80 Years Ago Dale Carnegie Published “How To Win Friends And Influence People”. It’s Still On The Bestseller List

 

AUDIENCE, WORDS Posted: November 25, 2016

 

“Why on Earth are people still buying a self-help book from 1936? Carnegie’s principles of relentless positivity are right at home in a culture of ingratiation, from the widespread drive to amass online friends by liking their posts (and thence to become an influencer) to the way every interaction with someone in the service industry feels like the prelude to a customer satisfaction survey. His ideas retain a startling currency in a society whose very drives and mores he helped to create.”

 

Read the story at Canada.com Published: 11.24.16

EXPERT TEAM TO JUDGE THE 2017 NEW ZEALAND

 

 

 

 

                                                                                        28 November 2016

 

      

           EXPERT TEAM TO JUDGE THE 2017 NEW ZEALAND

         BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

 

Librarian Pam Jones, educationalist Trish Brooking, authors Rachael King and Ben Brown, and reviewer Sarah Forster have been appointed judges of the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and YoungAdults. The awards open for entry today.

The judging team — expanded from the three of previous years — will deliberate over an expected 150 entries in five categories: Picture Book, Illustration, Junior Fiction, Non-fiction and Young Adult Fiction. They will select five finalists, a winner in each category and then the overall winner, the Margaret Mahy Award for Book of the Year. 

In addition, Riki-Lee Saua, Anahera Morehu, Te Rangi Rangi Tangohau and Rongo Waerea have been appointed as judges for Te Kura Pounamu – the award that recognises and celebrates books written or translated into te reo Māori. This category winner is also eligible for consideration for Book of the Year.

“This year the New Zealand Book Awards Trust took the strategic decision to increase the number of judges to further strengthen the integrity and excellence of the judging process,” says its chair Nicola Legat. “We are delighted to have such excellent judges for the 2017 awards. They all have huge experience of working across many aspects of children’s literature.”

The finalists will be announced on June 8, and the winners will be presented with their awards at a ceremony in Wellington in August. In the week leading up to the awards announcement, finalists will take part in a series of events around New Zealand.

The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is sponsored by Creative New Zealand, HELL Pizza, Book Tokens Ltd and Copyright Licensing Limited New Zealand (CLNZ). They are also supported by Nielsen BookData. The awards are administered for the New Zealand Book Awards Trust by the New Zealand Book Council.

To find out more about the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, please visit http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/

Bookstore Chalkboard of the Day

 

--On Facebook, Curious Iguana, Frederick, Md., highlighted its holiday gift-giving advice.

 

Civilised Saturday Update: 'Every Day is Civilised'

Shelf Awareness

"A good local bookshop is for life, not just for Christmas... but it's a good place to start the festive shopping," the Guardian noted in a piece on this year's Civilised Saturday in the U.K., "when independent shops encourage book lovers to chill out, have a glass of mulled wine, and take some gift advice from real live people who know and love books."

Civilized Friday at Bridgeside Books

Meanwhile, in the U.S., booksellers at Bridgeside Books, Waterbury, Vt., were sufficiently inspired by the British spirit to celebrate their own Black Friday alternative: "We're celebrating Civilized Friday here at Bridgeside Books! #bridgesidebooks #civilizedfriday #29stowestreet." And: "Civilized Friday includes chair & hand massage! That's how we roll on Civilized Friday! #bridgesidebooks #civilizedfriday #29stowestreet."
On Saturday, reports from the civilized festivities front in the U.K. included:
Booka Bookshop, Oswestry: "#civilisedsaturday this Saturday & every Saturday in all good bookshops! @booksaremybag."
Jaffé & Neale, Chipping Norton: "Join us for #civilisedsaturday relax and read in the sun.
The Bookshop Kibworth: "We're so #CivilisedSaturday that all customers get a pressie from us today! Oh, and biscuits, obvs @booksaremybag."
Red Lion Books, Colchester: "Take a civilised break in the civilised chair with a glass of sherry while we find the books you need. #CivilisedSaturday #BAMB."
White Rose Books, Thirsk: "@Join us for #civilisedsaturday & enjoy our Hygge Book Nest! @ThirskYarnbomb @thirskinfo @booksaremybag."
Edinburgh Bookshop, Scotland: "Getting our Hygge on for #CivilisedSaturday with some help from @panmacmillan"
IPCallaway, Deal: "Apart from the odd bit of murder & mayhem every day is civilised in #HayonWye. #CivilisedSaturday doubly so. #Books #bookshops."Wenlock Books, Wenlock: "Well, wasn't that a very #civilisedsaturday?"       

  

This Year’s National Book Award-Winning Author: Write The Book That Terrifies You

 

WORDS Posted: November 27, 2016

 

Colson Whitehead had his idea for The Underground Railroad many years ago, but he says he wasn’t ready to write it until now. “I always have these ideas, and I think, ‘That would be really good; if I was a better writer, I could pull it off.’ And then I try to become a better writer to do it justice.”

 

Read the story at Literary Hub Published: 11.23.16

Fire Up Your Wallet: The Guardian Gets Authors To Tell Us The Best Books Of The Year

WORDS Posted: November 27, 2016

 

And this is only Part I. Julian Barnes sums up 2016: “Is it a sign, or a consequence, of this dreadful year that the best books displayed stern lucidity in the face of darkness and death?”

 

Read the story at The Guardian (UK) Published: 11.26.16

The Intimate, Exhaustive Relationship Of Elena Ferrante’s English Translator To The Author And The Works

 

WORDS Posted: November 28, 2016

 

In North America, people really would like to meet the author, whoever she is. Instead, they get her English translator: “Public appearances and interviews with [Ann] Goldstein have gone a little way towards filling the void created by Ferrante’s choice to remain anonymous and do only the bare minimum to promote her books.”

 

Read the story at The National Post (Canada) Published: 11.25.16

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Six start-ups shortlisted for EdTech pitch-off Start-ups behind the world’s largest video library for education, an online classroom wall, and an online tutoring resource, are among the six businesses that will take part in a live pitch off at the EdTech for Publishers Conference.

Kids' books surge 'could cause problems' for China's publishers Chinese publishers are rushing to capitalise on the growth in the country’s children’s books market, with book sales data company Open Book citing a 15% year-on-year rise in value terms in 2016 to date, following double-digit surges in recent years.

Multi-Academy Trusts 'will be the new product innovators' Publishers should seek to partner with top-performing multi-academy trusts (MATs) on new product development or risk being bypassed, the Publishers Association's education conference heard on Friday (25th November).

Dear Zoo campaign set to mark 35th anniversary Macmillan Children's Books (MCB) is launching a campaign, including new publishing and a partnership with London Zoo, to mark 2017 being the 35th anniversary of Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo.

European publishers appeal for release of Turkish novelist Erdoğan The bodies representing European publishers and booksellers have called for the immediate release of eminent Turkish novelist and human rights activist Aslı Erdoğan and linguist Necmiye Alpay after they were rearrested on Wednesday (23 November), and charged with 'membership of a terrorist organisation'.

PA launches Textbook Challenge as research shows resources are 'under-used' The Publishers Association is launching a new campaign, The Textbook Challenge, after an independent survey found that 63% of primary and secondary teachers in English schools could be "making more use of textbooks" - while one in five don’t use them at all.

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MCB acquires YA fantasy debut at auction Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) and Pan Macmillan Australia have jointly acquired a YA fantasy novel by debut author Laura Sebastian, at auction.

Weyman and Roper win at Audio Production Awards Actor Daniel Weyman and producer David Roper were the winners in the audiobook categories at the Audio Production Awards.

Foyles to partner with Green Carnation Prize for third year The Green Carnation Prize, an award recognising lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writers, is partnering with Foyles for a third year.

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Book Illustrators Demand Equal Status With Writers

 

MUSIC Posted: November 22, 2016

 

Covers of novels are ‘revealed’ on social media with no mention of the illustrator, signings take place without both the author and the illustrator of a picturebook present, publishers forget to list illustrators on Amazon, and in a recent case the illustrator of Pigín of Howth by Kathleen Watkins, Margaret Anne Suggs was left off the Irish Book Awards brochure. This is not acceptable and needs to be addressed.

 

Read the story at Irish Times Published: 11.22.16

The Nominees for the Worst Sex Writing of the Year Are Here to Make You Cringe

November 17, 2016         The Cut

 

By Gabriella Paiella

 

In the past year, the Earth has traveled around the sun, the moon has waxed and waned, the tree leaves have sprouted and fallen again, and more terrible sex writing has been produced.

The Literary Review has taken it upon themselves to pore over said terrible sex writing in literary fiction and declare a winner every year since 1993 for the magazine’s annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The nominees were announced on Thursday morning, and, yes, they are mostly men:

A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin
The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler
Men Like Air by Tom Connolly
The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis
Leave Me by Gayle Forman
The Day Before Happiness by Erri De Luca

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British Bookshops (& One in the U.S.) Prep for 'Civilized' Weekend

Shelf Awareness

Independent bookshops in the U.K. are gearing up for Civilized Saturday, which was launched last year as an antidote to Black Friday mayhem. The Bookseller reported that "Great British Bake Off-inspired events, wine, chocolate and the coziness Danish lifestyle philosophy of hygge feature heavily in genteel plans for the day."

Former Great British Bake Off host Mary Berry will be signing copies of her new book, Mary Berry's Family Sunday Lunches, at the Chorleywood Bookshop in Hertfordshire, where "civilized refreshments" will be on display. The Bookshop in East Grinstead is having a "Bookshop Bake Off" charity cake sale.

Wenlock Books in Shropshire is hosting a hygge-inspired Civilized Saturday centered on "coziness, warmth and relaxed Christmas shopping." Picaresque Books & Galerie in Fantoosh "is also joining in with the hygge theme, offering mince pies, chocolate and mulled wine, as well as an orchestral ensemble to create a 'relaxed and entertaining environment' for shoppers," the Bookseller noted. Helen Whipp of This Forest will be at Mr. B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath "to bring some natural calm to the day by pressing flowers between pages of books across the bookshop for customers to discover as they browse."

"This year's Civilized Saturday is bigger and better than last year," said a spokesperson for the Booksellers Association. "Booksellers across the country will also be on hand to help recommend this year's must-buy Christmas books."

At least one bookstore in the U.S. was inspired to get in on the low-key fun. Bridgeside Books, Waterbury, Vt., will celebrate Civilized Friday this week: "In the spirit of Giving, being Thankful and Civilized, Bridgeside Books offers A Civilized Friday to our friends, supporters, and customers. Join us throughout the day for delicious mimosas, tea and sweet treats, hand massage and live music."

Book Publishers Scramble to Make Sense of Trump’s Rise to Victory

 

By ALEXANDRA ALTERNOV. 22, 2016 -The New York Times

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Katy Tur of NBC News at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 7. Her forthcoming book on Mr. Trump’s campaign and election is called “Unbelievable.” Credit Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In the summer of 2015, Katy Tur, a London-based foreign correspondent for NBC News, got a surprising offer from the network’s head of news coverage. Would she like to cover Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign? He assured her that it would be a brief assignment — six weeks at the most.

It was one of many assumptions about Mr. Trump’s candidacy that proved to be wildly off-base. Ms. Tur was on the campaign trail for 18 months, living out of a suitcase and subsisting on hard-boiled eggs, packets of peanut butter and fistfuls of Cheez-Its. She became a frequent target of Mr. Trump on Twitter and during his rallies, where he accused her of dishonesty and called her a “third-rate reporter,” and she received death threats from his supporters. On election night, expecting to cover his defeat, she instead reported on his victory speech.

Ms. Tur will recount those experiences in a book, “Unbelievable,” which will also explore Mr. Trump’s unexpected rise through the Republican ranks and his ascension to the presidency.

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