Trapeze tome to celebrate Glasto’s 50th

Trapeze is publishing a highly illustrated book compiled by Michael and Emily Eavis to celebrate Glastonbury Festival’s 50th birthday. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage crime authors celebrated with 'killer cocktails'

Vintage hosted an evening of “killer cocktails” on Monday night (18th September) to introduce debut crime writers Emily Koch, D B John and Jo Jakeman in the company of bestselling crime writers such as In A Dark Dark Wood's Ruth Ware. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Adrian Mole commissions celebrate 50 years of Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 has announced two special commissions to mark 50 years since the Home Service became Radio 4. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author J.P. Donleavy, who met scorn and then celebration with 'The Ginger Man,' dies at 91

J.P. Donleavy, the incorrigible Irish American author and playwright whose ribald debut novel "The Ginger Man" met scorn, censorship and eventually celebration as a groundbreaking classic, has died at age 91. Donleavy, a native New Yorker who lived his final years on an estate west of Dublin,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do celebrity book blurbs 'blackmail' readers?

Man Booker prize judge Colin Thubron has complained this week that star endorsements bully readers into admiring books, but it’s long been standard practiceSetting cats among pigeons has long been an unofficial part of the contract for judges of the Booker prize. Remember Chris Mullin’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl Day celebrated with 'pop-up' Lego characters

Roald Dahl Day kicked off on Wednesday (13th September) with the annual global celebration of the author on his birthday with a range of celebrations, activities and new titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success

'Always just a bit sexier and more exciting,' Macmillan's rights-powerhouse Pan Books observe a 70th anniversary with new Golden Pan honors. The post Pan Books at 70: Celebrating Authors, Their Sales and International Rights Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memorial to celebrate Siewcharran scheduled for September

A memorial to celebrate the life of Mo Siewcharran will be held on 29th September in Twickenham, London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Daniel Handler goes Philip Roth, Nora Ephron is celebrated and a look at the controversial history of John Smelcer

Welcome to books this week! First, a couple of stories that you can find only online: THE BIG STORY John Smelcer’s YA book “Stealing Indians” is a finalist for the recently announced PEN Center USA awards. Questions about Smelcer have been raised since 1994, when he was teaching at the University... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foulds' novel on the 'perils of celebrity' to Cape

Jonathan Cape will publish Adam Foulds’ “stunning, terrifying” new novel about a self-obsessed actor and a deranged fan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News magazines enjoy circulation boost while celebrity titles suffer

Private Eye, the Economist and others increase readership as Marie Claire, Heat and Grazia experience lossesWomen’s weekly and celebrity-focused magazines suffered a difficult first half of the year with sharp declines in sales, according to the latest industry figures.Titles including Heat,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze goes wild with new retro outdoors guide

Trapeze is publishing The Wild Book, a "gloriously retro" guide to outdoor activities hoping to help readers unleash their inner child. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free events planned to celebrate Iranian illustrator

Indie children’s publisher Tiny Owl has announced two London events to celebrate illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi getting a visa.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty years of Buffy celebrated in new Boxtree book

Pan Macmillan imprint Boxtree is publishing a new unauthorised oral history of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off "Angel", called Slayers and Vampires, to mark the 20th anniversary of the original cult '90s TV show.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze to publish Instagram hit Things I Have Drawn

Trapeze is publishing Things I Have Drawn: At the Zoo by Instagram father-and-son trio, Tom, Dom and Al Curtis, in which kids' drawings are "hilariously brought to life". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade celebrates release of Jane Austen £10 note

The trade is celebrating all things Jane Austen this week, as the Bank of England's new Austen £10 note makes its debut in honour of the author's 200th anniversary.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrity book clubs: Page turner or dust collector?

Reese Witherspoon has one, so does Emma Watson, but are celebrity book clubs a great thing for reading? Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FAB Prize winners celebrated

Faber Children’s and the Andlyn Agency celebrated the winners of the inaugural FAB Prize for BAME writers and illustrators last night (26th June) and revealed it will run again next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Children's Summer Party celebrates 'magic' and 'wonder'

Penguin Random House Children’s Summer Party boasted a magician, ice cream created with liquid nitrogen and two “magic wonder” trees. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops, libraries and schools ready Harry Potter 20th birthday celebrations

Bookshops, libraries and schools are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with quizzes, events and an attempt to break a world record. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnett’s 'witty' novel on loneliness to Trapeze

Trapeze has acquired David Barnett’s The Lonely Hearts Cinema Club, a novel about loneliness and an unlikely friendship between young and old. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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