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Words Without Borders August: ‘We Are Not English’ in Wales

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 8, 2019Leave a Comment

‘We are operating on cross-cultural terms,’ writes Words Without Borders contributor Casi Dylan in this focus on new writings from Wales.

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China Bestsellers for June: Reading Pavilions Draw Crowds

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 7, 2019Leave a Comment

Pop-up ‘reading pavilions’ offer sound booths for CCTV fans who record their favorite literary passages and send them to friends and loved ones.

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The Week’s Big Story: Amazon Publishing on Wooing Dean Koontz

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 26, 20191 Comment

A major release from Patricia Cornwell, new writings from Mindy Kaling, Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, NK Jemisin and more in the wake of APub’s Dean Koontz deal.

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Scotland’s ROAR Program: New Numbers on Women in Publishing

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 25, 2019Leave a Comment

Not unlike the VIDA Count, the ROAR organization’s research reveals discrepancies in gender representation in parts of the Scottish publishing industry.

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Novels in English From Nine Countries

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 23, 20191 Comment

The 2019 Booker Prize longlist comprises the work of a particularly international collection of authors, including two former laureates.

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Dean Koontz’s Jump to Amazon Publishing: Will Other Authors Follow?

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 22, 20191 Comment

The five-book deal and a collection of Amazon Original Stories from Dean Koontz is good news for Amazon Publishing. Could it signal defections ahead?

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Preparing for the Mueller Testimony: An Enhanced Edition of the Report

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 22, 2019Leave a Comment

The Digital Public Library of America and publishing consultants Thad McIlroy and Bill Kasdorf have created a free, annotated ebook of the Mueller Report.

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Switzerland’s getAbstract: Nonfiction Summaries, by Permission

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 18, 2019Leave a Comment

Some fear that a summary can kill book sales, but Lucerne’s getAbstract for 20 years has created and distributed summaries in partnership with publishers.

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Rights Roundup: Presenters of Books at Cannes Offer Titles To Consider

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 17, 2019Leave a Comment

Graphic novels, a dark debut from a 25-year-old Parisian, and nonfiction on social genetics and saving our seas all figure into today’s roundup.

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Audio Publishers Association Survey: Nearly $1 Billion in 2018 US Sales

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 16, 2019Leave a Comment

The APA’s latest report on audiobook sales in the US shows that the format has seen double-digit growth for the last seven years.