WH Smith has unveiled a new books strategy for its High Street arm, designed to futureproof sales at the 611-strong chain “for the next decade”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Allen is to publish the first book in English by Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who led the Umbrella Revolution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 13:41:07 UTC ]
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The Amazon review for my debut novel was glowing, including words like “compelling” and “fun.” And then there was this: “If you love historical fiction, you’ll love The Last Book Party.” Say what? How could my novel, which is set during the 1980s—a decade of my own youth—be historical fiction?... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-01 11:00:53 UTC ]
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Nick Hern Books will publish a new edition of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s play "Fleabag"—the inspiration for the TV series of the same name—to coincide with the show’s upcoming West End run. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 01:02:58 UTC ]
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The mystery writer's editor recounts their time together over the past 30 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has revealed its gender pay gap figures nine months early with a largely unchanged balance sheet but with a new initiative which sees all new parents at the company given the opportunity to take 12 months off from next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 23:00:06 UTC ]
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The U.K.'s Booksellers Association is working with the ABA and the Australian Bookseller Association to develop a manifesto detailing environmentally friendly practices for the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe has snapped up Mr B's bookseller Jessica Gaitán Johannesson's debut novel in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 18:31:00 UTC ]
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The English version lands five years after the death of author Nabarun Bhattacharya. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-22 17:03:01 UTC ]
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Hodder has unveiled striking new covers for four classic Stephen King novels to coincide with the horror master’s new novel The Institute. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 17:43:28 UTC ]
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W H Smith's international chairman and business development director Louis de Bourgoing will retire next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 19:26:25 UTC ]
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Vintage have unveiled a host of celebrations to mark the centenary of Iris Murdoch’s birth, including a postcard philosophy project and newly designed special editions of her classics "to reintroduce Murdoch as a trailblazing writer”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 00:31:26 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_161791" align="alignright" width="150"] Carol Smith[/caption] Carol Smith was promoted to SVP and publishing director of Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire, succeeding SVP, publishing director and CRO Kevin O’Malley, who is retiring. Smith most recently served as the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 16:33:55 UTC ]
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The most prolific man in letters, James Patterson, has bestowed upon 20 UK booksellers the Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award in recognition of their “talent and extraordinary contribution to the bookselling industry.” Bestselling author/philanthropist Patterson (whose has sold somewhere... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-11 16:06:23 UTC ]
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James Patterson has awarded 20 booksellers the Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award, in recognition of their "outstanding" work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 19:15:12 UTC ]
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A new class of 40 'Rising Stars' in the UK publishing industry is named by The Bookseller, in association with sponsor Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post The Bookseller Names 2019 Rising Stars; Pan Mac’s Laura Ricchetti is the ‘Shooting Star’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-09 05:35:30 UTC ]
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Michael Seidenberg, the beloved owner of New York City's Brazenhead Books, has died. In his later years, Seidenberg ran the bookstore out of his apartment, attracting the city's literati and bookworms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The employee-owned house, best known for books on design, crafts, and cooking, regional-interest titles, and children’s books, is keeping up its late founder's legacy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has launched a new business, Penguin Connect, connecting companies and authors to “inspire personal and professional growth” through bespoke events such as workshops and keynote speeches. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 05:50:45 UTC ]
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Hitler’s manifesto was marketed on Amazon, Walmart, Barnes and Noble and Books-A-Million as “what we must do if we want to survive as a people and as a Race.” Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2019-07-02 01:29:36 UTC ]
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David Nicholls, Ali Smith and Ian McEwan are among the line-up for this year’s the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 05:28:19 UTC ]
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