Why UK and US book jackets are often so different?
The Guardian looks at the question that puzzles many readers: Why are books published with different covers in different countries, even those that share the same language such as the UK and USA?...
View ArticleDan Brown talks about his new book, Origin, and takes readers on a tour of...
Dan Brown takes Sarah Lyall on a tour of his house and talks about his eighth book (and fifth starring Robert Langdon), Origin, publishing Oct 3; and in particular why he includes chunks of expository...
View Article'In 2017, censorship comes from an outraged public'
The Guardian looks at the worrying trend of popular pressure forcing children's books off shelves, particularly in the USA. "In 2017, we can read what we like but there is a different kind of...
View ArticleThe Big Titles U.S. Agencies Will be Selling at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Publishers Weekly looks at the big titles that American agents will be talking up in the rights center at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair including the debut novel from Sopranos' actor Michael...
View ArticleMuch loved children's book, "The Snowy Day" to be captured in four stamps...
On Oct. 4, the United States Postal Service will issue four stamps, part of the "Forever" series, featuring Peter, the little boy from Ezra Jack Keats's "The Snowy Day." The book was published in 1962....
View ArticleEuropean Union hits Amazon with "huge bill over back taxes"
Amazon must pay 250m in back taxes after the European Commission judged the company had enjoyed tax benefits in Luxembourg which were illegal under EU state aid rules. The EC member in charge of...
View ArticleCynan Jones wins BBC National Short Story Award
Welsh writer Cynan Jones has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for his "tenderly devastating exploration of the body". The novelist and scriptwriter beat four other...
View ArticleKazuo Ishiguro talks to the BBC about his first response to winning the Nobel...
British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novelist was praised by the Swedish Academy as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss...
View Article23 movies based on books releasing soon, and a further 45+ in development
BookBrowse's annual roundup of movies based on books is possibly the most comprehensive list of its kind. This year's report covers 23 films releasing soon, and a further 45+ in development.
View ArticleThe convoluted world of best-seller lists, explained
Vox explores the mysteries of how books get on to bestseller lists, how the many different lists are formulated, and how the system was gamed by author Lani Sarem for her novel, Handbook for Mortals...
View ArticleViet Thanh Nguyen and Jesmyn Ward named MacArthur Fellows
Among the just announced 24 MacArthur Fellows are novelist and critic Viet Thanh Nguyen, and novelist and memoirist Jesmyn Ward. Playwright Annie Baker, who won the Pulitzer in 2014 for The Flick; New...
View ArticleFollett Settles Counterfeiting Suit with Publishers
A little over three months after it was sued by three major educational publishers charging it with selling counterfeit textbooks, Follett Corp. has agreed to adopt the anti-counterfeiting best...
View ArticlePublishing tastemakers bet on readers wanting escapism and connection #books...
Escapism and connectionthis is what buyers at the Frankfurt Book Fair are betting readers want. Descending on Germany against the backdrop of a tumultuous and disheartening news cycle, the tastemakers...
View ArticleTom Hanks on Weinstein, Trump, history, and his just published book
In an extensive interview with Maureen Dowd, Tom Hanks talks about many topics including his just published short story collection, Uncommon Type.
View ArticleRichard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer winner, dies at 96
Richard Wilbur, whose meticulous, urbane poems earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and selection as U.S. poet laureate, died on Saturday in Belmont, Mass. He was 96.
View ArticleHarry Potter exhibition sells record 30,000 advance tickets
The British Library has revealed that its Harry Potter exhibition has sold more than 30,000 tickets - the highest number of advance tickets it has ever sold for an exhibition.
View ArticleBookstore sales down 11% in August compared to last year
Bookstore sales in the USA fell 10.9%, to $1.4 billion, compared to August 2016, according to preliminary estimates from the Census Bureau. For the first eight months of the year, bookstore sales are...
View ArticleGeorge Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for 'Lincoln in the Bardo'
George Saunders's first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, has won the Man Booker Prize. Originally, the award was restricted to novels written by authors from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth nations,...
View ArticleCalifornia bookstores exempt from autograph authentication law
California state lawmakers have exempted bookstores from a requirement that "sellers of items that carry their creator's autograph include a certificate guaranteeing that the signature is authentic,"...
View ArticleThis Is What Really Happens When Amazon Comes to Your Town
Politico reports on the intense competition by cities to host "HQ2" - Amazon's planned second headquarters. It also looks at the pros and cons for the winning city of "bringing in 40,000 highly paid...
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