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The London Book Fair, 13 Mar 2013
Digital Minds is in its fifth year and it has continually reinvented itself to address a fast developing market and an increasingly sophisticated audience
Page 13 Mar 2013
The British Council, the UK’s international cultural relations organisation, is delighted to announce the London Book Fair (LBF) 2013 Market Focus Cultural
Sara Lloyd, Digital and Communications Director of Pan Macmillan and Chair of this year’s LBF Digital Minds Conference, discusses the problems and
Helen Clifford, 13 Mar 2013
Random House has made a number of modifications to its terms and conditions for digital imprints, with authors now given a choice of two payment models to
Helen Clifford, 11 Mar 2013
American author Philip Roth has been voted the greatest living writer in the US in a poll by New York Magazine's online portal, Vulture. According to the
Page 11 Mar 2013
The London Book Fair, 11 Mar 2013
Twitter is much more than a handy way of sharing what you had for lunch for major publishers, it’s now a major commissioning channel in its own right.
Emily Delchar, 08 Mar 2013
Sebastian Faulks, who is best known for his 1993 novel 'Birdsong', has been commissioned to write a new 'Jeeves and Wooster' book by the estate of PG Wodehouse,
Page 08 Mar 2013
The London Book Fair, 08 Mar 2013
LONDON, 8 MARCH —The London Book Fair is pleased to announce that the tenth annual Lifetime Achievement Award in International Publishing, will be awarded to Michael Krüger,
Emily Delchar, 07 Mar 2013
With the popularity of e-readers and e-books constantly on the rise, libraries around the world are beginning to feel the pinch as more and more people turn to
Page 07 Mar 2013
Helen Clifford, 06 Mar 2013
Indian author Amish Tripathi has been awarded a record advance for the South Asian rights to his next three books, following the success of his previous
Page 06 Mar 2013
The London Book Fair, 05 Mar 2013
News for release: 5 March 2013: The London Book Fair is delighted to announce international bestselling authors William Boyd and Liz Pichon as Authors of the Day 2013. This
Page 05 Mar 2013
Emily Delchar, 05 Mar 2013
A former UN aid worker has set up a mobile library service for children in Pakistan in an attempt to help raise the standards of education and help build a
Helen Clifford, 04 Mar 2013
The winners of the National Book Critics Circle Award, one of the most prestigious awards for authors in the US, have been announced, with Ben Fountain walking
Page 04 Mar 2013
Bestselling author E.L James, whose 'Fifty Shades' trilogy sold over 40 million copies worldwide and was the most successful e-book of last year, has revealed
Helen Clifford, 01 Mar 2013
The Shanghai Literary Festival gets underway today (March 1st) and will feature a distinctly international flavour with 69 authors, artists and film producers
Page 01 Mar 2013
David Mitchell, whose bestselling novel 'Cloud Atlas' has recently been turned into a popular film, is to co-release a new book that he and his wife have
Emily Delchar, 28 Feb 2013
With budget cuts threatening the future of libraries in a number of counties across the UK, Brighton and Hove Council has come up with a new solution which
Page 28 Feb 2013
A survey of volunteers working for the children's literacy charity Beanstalk has revealed that around a quarter believe the best way to encourage more children
Emily Delchar, 27 Feb 2013
Following the success of Ang Lee's film adaptation of Yann Martel's 'The Life of Pi' at the Oscars last weekend, libraries across Norfolk will be attempting to
Page 27 Feb 2013
Emily Delchar, 26 Feb 2013
As booksellers around the world struggle to cope with the power of the large online retailers such as Amazon, collaboration between smaller companies and high
Page 26 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 25 Feb 2013
The rising popularity of graphic novels and comic books in India is acting as a major driving force in getting more young adults into reading, according to a
Page 25 Feb 2013
The London Book Fair, 25 Feb 2013
Reed Exhibitions announces new scheduling for the world’s leading spring book event London, 25 February 2013: The London Book Fair 2014 will take place at
Emily Delchar, 22 Feb 2013
The British literary tradition has produced some of the world's best-loved authors, playwrights and poets down the years, and it looks as though that could well
Page 22 Feb 2013
Emily Delchar, 21 Feb 2013
Researchers at the University of California's Berkeley campus are hoping to revolutionise the way e-books work in order to allow for greater collaboration
Page 21 Feb 2013
The London Book Fair, 20 Feb 2013
London, 20 February 2013: The London Book Fair Market Focus Professional Programme, which will showcase the Turkish publishing industry at The London Book Fair
Page 20 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 20 Feb 2013
Libraries across the UK have been suffering in recent times as a result of funding cuts and decreasing visitor numbers, although a new trend appears to be
Japanese author Haruki Murakami is known for his reluctance to give interviews or press conferences, which is why it comes as no surprise that he has chosen to
Helen Clifford, 19 Feb 2013
Bestselling author William Boyd, whose previous works include award-winning titles such as 'A Good Man in Africa', 'An Ice Cream War' and 'Restless', is to pen
Page 19 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 18 Feb 2013
The merger of publishing giants Penguin and Random House is set to go ahead after the move was given the green light by US government agencies. The deal
Page 18 Feb 2013
The London Book Fair, 18 Feb 2013
The London Book Fair is delighted to announce its partnership with book marketing and publishing consultancy Authoright, in the creation of a revamped AuthorLounge
Helen Clifford, 14 Feb 2013
Despite the growing global popularity of e-books and other digital media formats, Russian literary experts are predicting paper books to remain popular in the
Page 14 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 13 Feb 2013
Today (February 13th) sees the launch of the inaugural 'Brazzaville' literary and film festival in Congo's Palais de Congres. The event has been organised by
Page 13 Feb 2013
Susan Hill's popular horror story 'The Woman in Black' is to make a return this year with the release of a sequel entitled 'The Woman in Black: Angel of
The London Book Fair, 13 Feb 2013
Digitally pioneering author will be keynote speaker at April conference The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, is delighted to
Helen Clifford, 12 Feb 2013
The popularity of e-books has been on the rise for the past few years thanks to the invention of digital readers and tablets, and now the craze could be set to
Page 12 Feb 2013
National Libraries Day, which took place this past Saturday (February 9th), has been hailed as a success by ministers and reading institutions across the
Helen Clifford, 11 Feb 2013
Syfy has signed up to turn the Philip K Dick novel The Man in the High Castle into the latest in its portfolio of TV adaptations. Frank Spotnitz (The
Page 11 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 08 Feb 2013
ITV Studios has creates a new executive position to oversee and develop its publishing interests. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed
Page 08 Feb 2013
Many great writers down the years have used a pen name. Take Mark Twain, for example, the famous author of classic books such as ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry
Helen Clifford, 07 Feb 2013
Nickelodeon Global Publishing, the publisher of children’s titles based on the company’s popular television programmes, has announced that it is to release a
Page 07 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 06 Feb 2013
Helen Fielding fans will no doubt be pleased to hear that Knopf is to publish the third book in the popular ‘Bridget Jones’ series this November. While no
Page 06 Feb 2013
Scandinavian literature has been very much in fashion for the past few years, with a number of top crime fiction novels emerging from the region. Perhaps
Helen Clifford, 05 Feb 2013
Stephen King’s long-awaited sequel to his 1977 hair-raiser ‘The Shining’ is due to be released this year, and the famous author says he hopes to terrify readers
Page 05 Feb 2013
Helen Clifford, 04 Feb 2013
Katherine Applegate’s ‘The One and Only Ivan’ has been recognised as the top children’s book of the year by the American Library Association (ALA), after it was
Page 04 Feb 2013
With libraries around the UK facing closure in the wake of government cuts to arts funding, the Society of Chief Librarians has teamed up with the Reading Agency
Helen Clifford, 01 Feb 2013
The popular Visiting Writers Series at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina has added internationally-acclaimed novelist John Burnham Schwartz to its
Page 01 Feb 2013
James Renner's debut novel, 'The Man From Primrose Lane', is to be made into a film after Warner Brothers announced that it had bought the rights to the
The London Book Fair, 30 Jan 2013
Digital and Communications expert to lead April conference The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, is delighted to announce that
Page 30 Jan 2013
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