WBN U.S. Adds 'Twelve Years a Slave'

Special WBN editions of Solomon Northrup’s memoir have been printed as part of World Book Night’s nationwide celebration on April 23. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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The Angle: This Year’s Literary Sensation Carries a Dark Past

Delia Owens wrote the bestselling book of the year so far. But before she was an author, she was known for some notorious exploits. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-07-30 20:55:21 UTC ]
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A girl and boy meet at a bookstore in Iran. Sixty years go by.

Tinged with love and sadness, Marjan Kamali’s new novel ‘The Stationery Shop’ is an ode to an Iran that no longer exists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-07-28 22:04:19 UTC ]
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A girl and boy meet at a bookstore in Iran. Sixty years go by.

Tinged with love and sadness, Marjan Kamali’s new novel ‘The Stationery Shop’ is an ode to an Iran that no longer exists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

A girl and boy meet at a bookstore in Iran. Sixty years go by.

Tinged with love and sadness, Marjan Kamali’s new novel ‘The Stationery Shop’ is an ode to an Iran that no longer exists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

The Next 50 Years of Comics Publishing

The San Diego Comic-Con’s half century of celebrating comics and the broader popular culture serves to mark how much the landscape of popular culture has changed since its inception 50 years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How 50-Year-Old Fla-Vor-Ice Became an Enduring American Summertime Staple

Among the many hardships endured by children undergoing cancer treatment is nausea--and the related difficulty of finding a food they can keep down. Fortunately, young patients at the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, the Georgetown University Hospital and 123 other medical centers across the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-22 22:30:42 UTC ]
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Dublin-based independent Lilliput Press celebrates 35 years of success

Lilliput Press founder Antony Farrell has launched a commemorative social media campaign to mark 35 years in business, and discusses his plans for the future of the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 07:42:14 UTC ]
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Cavanagh wins Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

Steve Cavanagh has been named as the winner of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his book Thirteen (Orion). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 05:35:02 UTC ]
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Expanded Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes Name Second Year of Winners

This year's five honorees, up from three last year, are 'The Common,' 'American Short Fiction,' 'Black Warrior Review,' 'The Margins,' and 'The Offing,' which will receive a combined $144,000 from the Whiting Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book to sponsor Libraries Week in two-year CILIP partnership

Nielsen Book has joined forces with library and information association CILIP to sponsor its reading campaign alongside National Libraries Week in a new two-year partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 17:15:51 UTC ]
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Ross leaves Hodder Education after 20 years in restructure

Hodder Education’s group business operations manager Alyssum Ross is departing the firm after 20 years, as part of a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 02:55:59 UTC ]
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Hood triumphs at UKLA awards for second year in row

Morag Hood has triumphed at the UKLA Book Awards for the second year in a row, with I am Bat (Two Hoots). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-12 17:58:46 UTC ]
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Hearst’s Latest Digital Subs Foray Is $100 Per Year Exercise Videos

Hearst is continuing its moves to find digital subscription revenue in offshoot products with a new streaming video service offering Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-11 18:30:41 UTC ]
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Hearst’s latest digital subs foray is $100 per year exercise videos

A 20-person team at Hearst Magazines has brought four different consumer products to market since last October. It sees a mandate to serve the needs of its existing audience. The post Hearst’s latest digital subs foray is $100 per year exercise videos appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-07-11 04:01:02 UTC ]
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Why Luxury Titles Are Poised to Survive the Next 5 Years

Like all of us who retain an old-fashioned, romantic affection for print magazines, I sometimes find myself wondering which ones will still be around in five years. It’s sort of a mental game I play—"Survivor: Mag Edition." Many of my favorite books will be gone, no doubt—lost to handheld... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 04:00:47 UTC ]
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Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill.

Are McCulley’s stories great prose? No, but they make for fun summertime reading. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-10 20:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Taddeo wanted to write about female desire. It set her on an eight-year odyssey.

The author reflects on “Three Women,” which was the result of countless interviews and a cross-country drive in an RV. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-03 12:54:00 UTC ]
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OUP turnover edges up, despite another 'challenging' year for Education

Following a 0.9% turnover dip for the year before, Oxford University Press saw small-scale growth again in the 12 months to 31st March 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 03:07:45 UTC ]
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Deep Vellum Acquires Two Publishers, Adds Imprints

Dallas-based translation publisher Deep Vellum has acquired the backlists of Phoneme Media of Los Angeles and A Strange Object of Austin, Tex., and is expanding into publishing works originally written in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ros Harding wins School Librarian of the Year Award

The School Library Association (SLA) has awarded the School Librarian of the Year Award to Ros Harding from The King’s School Chester. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 07:49:08 UTC ]
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