US Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’

Three winning university students and three instructors are honored by a new Black Stories program from Macmillan Learning. The post US Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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A brief history of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time

The late physicist’s editor, Peter Guzzardi, recalls his first meetings with Hawking and how his book became a bestsellerStephen Hawking dies aged 76I first encountered Stephen Hawking on the cover of the New York Times magazine. Inside, its pages told a story we all know today, but at the time... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monthly E-Ranking: The Girl on the Train scores 11th month at summit

The Girl on the Train, having dominated the ebook charts throughout 2016, scores the final Monthly E-Book Ranking of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann buys e-learning company Relias Learning

Bertelmann is to spend "in the mid-hundreds of millions" in US dollars on American e-learning provider Relias Learning, describing it as the company's "biggest purchase in the US since it took over Random House in 1998". The buy, which will have to be approved by antitrust authorities, is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award Rolls Out Award Longlists This Week

The National Book Awards is announcing expanded lists of ten finalists for four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Carnegie Award Shortlist Includes Booker, Costa Award Winners

The shortlist for this year's Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals — among the UK's top prizes for children's literature — includes several previous award-winners, making for stiff competition. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Amazon Prime flaunts a monthly price tag, now offers streaming and two day shipping for $7.99 per month

Amazon Prime's trifecta of two-day shipping, instant media streaming and monthly Kindle book rentals just became a little more consumer friendly at a slightly higher price. As a Hacking Netflix reader recently noticed, Amazon is now inviting users to buy into Prime for $7.99 a month, bringing... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Physical book sales slump 4% month-on-month

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 14:05 Spending on printed books slumped 4% in August, with sales plummeting to a seven-year low for the month, according to Nielsen BookScan data. A total of £107.5m spent on physical books at UK booksellers in the four weeks to 27th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steidl awarded publishing award

Written By: Jenny Roper Publication Date: Thu, 28/04/2011 - 06:55 German publisher Gerhard Steidl has been awarded the inaugural outstanding contribution to publishing award at his year's Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards. Steidl received the prize last night (27th April). He still independently... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Short Stories of Moroccan Writer Mohamed Choukri: A Talk by Dr. Jonas Elbousty, by The Editors of WLT

The Short Stories of Moroccan Writer Mohamed Choukri: A Talk by Dr. Jonas Elbousty, by The Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Thu, 09/26/2024 - 13:32 The University of Oklahoma’s Center for Middle East Studies; Department of Modern... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Aspen Institute Teams with Book of the Month to Launch Literary Festival

The inaugural Aspen Literary Festival, slated for September 2025, will feature more than 40 authors in a multi-day celebration of books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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UAE in Japan: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens a New Program

Scholarly analysis of the 'Arabian Nights' was the focus of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Arabic Language Centre program in Tokyo. The post UAE in Japan: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens a New Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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IPA Announces Its 2024 Publishing Innovation Award Shortlist

The International Publishers Association will name the winner of its second Innovation in Publishing Award at its 34th congress. The post IPA Announces Its 2024 Publishing Innovation Award Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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6 New YA Releases to Enjoy for Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month, Plus YA Book News: September 19, 2024

Six 2024 YA releases that you'll want on your TBR for Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Publishing Sales Saw Solid Six-Month Gains, Per AAP

According to AAP's StatShot program, industry sales were up 5.6% in the first half of 2024. Sales of adult titles rose 6.7%, but sales in the children's and young adult segment fell 2.7%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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John Cassaday, Award-Winning Comic Book Artist, Dies at 52

In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Essential Manga Series, Dark Fantasy and Horror Short Story Collections, and More

Dark fantasy and horror stories, a bookish throwback to 2004, the stuff authors buy, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

This story was co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. “Poor people” are “my people” Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has said. In his best-selling 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, he claimed a similar possessiveness, while at the same time... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The 2024 Ignatz Award Winners Are Here

Check out this year's winners of the Ignatz Awards, honoring the best in small press comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Book Riot

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ACFW Announces 2024 Carol Award Winners

The winners were celebrated at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference gala earlier this month. The award recognize the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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