memoir Will (Century), with Sevenoaks Bookshop featuring an artist’s display.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 02:48:04 UTC ]
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Art of Writing 2021 Highlights Diverse Characters, Mental Health

Hosted annually by the ECPA, 2021’s Art of Writing took place virtually from Sept. 30—Nov. 4 with webinars touching on the need for authentic representations of diverse people, the impacts of Covid-19 on writers, and other challenges within the Christian publishing industry today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling still not 'particularly diverse' say trade figures, as New Futures project launches

Bookselling is still “not particularly diverse” say trade figures, as a scheme launches to help entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities start bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 08:43:41 UTC ]
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Trade Segments Had Double-Digit Gains in August

The trade publishing segment continues to perform well in 2021, with August sales up 15.1% in the adult category and ahead 21.8% in the children’s/young adult segment at publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Purchase Boosts HarperCollins Results

A $50 million contribution from its purchase of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trade division and higher backlist sales were two of the key drivers in increasing sales at HarperCollins by 19%, and profits by 20%, in the quarter ended August 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How Vincent van Gogh’s Favorite Works of French Literature Influenced His Art and Identity

Vincent van Gogh loved writers as much as he loved painters. It was partly by immersing himself in literature that Van Gogh developed the singular, elegant voice that makes his letters such an important literary achievement. This immersion also helped give him an ability to describe so... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-02 08:50:51 UTC ]
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An Exuberant Trading Floor Opens Sharjah Publishers’ Conference

Sharjah International Book Fair's fully physical 40th edition has kicked off with eager trading activity and a three-day conference. The post An Exuberant Trading Floor Opens Sharjah Publishers’ Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-01 02:14:36 UTC ]
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Trade predicts pressures on profits as costs rocket

The industry is facing an escalation in costs, as soaring energy prices and rising shipping fees add to the financial implications of distribution delays, with publishers, printers, analysts and retailers predicting pressure on profits and the likelihood of costs being passed on to consumers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 15:37:05 UTC ]
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“Anybody’s life could be a wonderful piece of art.” Read Maxine Hong Kingston’s best writing advice.

On this day in 1940, Maxine Hong Kingston was born in Stockton, CA. Kingston, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, took the literary world by storm with her seminal work The Woman Warrior (1976), which blends autobiography and mythology. The Woman Warrior, the winner of the 1976 National Book... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-27 16:42:53 UTC ]
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