Washington star Bryce Harper stays put after Dodgers make waiver claim

As the Washington Nationals conducted a fire sale of veteran players, sending second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the Cardinals, the Dodgers put in a claim to to acquire the biggest star on Washington’s roster: Bryce Harper. “I think we claimed him,” manager... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires behavioural economist's decision-making guides

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two works from behavioural economist Dr Sheheryar Banuri about making decisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 01:52:13 UTC ]
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PW Star Watch 2020 Partnership Will Contribute to Binc’s Pandemic Response

PW Star Watch, honoring leadership in the North American markets, will contribute to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation's pandemic-related efforts. The post PW Star Watch 2020 Partnership Will Contribute to Binc’s Pandemic Response appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-21 12:30:51 UTC ]
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Evaristo and Mantel make 2020's Women's Prize shortlist

Bernardine Evaristo's Booker-winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) and Hilary Mantel's final novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror & The Light (Fourth Estate), have been shortlisted for 2020's £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 03:11:14 UTC ]
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US print sales stay stable amid lockdowns

Physical books sales in the United States are holding up in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with NPD BookScan reporting that 166.9 million units had been sold in 2020 through the week ending 11th April, just a 1.3% decline on the same period in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 18:30:17 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: McGowan puts a ring on the top spot

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan (Thomas & Mercer) has held the Bookstat number one for the week ending 18th April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 18:12:17 UTC ]
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Meredith Cuts Salaries, Expands Ad Guarantee to Make Up for Revenue Decline

Facing what it called "a significant decline in advertising revenues" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meredith Corp. says it's implementing sweeping pay cuts across 60% of its approximately 5,000 employees, suspending quarterly dividends and withdrawing the 2020 fiscal outlook it... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-20 17:45:12 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Audio Puts Out 2020 Call; International Booker Postpones Naming Winner

Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Frankfurt Audio submissions and the UK's International Booker Prize postpones its winner announcement. The post Frankfurt Audio Puts Out 2020 Call; International Booker Postpones Naming Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-20 15:35:08 UTC ]
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Macfarlane, Shafak and Robinson make Ondaatje Prize shortlist

Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak and Roger Robinson are among the writers shortlisted for this year's £10,000 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 11:07:07 UTC ]
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Carty-Williams, Stibbe and O'Leary make Comedy Women in Print Prize longlist

Candice Carty-Williams, Nina Stibbe and Beth O'Leary are among the authors longlisted for this year's Comedy Women in Print Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 22:33:02 UTC ]
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Stay inside with the 10 best books of April

Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
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Stay inside with the 10 best books of April

Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
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Stay inside with the 10 best books of April

Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Becca Harper-Day

Becca Harper-Day is a Digital and Social Marketing Manager and lets us in on how she drives crowdfunding for Unbound Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 19:31:48 UTC ]
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Orion makes child's play of next acquisition for parents home-schooling

Orion has acquired the first book from Early Years specialist and playHOORAY! founder Claire Russell, to publish in e-book next week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 07:21:34 UTC ]
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16 meaty book series to get you through coronavirus stay-at-home orders

The best series of books in four categories — including highbrow ('Wolf Hall'), L.A. favorites (Easy Rollins) and epic histories (Taylor Branch). Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-14 16:00:13 UTC ]
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Pandemic highlights the staying power of two 20th-century masterpieces

Albert Camus’s “The Plague” and J.M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” deliver variations on a timely theme. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-13 09:24:29 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK puts staff on furlough

Publisher HarperCollins has confirmed that it is placing a number of staff on furlough, both in its distribution centre and across the broader company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 10:15:57 UTC ]
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‘Hood Feminism’ makes a convincing — and urgent — case about how race and class divide women

Mikki Kendall’s bracing collection explores raging disparities and the limits of a movement Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-08 18:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Temporary’ puts a whole new spin on millennial woe

Hilary Leichter’s novel blends the oddball and existential into a whimsical, resonant tale. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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OUP makes education and home learning resources free

Oxford University Press (OUP) has made many of its flagship educational and home learning resources available for free, in order to support teachers, parents and learners affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 06:50:42 UTC ]
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