Scott Tulloch specialises in silliness â the perfect skill for a writer and illustrator of children's books. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
An artist in India is challenging sexist drawings of women in comic books, by reimaging male heroes. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Artist Mike Medaglia is launching Liminal 11, a publishing company for comics and illustrated titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dream-like paintings and illuminated holy books. Plus, the art of paper jewelry and L.A.’s Salvadoran artistic circles. Here are eight exhibition and events to check out in the coming week: Judithe Hernández, “A Dream Is the Shadow of Something Real,” at the Museum of Latin American Art.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired two new books by author Nikola Scott, a former editorial director at Little, Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has said he may be forced to sell his house in order to stay afloat after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calls for writers to reap rewards as British publishers enjoy record-breaking yearA record-breaking year for publishers has been greeted with renewed demands for authors to receive a bigger slice of income and investment, as sales of books passed the £5.7bn mark in 2017.Book sales income was up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic book artist Steve Ditko has died at the age of 90, the New York Times reports. Ditko was best known for his work creating Spider-Man, who debuted in the Marvel comic book series Amazing Fantasy in 1962. Although Spider-Man was initially conceived by artist Jack Kirby, Kirby’s version was... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Philip Pullman, Robin Stevens and Maz Evans are "furious" about a website offering free illegal downloads of their books. OceanofPDF.com offers users free PDF or Epub downloads of some bestselling authors’ books, including eight Philip Pullman titles, 14 books by Malorie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost half the shortlisted authors for the Welsh Book of the Year awards have sold fewer than 100 copies. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fortress Press is reissuing ‘Jesus + Nothing = Everything’ by Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham whose book was taken out of print after admitting to extra-marital affairs in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About 2,000 children’s and YA book authors and their supporters have signed onto a campaign to oppose President Trump's controversial family separation immigration policy under the name "Kid Lit Says No Kids in Cages." The campaign made its appearance Monday on Twitter with a statement signed by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has revealed the cover of Judith Kerr’s new picture book to celebrate the author’s 95th birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's hard enough getting John Dunmore to stop and sit down; getting him to talk about himself is almost impossible. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books have been saving Steff Green since she was a child growing up in central Hawke's Bay. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman and Robert Webb are among the authors donating thousands of books to Oxfam in a bid to boost sales in the charity's shops and raise money for its work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut author flyposted Penguin Random House's offices in London's Vauxhall as part of a guerrilla marketing stunt to promote his new book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the last year that British authors are likely to be eligible to enter the European Book Prize (Prix du Livre Européen), with the UK's exit from the European Union looming in March 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookouture has appointed The Artists Partnership to represent its authors for film, stage and TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch the plastic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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