Day: December 22, 2017

Reading group webchat with Eley Williams – post your questions now!

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Reading group webchat with Eley Williams – post your questions now!

Eley is a fiction co-editor at the brilliant 3:AM magazine and teaches creative writing and children's literature at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has a PhD in lexicography – more specifically: “Unclear Definitions: Investigating Dictionaries' Fictitious Entries through Creative and Critical Writing”.
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Chorley's hidden secrets

I have been involved with historical and archaeological matters local and county-wide from the 1950s, as I still am. I have done much research into the history of Chorley and its borough, publishing books relating to 'Then and Now' or 'Through Time', as well as a trio of books on the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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Winter the perfect season for good books

With hundreds of popular titles to choose from, our digital collection is guaranteed to have something for everyone. You can enjoy best-sellers and classic literature, stories for kids and teens, and much more anytime, anywhere. Help the Robeson County Public Library reach our digital checkouts goal by
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Best-sellers

4. “Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans” by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger (Sentinel). 5. “Obama” by Pete Souza (Little, Brown). 6. “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Norton). 7. “Killing England” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt). 8. “Bobby Kennedy” by
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Love reading? You're in luck – a literary festival is coming to town

The Enfield Literary Festival will run on Saturday, January 27 at Edmonton Green Library. It starts with 10 minute 1-to1 sessions with author and writer Catherine Johnson at 10am until 11am on creative writing. Catherine, who penned A Nest of Vipers, Sawbones, The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo,
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Kristen Roupenian, author of viral 'Cat Person' story, gets seven-figure book deal

Kristen Roupenian, author of viral 'Cat Person' story, gets seven-figure book deal … Publishing professionals said that Roupenian had some company in earning so much money in a deal that includes a short story collection, but that others who had done so, including Tom Hanks and B.J. Novak, were
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It's never too late

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It's never too late

When I got my MFA in creative writing, half of it was to learn about writing and half of it was to be able to teach at the college level. I always knew I wanted to teach even when I was 8. What I love about teaching at Century is the student population is so diverse, hardworking and the students I meet inspire
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Authors gather in Banff to create Canadian fables for the 21st century

It also proved inspiring for the Calgary-raised, Vancouver-based author, editor and creative writing instructor. She was reading a chapter on the sex life of plants when a line popped into her head: “Why let the insects carry on our fornications for us?” She wrote it down on a Post-it note and stuck in the
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Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books launches translated books by Malaysian-Taiwanese …

The three comic book titles have been translated to Mandarin for distribution through three publishers in Taiwan, he said. He said the books by Taiwanese authors that were translated to Malay through ITBM were Ka Pu Lei's Wing, Waiting and Hope and The Little Blue Dress. “The translation and
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The top tech innovations of 2017

In a year where Amazon's voice-activated Echo speaker was one of the best sellers, and companies like Amazon, Sonos and Google touted new voice-computing features, we saw the Spark as potentially opening the door to other gesture-controlled consumer devices. If we could wave commands for a
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Apollos publishing

Apollo Apps Feature List. And so I was equated with feminist publishing–everybody thought that Post-Apollo was post, in the sense Mighty Apollo is known by all as the god of the sun, but there's more to this Olympian than a bright smile and a shining chariot. Apollo Publishers is a high-concept, boutique
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Half of all consumers expected to shop on Saturday

About 126 million people, or 53 percent of consumers, plan to shop on Saturday, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. Rice believes the best sellers in the few days left before Christmas will be jewelry, fragrances and of course, gift cards. “Gift cards are certainly a popular one from
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Google Outs A '12 Days Of Play' Android App And Movie Sale

Google is celebrating the holidays with a new 12 Days of Play sale, having just discounted a wide variety of Android apps, games, movies, TV shows, and music on the Google Play Store. The promotional period runs until January 2nd and while it isn't available on a global level, consumers in most
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Lake press publishers

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Lake press publishers

Lake press publishers. For information and requirements around how to submit a publishing enquiry, please visit our Publishing Guidelines page. Our goal is to provide books that enrich children's lives through stories that blend entertaining text with. , a Christian company, exists to captivate and carry
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Amazon KDP Support: Shared publishing

I currently have sixteen books self-published on Amazon across three genres. Would love to get my books into WH Smith and Waterstones etc but the cost would be too much for me. Is there any publishing houses /agents that would be interested in doing a shared royalty? If anybody can help with this I
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Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

Chen was one of at least 200 other journalists, publishers and bloggers worldwide targeted by the group widely known as Fancy Bear, an Associated Press investigation has found. His email has been redacted from the image to protect his privacy. Chen, who has regularly written about the darker
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'Santa Baby' composer Phil Springer, 91, still can't figure out why his sexy Christmas song endures

When Springer and his frequent collaborator Joan Javits finished writing “Santa Baby,” he delivered the music to the publishers with an apology: “I said … Two music publishers at the Brill Building in New York had asked him and Javits to write a Christmas song for Kitt, the then-26-year-old Broadway star
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Jainco publishers

Jainco publishers.
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The Influence of Don Quixote and Harry Potter on Literature

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The Influence of Don Quixote and Harry Potter on Literature

The result was that writers either depended on printers and publishers or else embarked on the dubious enterprise of self-publishing. (Before print, all writers self-published in that sense, although they might use scribes to copy their work.) In a preface, Cervantes had written a manifesto of modern
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Clifford Irving, whose 'autobiography' of…

Irving assumed that Hughes had become so reclusive and private that he would rather stay silent than come forward and deny the book was real. He soon received a staggering $750,000 advance from McGraw-Hill and a sizable check from Life magazine, which planned to publish excerpts from what
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John Newbery: The first man to write books for children – so why don't we remember him?

Newbery established his own publishing business which quickly outgrew its Reading base, the firm and Newbery's family moving to London after his success with a prototype children's book “A Pretty Little Pocket Book” published in 1744. It was apparently inspired by the philosopher John Locke whose
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An Elf-Sized Entrepreneurial Effort Taps the Christmas Spirit

My elf-sized publishing company, Then and Now Media, is mainly a hobby. Last year, I self-published a book, Memories of Santa Claus (ranked 9,615 in Amazon's Christmas Children's Books, a big seller). It is a series of related short stories set in fictional Holiday Falls, Ohio. These were stories I started
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2017 Best Sellers

Customer Favorites includes our best selling bedding, furniture, wall art, and home accents.
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Creative writing inspiration from Ros na Rún

“This was a super opportunity for young creative writers in primary and secondary school to put their imagination on paper,” says Ros na Rún's series producer Deirdre Ní Fhlatharta, “We're always looking to inspire young writers for the future and what better way to search than with our new shop
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Author dedicates sci-fi comedy book to former Kirkcaldy teacher

So James chose the option of self-publishing. “I thought, 'why not?',” he said. “There's all these stories of folk who've got a book out and have found their audience so that prompted me to do it, and so far I've had some good reviews.” James is already working on a few more writing projects so we could
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Go Publish Yourself: An IngramSpark Podcast

Description. Join us as we explore trending topics, discuss publishing industry news, and share expertise on how to self-publish a book successfully. IngramSpark's Director, Robin Cutler, and Manager of IngramSpark's Author Acquisition Program, Justine Bylo, will be joined by experts throughout
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MBA 2.0 – The Power of Combinatorial Tech Innovation

In 1439, Johannes Gutenberg combined the existing technology of his time — paper manufacturing, oil-based inks, metal casting, and re-engineered agricultural screw presses — to create the printing press. Over time, newspapers, magazines, book publishers, governments, and mints all began using the
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The Iran Echo Chamber Smears Politico Magazine

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The Iran Echo Chamber Smears Politico Magazine

“Non-fact based anti-Iran Deal propaganda,” sneers former deputy national security adviser and creative writing expert Ben Rhodes. “The story is so manufactured out of thin air that it's hard to push back except to say that it's a figment of the imagination of two very flawed sources,” says Tommy Vietor,
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Listen out for poet Laura on radio

Each winner of the New Voices scheme has received expert mentoring and development support at BBC MediaCity in Salford and has taken a residential writing course with Arvon. They have also performed at the BBC's poetry festival in Hull) and are set to read at the BBC's Free-Thinking Festival at
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'Once you've found creative chemistry, stick with it and great things will come.'

We made a record together, a sort of pop-rock direction, I was 15/16 years old. I wasn't really sure of myself and it didn't work out. Shortly after that I met Jim Jonsin (pictured), who was a big music producer in Miami. He took me under his wing and I started writing over his studio, learning from some of the
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96-year-old Bield tenant pens first novel

The novel explores and follows the stories of the stranded passengers who are accidentally left behind. Mr Glen said: “I discovered my love for writing after attending writing classes in my retirement. I worked as a plumber, so exploring my creative side isn't something I ever had much of a chance to do.
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Working class writers band together for collective, and Unbound anthology

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Working class writers band together for collective, and Unbound anthology

Julia Bell, Birkbeck senior lecturer in creative writing and convenor of the creative writing MA participated in the Radio 4 documentary last month and told The Bookseller that the trade needs to engage more forcefully with the issue of inclusion. She said: “I'm glad things are changing but it's going to take
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Spielberg's 'The Post': Good Movie, Bad History

The Post, which opens tonight, is a good movie but bad history. It exaggerates the role of The Washington Post in the success of the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the subsequent Supreme Court case. It downplays the role of the true catalyst in the real life drama: The New York Times.
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"This shift should inject pure fear into the veins of publishers": lessons from Netflix and co

When faced with the “Expedia” of Amazon, surely the big publishers could form (or buy) a compelling e-book offering to consumers (in an arm's length way that doesn't create anti-trust issues). The moment to buy Kobo may have come and gone, but perhaps it's not too late to offer something new?
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Losing Her Religion

Mirvis's tale is one of privilege — a prosperous Memphis upbringing, college at Columbia, graduate school in creative writing — run through with a red thread of anguish. In many ways, to those of Modern Orthodox background, it is a deeply familiar story: She attended an Orthodox school, studied Jewish
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2017: The year when fiction returned to the fore in Indian publishing

NEW DELHI: Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last year. With about three non-fiction titles releasing for every novel, it was clear who ruled the roost in 2016 – just as it did in 2015. In 2017, however, book lovers had a lot to chew upon as some really strong novels made their
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Best-selling music: Ed Sheeran, Luke Bryan

… Party at iHeartRadio Theater on December 12, 2017 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) (Photo: Getty Images for iHeartMedia). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Top 10 iTunes tracks … Source: iTunes, as of Dec. 21. Top 10 albums
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SPF-098

No doubt you've heard of Johnny, Sean and Dave, the self-publishing pioneers from the Self-Publishing Podcast, one of the original podcasts focused on indie authors. Today James talks to Sean and Johnny about their two brand new offerings for authors, how things have changed in recent years, and
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BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL

The Boston Book Festival recently visited the Curley K-8 School library to deliver over five dozen children's books and a check for $5,500 as the culmination of The Book Festival's recent “Shelf Help” donation effort, which begun in September and invited bookstores, book publishers, and citizens to
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TABLE-John Grisham's 'The Rooster Bar' tops US bestsellers list

Dec 21 (Reuters) – John Grisham's latest legal thriller “The Rooster Bar” topped the U.S. fiction bestsellers chart on Thursday. Data released by independent, online and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States was used to compile the list. Hardcover
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Best-selling books: 'Rooster Bar' and 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!'

FICTION. 1. “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham (Doubleday). 2. “Origin” by Dan Brown (Doubleday). 3. “Year One” by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's). 4. “The Midnight Line” by Lee Child (Delacorte). 5.“Artemis” by Andy Weir (Crown). 6. “The People vs. Alex Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown). 7.
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SPF-098: Here's Johnny! (And Sean)

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SPF-098: Here's Johnny! (And Sean)

No doubt you've heard of Johnny, Sean and Dave, the self-publishing pioneers from the Self-Publishing Podcast, one of the original podcasts focused on indie authors. Today James talks to Sean and Johnny about their two brand new offerings for authors, how things have changed in recent years, and
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Future publishing ltd

Future Publishing Limited – Bromsgrove, England. Future's shareholders were notified about the £24m deal this morning, which is set to complete during the summer, subject to shareholder approval. We have worked with clients…Nov 27, 2017 Group Editor-in-Chief in New York
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Networking: Playing Your Calling Cards Well?

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Networking: Playing Your Calling Cards Well?

The best way to engage people is by establishing your Thought Leadership, write short articles on your professional profiles and self-publishing websites like Quora, Iamwired, etc; keep posting latest news or your opinions on your twitter and LinkedIn handles. Be the news-breaker or the best source of
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'Cat Person' author inks $1.3m book deal over disastrous date tale

“It's not that it's never happened, but it is unusual,” Michael Cader, founder of the website Publishers Marketplace, told The New York Times. “But it's also unusual if not unprecedented for a story of any kind to drive that kind of viral attention so quickly online.” British rights to the books were obtained last
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Author starts local publishing company, releases children's book

The author was thinking of a readership between the ages of seven and ten years old when she wrote the book. It was published by Moondancer Books, an Antiguan-based publishing company established by Whyte in early 2017. “I decided to start a publishing company after realising that there were
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Honor Celebrates Fourth-year Anniversary and Remarkable Success, Unveils Global Expansion …

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Honor Celebrates Fourth-year Anniversary and Remarkable Success, Unveils Global Expansion …

In France and Germany, Honor was the bestseller in smartphone category and had multiple devices represented on the top 10 bestseller list on Amazon, including the Honor 9 and the Honor 8 in France, and the Honor 6X in both France and Germany. In the US, the Honor 6X, one of our initial offerings
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Bentham science publishers location

Bentham is a Trademark by Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. References, figures, tables, chemical structures etc. headquarters location Why Publish With Bentham? Bentham Science Publishers offers the following benefits: Easy submission process – Direct submission of the ebook/chapters to our
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Digital publishers in India unhappy with the increase in control on advertisements by Google

Google's recent announcement to block advertisements that the company thinks are “intrusive” has raised some doubts among publishers in India, Times of India reported. “Premium quality publishers like The Indian Express, The Times of India and India Today will not have to worry about this
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Here's How CBSE is Promoting NCERT Books Over Private Publishers for School Students

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has warned all the affiliated schools for selling the books of private publishers inside their premises. Nowadays, many schools are following books other than NCERT and also selling them inside their premises.
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Netflix's 'Bright' Is a $90 Million Steaming Pile of Orc Sh*t

… Edgerton, unrecognizable under a mountain of prosthetics), tensions naturally ensue. So, orcs are perceived as thugs, elves are the one percent—there's an entire “elven district”—and humans are, I guess, somewhere in between. It's an idea that makes sense in, say, a freshman creative writing class,
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A Career Behind The TV Cameras

If you had told Rachel Yeager, when she graduated Verona High School, that one day she would one day return to H.B. Whitehorne to film a TV show, she probably would have laughed. Yeager, who graduated VHS with the class of 2009, loved her creative writing class, but a career in television?
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Many Agree With Bill…NAB Not So Much

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Many Agree With Bill…NAB Not So Much

A joint statement in favor of the bill was released from ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, BMI CEO Mike O'Neill, National Music Publishers' Association CEO David Israelite, Nashville Songwriters Association International President Steve Bogard, and Songwriters of North America Executive Directors
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Pocket books publishing

Koehler Books in Virginia Beach. Over the past 25 years, Tarascon Publishing has established a worldwide reputation for its acclaimed series of “must-have” clinical pocketbooks written by leading Old Pond Publishing is a publisher of DVDs and books for enthusiasts in the land-based industries:
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Fat fox publishing

Fat Fox is a new independent publishing company. I accept cookies from this site. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Share ; Share on Facebook; at the London Book Fair by Fat Fox Books. Managing Director. The official home of Fox Chapel Publishing, publishers of bestselling Woodworking,
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Digital Product Manager Job in Content Publishing Systems

Thermo Fisher Scientific has a job opportunity for a Digital Product Manager in Content Publishing Systems.
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The year when fiction returned to the fore in Indian publishing (2017 In Retrospect)

Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last year. With about three non-fiction titles releasing for every novel, it was clear who ruled the roost in 2016 – just as it did in 2015. In 2017, however, book lovers had a lot to chew upon as some really strong novels made their mark both in
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Macmillan books uk

Pan Macmillan's imprints include Macmillan, Pan, Picador, Boxtree, Sidgwick & Jackson, Tor, Macmillan Children's Books, Young Picador, Macmillan Collector's Library, Two New book releases, author information and best seller books from Pan Macmillan, one of the largest general book publishers in
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Micro Market Do's and Don'ts

Chips don't have to go on the top and gum shouldn't go in cramped spaces on the bottom. Look at your convenience store and even grocery store. Checkout micro market displays at the next trade show. Keep your most profitable items at eye level. Place best sellers higher or lower, because the
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