Cressida Cowell new British Children's Laureate
Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once series, as well as author of the Emily Brown picture books, has been named the new Waterstones...
View ArticleABA taking over management of Independent Bookstore Day
Saying that the event "has grown exponentially since its launch," the American Booksellers Association is taking over management of Independent Bookstore Day, which began as California Bookstore Day...
View ArticleAndrea Camilleri, beloved creator of Inspector Montalbano, dies aged 93
One of Italy's most popular authors and creator of the Inspector Montalbano series, Andrea Camilleri has died at the age of 93. Camilleri, who was born in Sicily in 1925, was taken to hospital in Rome...
View ArticleMargaret Atwood's The Testaments longlisted for the Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood is longlisted for this year's £50,000 Booker Prize for The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, despite the book being embargoed ahead of its Sept 10 on sale date. The judges...
View ArticleAfter Tor experiment, Macmillan expands embargo on library e-books
More than a year after imposing a controversial four month "test" embargo on new release e-books in libraries from it's Tor imprint, Macmillan announced today that it will now impose a two month...
View ArticleColin Palmer, historian of the African diaspora, Is dead at 75
Colin A. Palmer, a historian who broadened the understanding of the African diaspora, showing that the American slave trade was only one part of a phenomenon that spanned centuries and influenced...
View ArticleAuthor of the Christian relationship guide that sold a million copies says...
The author of a bestselling Christian guide to relationships for young people has announced that his marriage is over and he has lost his faith. Joshua Harris, whose biblical guide to relationships I...
View ArticleDean Koontz signs five-book deal with Amazon
Horror and thriller author Dean Koontz has signed a five-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer... ... "Although there were numerous options for the future, it was most natural...
View ArticleTariff turmoil returns to the book industry
President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that he is prepared to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China in retaliation for what he views as China's failure to follow...
View ArticleToni Morrison, towering novelist of the Black experience, dies at 88
Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel laureate in literature, whose acclaimed, best-selling work explored black identity in America and in particular the experience of black women, died on Monday in the...
View ArticleSale of Barnes & Noble now complete
Elliott Advisors has completed its purchase of Barnes & Noble. The acquisition was officially completed when more than 81% of B&N's shares were tendered by the August 6 deadline. As a result...
View ArticleEight women honor Toni Morrison
In The Washington Post, eight black women share their thoughts on the life and work of Toni Morrison, including Michelle Obama: "..For me and for so many others, Toni Morrison was that first crack in...
View ArticleAmazon's new Lord of the Rings 'cannot use much of Tolkien's plot'
A JRR Tolkien expert working on Amazon's forthcoming multi-series adaptation of Tolkien's work has claimed that Amazon has been refused permission by the estate to use the bulk of the plot from The...
View ArticleJ.D. Salinger's books available in e-book for the first time
Little, Brown, in conjunction with the estate of J.D. Salinger, announced plans to release e-book editions of Salinger's four works of fiction, marking the first time his books have been available in...
View ArticleBibles, and children's book win tariff reprieve. All other books don't
In a decision handed down by the U.S. Trade Representative Tuesday morning, Bibles and other religious books were not included on the first list of products imported from China that would be subjected...
View ArticleAmazon responds to 'NYT' article about it selling counterfeit books
After the New York Times posted a story Monday that pointed to the availability of counterfeit books in Amazon's bookstore, calling the marketplace "a place where copyright laws hold remarkably little...
View ArticlePaule Marshall, influential writer on ethnic identity dies aged 90
Paule Marshall, "an influential writer whose novels and short stories about ethnic identity, race and colonialism reflected her upbringing in Brooklyn as a daughter of poor immigrants from Barbados,"...
View ArticleAAP suit seeks to block implementation of Audible captions
The Association of American Publishers filed suit on August 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a bid to stop Audible from moving ahead with its plans to implement...
View ArticleHay-on-Wye's self-appointed "monarch" dies aged 80
On April Fools' Day 1977 Richard Booth, who has died aged 80, strode down the high street of Hay-on-Wye, Powys, dressed in a home-made crown and fake ermine robe. His intent – to declare the small...
View ArticleBibliotheca calls out Amazon for meddling in the library e-book market
For more than a year now, one of the worst kept secrets in the publishing world has been that Amazon shares information with publishers and authors that allegedly paints library e-book lending in a...
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