Amanda Gorman, who wrote and recited the official Biden Inaugural Poem, and Brayden Harrington, the teen who spoke at the Democratic Convention of bonding with Biden over stuttering, both landed book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Jon Stewart was known for bringing attention to lower-profile, more obscure books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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One of Peru's fledgling publishers, Colmena Editores, is making room for edgy new generation of authors, while also offering classics and criticism. The post Peru’s Colmena Editores Gives Edgy Debut Authors a Voice appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite is to publish The 22-Day Revolution, a book about the benefits of a plant-based diet, with a foreword written by Beyoncé. Founded on the principle that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, The 22-Day Revolution by exercise physiologist and nutrition expert Marco Borges is a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This week: an account of the scandal and obsession behind Monopoly, which many readers will find more entertaining than the game itself. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Blackwell’s and Foyles are both offering discounts to people who pre-order Harper Lee’s forthcoming novel Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann). Go Set a Watchman, written by Lee before her bestselling novel To Kill a Mockingbird but featuring some of the same characters, will be released on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ironmark, a Howard County-based printing, design and marketing company, announced Thursday that it had acquired United Book Press, Inc. to create a book publishing division that would boost annual revenue from $22 to $35 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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Jon Stewart announced plans Tuesday night to leave his perch on The Daily Show later this year. The shrieks and cries you heard coming from Manhattan and Brooklyn? That was the sound of publishing and media insiders realizing that their best avenue for jump-starting book sales and making... Continue reading at Slate
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As a new teenage mum, Victoria Scheule would read her son The Gruffalo. Now a teacher and mother of 7-year-old Carter, she represented her old school for teenage mothers yesterday at an event starring the book's author. Continue reading at Stuff
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The TV miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s award-winning novel is proving a major sales boost for the title, originally released in 2007. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Little Tiger Press has acquired two picture books from debut writers; Katie McGinty Wants a Pet and Pirates in Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe. Katie McGinty Wants a Pet is about a girl who wants an unusual pet and was written by Jenna Harrington, who works in the sales department at Little Tiger... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Young detectives "replace vampires" in young adult fiction according to this year's Children's Book Prize shortlist. Continue reading at BBC News
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Scribd's monthly subscription includes unlimited access to its library of audio and ebooks, and as of today, you can add comics to that list. The service announced that it added over 10,000 comic books for leisurely reading, and the more visually st... Continue reading at Engadget
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Must religion and sex always make strange bedfellows? Or can a connection between the two be freshly understood in a culture drenched in sexual imagery and messages? New and forthcoming books tackle the issues from different angles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Cynthia Bond's novel "Ruby" is set in Texas and tells a fierce and poetic tale of a worldly, beautiful black woman, Ruby Bell, and her struggle not to be destroyed by her home community of Liberty Township. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Our January 2015 selection of reviews from BlueInk Review, a service which reviews self-published books. The post February 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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'Blue Like Jazz' author Don Miller's first book in five years is among notable releases in February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Robert Alter's acclaimed Bible translation has a new volume; Lauren Winner insightfully examines obscure metaphors for God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Actress Gillian Anderson will be on the judging panel for this year’s Oscar’s First Book Prize, which awards the best first book for children aged five or under published in 2014. The £5,000 prize was set up by the Evening Standard last year in memory of Oscar Ashton, the son of the paper’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The panel, “The Bookternet: Building Communities Online,” examined the ways that online book culture has transformed the book industry, offering both opportunities and pitfalls for publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Discover the 20 longlisted contenders for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2015, including former children’s laureate Anthony Browne, Mini Grey, Jim Kay, Catherine Rayner, Shaun Tan and Chris Riddell (with two nominated titles on this year’s longlist)Find out about the 2015 Carnegie medal... Continue reading at The Guardian
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