The Republic of Consciousness prize has been launched by novelist Neil Griffiths, who intends to ‘guilt trip’ bestselling authors into contributingThe award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize celebrating the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland – and is preparing to “guilt trip” some of the country’s bestselling writers into supporting it.Griffiths, whose novel Betrayal in Naples won the Writers’ Club first novel award and whose Saving Caravaggio was shortlisted for the Costa best novel award, said he decided to found the new prize after realising that works from small presses represented the best fiction he had read in the last year. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's beginning to look a lot like Grinch-mas at Random House Children's Books, which kicks off its Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes promotional campaign on December 1, the newly minted National Grinch Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Walkley, head of digital at Hachette UK, has defined the three essential, bedrock skills... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Partnering with HarperCollins's academic marketing division, Avon (which is a trade imprint at HC), is opening its editorial doors to submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Burmese Ministry of Information announced that a new translation of Orwell’s 1934 novel, Burmese Days, won the National Literary Award’s informative literature award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books is creating two new publishing divisions—Macmillan Under... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No one expected publishing companies’ digital revenue to catch up to print overnight, but what does it say when that revenue stream at The New York Times Co., Tribune Co. and Time Inc. is already declining? All said so in their most rec ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Co. chief executive officer Peter Liguori tells employees that “we have decided to unify the non-editorial functions of our publishing businesses,” but “creating these critical efficiencies and ensuring the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon's KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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He hates making mistakes, but he's made an awful lot in his memoir. Luckily it's a venerable customIs there a special bad elf that creeps out in the pre-Christmas period to wreak havoc with would-be bestsellers? Novelist Helen Fielding and actor David Jason might be forgiven for thinking so,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's web buzz takes in the troubled relationship between traditional publishers and startups, the death of Small Demons, writer dads, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frances Lincoln has launched a new prize for British nature and nature travel writing, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With one of Slovenia's two major publishing conglomerates up for auction, the industry fears the worst; readers, meanwhile, have rallied around a surprise bestseller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellie Levenson, the author of The Noughtie Girl’s Guide to Feminism (Oneworld), has set up... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is nominated for the best popular fiction prize at the National Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series of childrens' books has died, her publisher Random House announced. Park, 66, had ovarian cancer.Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series of childrens' books has died, her publisher Random House announced. Park, 66, had ovarian cancer. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popular authors including George R R Martin, Neil Gaiman, Kate Atkinson and David Nicholls are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94.Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The partnership between independent bookstores and university presses has a long and mutually rewarding history that has balanced the differences between the trade and academic business models. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last fall, Timothy O’Connell, an editor at Vintage, noticed a starred PW review of The Natural Order of Things by Kevin P. Keating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To support Indies First, scores of authors will be working in indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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