Wimbledon BookFest cancels World Book Day event over local coronavirus case

Wimbledon BookFest has been forced to cancel its World Book Day event featuring authors Sita Brachmachari, Konnie Huq and Karyn Parsons, because of a local coronavirus case.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Irvine Welsh up for Saltire book prize

Irvine Welsh and James Kelman are among the authors shortlisted in this year's Saltire Literary Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

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West Marin's Point Reyes Books Changes Hands

Out of 27 serious letters of interest, Carol Levinson and Steve Costa chose Stephen Sparks and Molly Parent as new owners. The pair will begin running the store in January 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Download: Friday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily

Read about the implications of Brexit on publishing, copyright reform, an interview with author Nujeen Mustafa, and more news from the Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Download: Friday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Book Sales' Shapiro Retires After 52 Years

Shapiro, hailed as the sage of the bargain-book business, calls it a day after more than half a century in the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Booker finalist Paul Beatty and Super Thursday – books podcast

As publishing begins the long climb to Christmas, Paul Beatty joins us to talk about life on the Man Booker shortlistIn this week’s podcast we discuss the limits of acceptability with novelist Paul Beatty, whose scorching satire of black American identity has been shortlisted for next week’s Man... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: PW Talks to Pew Research Center’s Lee Rainie about Reading in the Digital Age

It's been a disruptive decade for the book business, but Pew's latest research suggests that Americans' reading habits have remained relatively stable. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How Publisher IDW Is Using Its Comic Book Experience To Build A TV Brand

CEO Ted Adams explains how he took his comics and gaming publishing house into TV with Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently. CEO Ted Adams explains how he took his comics and gaming publishing house into TV with Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently.The arrival of Dirk Gently's Holistic... Continue reading at Fast Company

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The Big Deal at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Free Speech

World events--particularly those in Turkey, where thousands of journalists, authors and academics have been jailed or dismissed--drew lots of attention at the annual event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016

Flatiron nabs two YA novels, one for six figures; B.A. Paris re-ups at St. Martin’s Press; Sherrilyn Kenyon takes a new series to Tor; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Books of The Times: Review: In ‘The Arab of the Future 2,’ Back to Syria in 1984

The cartoonist Riad Sattouf; the second volume of his graphic memoir has just been published. Continue reading at The New York Times

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At Frankfurt Book Fair: Back to Work

Frankfurt Book Fair is off to a seriously toned start this week, Wednesday's morning events looking light on audience as trade industry players focused on work and meetings on their stands. The post At Frankfurt Book Fair: Back to Work appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Super Thursday: battle for UK book charts Christmas No 1 begins

Jamie Oliver and Phil Collins go up against Ladybird parodies and Danish coziness on bumper publishing day Jamie Oliver and Phil Collins will do battle against Ladybird and the Danish concept of hygge in the race to be Christmas No 1 in the UK book charts, which begins in earnest with the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Download: Thursday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily

Politics meets publishing at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair, with discussions of copyright, freedom to publish, and 'Europe and Islam'. The post Download: Thursday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: Bonnier CEO Touts Stories, People

Jacob Dalborg, CEO of Bonnier, was the featured speaker during the CEO panel where he talked about the plans the Swedish publisher has for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'World first' virtual reality deal struck for YA trilogy

Interactive entertainment company To Play For has acquired virtual reality (VR) rights to the Fallow Trilogy by Amy Lankester-Owen, in the first deal for the books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bonnier pair bag Bonnier book

Jonas Bonnier, former c.e.o and president of the Bonnier Group, has signed deals in 18 territories for his novel The Helicopter Heist, based on the events of a Stockholm cash-depot robbery in 2009. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: Two Fantasy Debuts Nabbed in Major Deals

Two fantasy series—one YA, and one adult—that sold in high six figure deals just before the Frankfurt Book Fair are drawing notice from foreign houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Popular YouTuber Gets Painfully Personal in a New Book About Her Real Life

Hannah Hart's fans probably know her pretty well. After all, the YouTube star has uploaded 529 videos in the past five years. However, there have been some things she hasn't been ready to discuss with them—until now. With the release of her second book, Buffering, Hart is showing fans even... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: The Markets Summit Spotlights Global Opportunities

Frankfurt’s The Markets: Global Publishing Summit took place on Tuesday, the opening event of the Fair’s premium events program dubbed “The Business Club,” and offered insight into seven publishing markets around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily

With David Hockney, H.M. King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, and others, the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair opened to showcase the global publishing scene. By Hannah Johnson This year, the Frankfurt Book Fair will feature people and discussions that show just how political and interconnected the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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