Waterstones staff 'safe' as major fire breaks out at Walthamstow shopping centre

More than 125 firefighters are tackling a blaze at an east London shopping centre, which includes the Walthamstow branch of Waterstones, as police declare a major incident.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-21 15:42:51 UTC ]
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In 2019, Will Publishers Break Even?

With the holiday season ahead, the industry has a chance to overcome a small unit decline in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ANA’s annual meeting begins with major focus on multicultural marketing

For the past several years, Association of National Advertisers CEO Bob Liodice has kicked off the group’s largest conference of the year by ticking off a laundry list of issues plaguing the industry, including the opaque digital media supply chain, ad fraud and the ANA’s long-running fight with... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-03 15:40:12 UTC ]
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HQ snaps up insider's account from David Cameron’s former deputy chief of staff

HQ has acquired the debut non-fiction book from Kate Fall, David Cameron’s former deputy chief of staff, to provide "an insider’s account of life at the heart of Number 10". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 06:34:06 UTC ]
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to headline Southbank Centre

Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are appearing at the Southbank Centre in November to launch their new book, The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience (Simon & Schuster). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:19:58 UTC ]
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Urbanization Spurs Major R&D in China

Keeping up with urban demands has benefitted various industries, including academic publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Desmond Elliott Prize to be run by National Centre for Writing

The £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize will be run by the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich with a new programme of support for a second novel and a sustainable career in writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 14:23:55 UTC ]
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‘I’m not getting much Take a Break’: Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper, reviewed

The climate activists release their first print publication this week. But does a crisis-hit planet make for winning journalism?In a move that feels more than slightly ironic, the climate activists Extinction Rebellion have decided to go into a media on the brink of extinction, having released... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-25 16:31:16 UTC ]
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15 Book Club Questions for LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

Dive into these 15 LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE book club questions for a lively group discussion that will stay with you for days. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-09-23 10:34:41 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: ‘Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass’

Eisner Award- and Caldecott Honor-winner Mariko Tamaki and artist Steve Pugh collaborate on a new graphic novel about the teen years of Harleen Quinzel. The post Panel Mania: ‘Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-09-19 16:00:57 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books pre-empts Gibbons debut in major three-book deal

HarperCollins Children's Books has snapped up world rights in a "lightning-strike pre-empt" to A Clock of Stars by children's author Francesca Gibbons in a major three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 07:34:18 UTC ]
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Amazon's Fire tablets and Kindles are on sale for Prime members

Amazon's next big hardware event is just days away, and it appears the tech giant is using that as an opportunity to provide hefty discounts for Fire tablet and Kindle models for Prime subscribers. Most notably, Prime members get $40 off the Kindle P... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-09-16 14:27:00 UTC ]
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Audials One 2020 stream recording suite promises 'ground-breaking recording quality and speed'

Audials AG has released Audials One 2020, a major new version of its comprehensive stream capture suite. The suite brings together all the tools available separately in three other products: Audials Music 2020 (music and audiobook recording), Audials Movie 2020 (video streams) and Audials Radio... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-09-16 13:08:51 UTC ]
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Record-breaking US sales for The Testaments

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments has sold a record-breaking 125,000 copies in all combined formats in the US in its first week on sale, according to Penguin Random House US.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 23:13:54 UTC ]
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AWP Fires Executive Director, Who Alleges Discrimination

Chloe Schwenke, who served for one year as interim executive director of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs before being officially named executive director about six months ago, has been let go. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Love wins Klaus Flugge Prize with 'barrier-breaking' tale

Jessica Love has won this year's Klaus Flugge Prize for the most promising newcomer to children's picture books with her "barrier-breaking" and "heartwarming" tale, Julian is a Mermaid (Walker Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 21:01:48 UTC ]
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The Testaments smashes first day sales for Waterstones

Waterstones has celebrated its biggest first day of sales of 2019 with Margaret Atwood's Booker-shortlisted The Testaments (Chatto & Windus).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 14:52:54 UTC ]
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Crunchyroll Takes Majority Stake in Viz Media Europe

The streaming, publishing, and distribution platform offering online global access to anime, manga, and other Asian pop content, has acquired a majority interest in Viz Media Europe Group, a key distributor of manga and anime in Europe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood greeted by cheers at Testaments midnight Waterstones launch

Margaret Atwood officially launched her follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments (Chatto & Windus), to cheers of delight at a packed-out Waterstones Piccadilly last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 17:45:08 UTC ]
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Ex-Waterstones bookseller shortlisted for 2019 National Short Story Award

Donald Trump and the #MeToo movement are some of the themes dominating the 20019 National Short Story Award shortlist, which features all-female writers for a sixth time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 17:33:37 UTC ]
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PE Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Industry Dive

Charlotte, N.C.-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Industry Dive, the seven-year-old B2B media company whose online verticals span 19 different sectors including banking, construction, retail and supply chain. Contacted via email, Industry... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-05 16:26:03 UTC ]
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