Young adults dominate the Arabic book market, but publishers are acutely sensitive to the slightest challenge to conservative etiquetteThe boom in young adult fiction has left the Arab publishing world playing catch-up, as authors try to compete with Twilight and The Hunger Games without breaking cultural taboos. “There are too many taboos on what to write and how to write it,” says Taghreed Najjar, who has twice been shortlisted for the YA category of the new Etisalat prize for Arabic children’s literature. “It’s easier to sell books for younger children under the guise of educating them or strengthening their moral fibre. People who bought these kind of books were parents and teachers. But YA has to appeal to young adults to sell well, hence the dilemma.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a high-level conference organized by CANIEM, Mexican publishers were encouraged to embrace change and innovation, including new ways to promote reading and book sales. The post ‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Presenting our editors’ selections of eagerly awaited children's and YA books for the coming season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This eighth annual prize in legal storytelling, created with Harper Lee's authorization, goes to CE Tobisman for her novel about a potential elder abuse case, the second book in her series about attorney Caroline Auden. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction to CE Tobisman for ‘Proof’;... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Slavery, ecology, missing persons, inner-city violence, young love, prisons, trauma, and race' all are said to figure into the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist, as the award starts its second 50 years of competition. The post The 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist Is Announced in... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Intended 'to expand the boundaries of well-known series,' a new publishing company called Perilous Worlds heads for Frankfurter Buchmesse with game-designing authors on tap and some high-visibility fantasy brands to work with. The post Publisher Perilous Worlds Created To Advance Sci-Fi and... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new prize is being launched to champion young, illustrated children’s fiction, which often goes unnoticed or underappreciated by other awards, according to judge Axel Scheffler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ireland’s Nielsen-measured market has enjoyed strong, UK-beating growth this year to date, with a grass-roots author campaign propelling the late Emma Hannigan to the top of the bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of non-fiction in Ireland, and much of the nation’s publishing, has moved away from big-money celebrity and onto more authentic, enduring voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost a third of school-age children are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. But they will still struggle to find characters who resemble themselvesBooks can show us the world both as it is, and as it could be – “mirrors and windows”, as the author Malorie Blackman notes. For... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, founder of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, is writing a book about addictions for Virago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is the first publisher to rush out a book celebrating England’s “Young Lions”, announced hours after the team crashed out of the Fifa World Cup following a heart-breaking defeat to Croatia in extra time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Studio Press has bought three fiction titles from Casey Stoney MBE, based on the former England Women’s captain’s life "on and off the pitch". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the trend has been building for some time, publishing news media in France now are reporting on how 'houses known for publishing literary fiction have been hiring editors to develop popular fiction imprints.' The post Interview: Fabrice Piault on the Rise of French Popular Fiction appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the Books newsletter! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg, writing my last newsletter from our Spring Street address — next Friday we’ll be packing up for our new digs in El Segundo. THE BIG STORY When I saw that Parkland, Fla., shooting survivors David Hogg and his sister Lauren Hogg had... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones calls on the industry to make books part of the national conversation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An ever-increasing number of comics and pop culture conventions are taxing publishers’ exhibition budgets and turning artists into nomads, on the road signing autographs in a different city or country every weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the heels of the rapper’s deal with Random House, a look at the stars dipping their toes into publishing with imprints of their ownWith the launch of his new book imprint with publishing giant Random House, announced on Thursday via Instagram, the grime rapper Stormzy joined a growing list of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas and 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely have been challenged on a high school summer reading list by police and other supporters. The post YA Novels Prompt Police Objections to Summer Reading List in South Carolina appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Publishing Perspectives, and the Frankfurt Book Fair New York will host at seminar on Arabic literature in translation in NYC. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award, PP, and Frankfurt Book Fair NY Hosts Event Celebrating Arabic Literature in Translation appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Super Thursday will fall on 4th October this year, The Bookseller can reveal, when a whopping 544 new hardbacks will be hitting shelves—40 more than on last year’s equivalent day—all vying for a slice of the lucrative Christmas book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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