Written By: Philip Stone and Felicity Wood Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 09:43 The majority of the books to be handed out tomorrow (5th March) as part of World Book Night have already received a sales boost in 2011. The figures will be a welcome fillip for the organisers, with founder Jamie Byng facing down criticism from independent bookshop owner Stephen Poulter on last night's Newsnight. The promotion launches tonight with a live event in London's Trafalgar Square, featuring authors such as Nick Cave, Margaret Atwood and Alan Bennett. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Novelist says it is 'delicious' to be first contributor to the Future Library, which will compile 100 texts for publication in 2114Depending on perspective, it is an author's dream or nightmare: Margaret Atwood will never know what readers think of the piece of fiction she is currently working... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The novelist is the first author to commit to public art project Future Library.Award-winning author Margaret Atwood is writing a new book--but don't expect to pre-order it on Amazon anytime soon. The book will be the first text included in Future Library, a public art project set to unfold over... Continue reading at Fast Company
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is celebrating the publication of the final Skulduggery... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Margaret Atwood, Donna Tartt and Booker winner Eleanor Catton are among the novelists longlisted for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at BBC News
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A memorial service for Doris Lessing will be held at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Writer Alan Bennett has claimed Nina Stibbe "misremembered" him in Love, Nina (Viking... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Gillian Anderson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nick Cave, Neil Gaiman and Thandie Newton will be among... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The National Book Awards in recent years has been working to raise its profile and increase books' cultural impact. Now it's taking another step toward extending its reach. The National Book Foundation, which administers the prizes, will announce Monday that the 2013 awards ceremony and benefit... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Random House has launched new magazines aimed at exploring worlds created by their authors. First up: Margaret Atwood and George R.R. Martin. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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In a promotional event timed to coincide with the global release of Margaret Atwood’s new novel MaddAdam, her publisher, Doubleday, is teaming with Wattpad to release an exclusive essay about the book as well as excerpts from the other novels in the dystopian trilogy of which it is a part. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Margaret Atwood's next novel, MaddAddam, will be published by Bloomsbury on 29th August. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle ebooks, but they've had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don't have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has... Continue reading at Engadget
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Written By: Philip Stone and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 15:54 Martina Cole has become the first British female adult-audience novelist to surpass the £50m sales mark since records began. Thanks to the solid sales of her 18th thriller, The Faithless (Headline), which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 09:00 The Booksellers Association has said retailers must respect publishers' embargoed release dates, after it emerged pre-embargo sales of Martina Cole's The Faithless (Headline) cost her the number one spot... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 15:26 Canongate has promoted senior editor Francis Bickmore to editorial director. His recent publishing includes the Man Booker-shortlisted Jamrach's Menagerie. Bickmore joined Canongate in 2000 and his authors include Glen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 09:27 Author Philip Pullman has joined the fight to save the six Brent libraries threatened by closure, following Zadie Smith and Alan Bennett in taking part in a fund-raising event for the campaign. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 12/05/2011 - 09:45 Analysis has revealed that £4.6m of books were sold under the W H Smith Spring Richard and Judy Book Club promotion, as the retailer released the celebrity couple's new summer titles. The eight Spring Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 21/04/2011 - 08:00 Bookshops are readying themselves for the upcoming four-day back-to-back bank holiday weekends created by Easter and the royal wedding, with stores broadly expecting a sales boost. Looking back at the last notable royal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 07/04/2011 - 09:11 Spending in March has hit a six-year low, with sales slumping by 8.7% year on year. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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