The young writer of a real-life The Fault in Our Stars isn't alive to see her book make the finals of the country's top awards â but her parents could not be prouder. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid have all been longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'I completely disagree with the phrase "publish or perish," says one voice in academic publishing. So what does the digital disruption disrupt? The post Publish or Plug In? Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump loves Reasons to Vote Democrat, a volume of white space that follows a number of liberal spoofs with the same content. I prefer less vacant jokesIt’s a product worthy of Reggie Perrin’s Grot shop – the store opened to sell tat in David Nobbs’s magnificent satire of modern life: a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are always a celebration of excellence in all forms of literature, but this year the event will be a blast: Tig Notaro is hosting! Notaro, of course, is the comedian and star of the Amazon series “One Mississippi” — and author of the 2016 memoir “I’m Just A... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has struck a multi-book deal with Juno Dawson following a "hotly-contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connect Books’ library supply arm Dawson Books has inked a deal to integrate with the Kortext platform. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It looks like board books will be popular gifts for Easter this year. Unit sales of the format soared 83% in the week ended Apr. 9, 2017 over the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the adult trade category increased 6.8% in November over a year ago, and sales in the children’s/young adult category jumped 16.2%, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint WH Allen has acquired a popular history book on the Victorians by Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Minty, vice chair of SYP London, says future publishers need to do more than just love books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries in 14 nations put forward the 10 titles on this year's Dublin Literary Award shortlist. The winner will be announced on June 21, 2017. The post The Library-Nominated International Dublin Literary Award Announces a Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Laureate for Fiction Anne Enright is shortlisted for the €100,000 (£84,932.00) International Dublin Literary Award, alongside authors from 10 other countries including Angola, Mozambique and Nigeria. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francis Spufford's much-lauded Golden Hill (Faber) has gained yet another prize nod, this time on the six-strong shortlist for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2017 (£2,500). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I keep a photograph of my family, circa 1972, on my fireplace mantle. Taken when I was 11 by a professional photographer in a studio at a mini-mall in Wilmington, Del., it’s the kind of stilted portrait many families sat for before we all started snapping candid selfies at family gatherings. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has reported a 4% rise in group profits for the six months to end February 2017, with spoof humour titles the key driver of sales in its books business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley is publishing a "much-needed" new book for Foster Care Fortnight, to "demystify the experience for potential new foster parents". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kudos to the folks creating these comics, who are taking 80-year-old characters and making them fresh and exciting. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Robyn Travis and Kerry Young, and Cassava Republic publisher Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, are among the speakers at this year's Bare Lit Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel sacks X-Men artist Ardian Syaf after he hid religious references in a current issue of the comic. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Lavergne, publisher of Thought Catalog Books, knows what his social data is saying: Create 'an experience that isn't efficient—that's anti-efficient.' The post How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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