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Goldsboro Books owner David Headley is to launch an
international online bookseller next spring, funded by “significant
investment” from Headley and his business partner Lee Wilson. |
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Waterstones has said its 'Buy Books For Syria' campaign has
already been a “great success” after first few days.
While the company could not yet give sales figures for how
many titles customers had been bought under the appeal, Sandra Taylor, head
of PR and events at Waterstones, said it company was “delighted” with
the “enthusiastic reaction” to the campaign from customers. |
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The most influential and innovative people in publishing and
writing have been named by The Hospital Club h.Club 100. |
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Karen Joy Fowler and Karl Ove Knausgaard have made the
shortlist for the biennial £25,000 Warwick Prize for Writing. |
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Kudos has acquired television rights to
"break-out" thriller Viral
by Helen FitzGerald, after a "hotly" contested auction.
The book is about mothers, daughters and a viral sex tape, and
tells the story of one mother’s quest for truth and vengeance following the
online shaming of her daughter.
Kudos also produced "Broadchurch" and "The
Tunnel".
The book will be published by Faber & Faber in February
2016.
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Wild
Rumpus, the arts organisation behind immersive events such as the Just
So Festival, is to start publishing children’s books after launching its
own press.
Sarah Bird, one of the directors of Wild Rumpus (along with
Rowan Hoban), said she wants to publish “visual, engaging, inspirational,
delightful books” through its new publishing arm, entitled Wild Rumpus
Press. |
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Shami Chakrabarti is to give The Reading Agency Lecture. |
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The trend for medical graphic novels continues with
Bloomsbury’s The
Inflatable Woman by Rachael Ball. |
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Three Great
British Bake Off (GBBO) finalists - Ian Cumming, Nadiya
Jamir Hussain and Tamal Ray - will be signing copies of the series’ tie-in
recipe book this Thursday (8th October) at Waterstones Picadilly.
Part of a huge franchise, The
Great British Bake Off: Celebrations, by Linda
Collister, is published by Hodder & Stoughton and contains
the best of the bakers’ and judges’ recipes from the
2015 series.
The finalists will be signing copies at 12.30pm at Waterstones
flagship store. |
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Speak Up For Libraries will hold its second-ever conference in
November, bringing together a range of library groups.
The coalition of library groups, including Campaign for the
Book; CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information
Professionals); the Library Campaign; UNISON; and Voices for the Library
will meet on 23rd November to debate key issues such as library closures
and the use of volunteers, and coordinate anti-cuts campaigns. |
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Faber has acquired a “timely and important” book about single
motherhood by Emma Brockes.
Hannah Griffiths, publishing director at Faber, acquired An Excellent Choice
from Sarah Ballard at United Agents.
In the book, Brockes presents the “alternative” idea of women
“settling down to a deadline”. |
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The Bodley Head and the Financial Times have launched their
fourth annual essay writing prize. |
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