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NPD Cites Strong Outlook for US Children’s Print Nonfiction
August 11, 2021 at 6:33 pm

Juvenile nonfiction in the American market ran 23-percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, says NPD's Kristen McLean in a look at the sector. The post NPD Cites Strong Outlook for US Children’s Print Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

NPD Cites Strong Outlook for US Children’s Print Nonfiction
August 11, 2021 at 6:33 pm

Juvenile nonfiction in the American market ran 23-percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, says NPD's Kristen McLean in a look at the sector. The post NPD Cites Strong Outlook for US Children’s Print Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction
August 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm

The strength of crime fiction in the Russian market, publishers say, has to do with contemporary genre voices in international markets. The post Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction
August 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm

The strength of crime fiction in the Russian market, publishers say, has to do with contemporary genre voices in international markets. The post Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

London’s Polari Prize Shortlists: Winners in Person in October
August 11, 2021 at 2:16 pm

The Polari Prize program has announced a physical awards ceremony for October 30 at London's Southbank Centre. The post London’s Polari Prize Shortlists: Winners in Person in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

London’s Polari Prize Shortlists: Winners in Person in October
August 11, 2021 at 2:16 pm

The Polari Prize program has announced a physical awards ceremony for October 30 at London's Southbank Centre. The post London’s Polari Prize Shortlists: Winners in Person in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Nicolas McDowall obituary
August 11, 2021 at 12:39 pm

Nicolas McDowall, who has died aged 84, spent a lifetime creating beautiful books, for the last 40 years through the private press that he established with his wife, Frances, which they named (after a footpath stile) the Old Stile Press.Among dozens of artists who worked directly with them were Natalie d’Arbeloff, Glenys Cour, John Elwyn,…

Dolly Parton to publish her first novel in 2022
August 11, 2021 at 12:27 pm

The country music superstar has teamed up with the novelist James Patterson to write Run, Rose, Run, which will be published in MarchFirst globally successful entertainer, then heroic sponsor of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, and now novelist … Dolly Parton seems determined to prove that there are few things she can’t do.The singer, best known…

Society of Authors distances itself from Philip Pullman’s tweets
August 11, 2021 at 10:22 am

The UK’s largest trade union for writers emphasised its anti-racist stance after its president, Pullman, showed support for Kate Clanchy on social mediaThe Society of Authors (SoA) has asked the writers it represents “to be mindful of privilege and of the impact of what they create, do and say” in an email to committee members…