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Promoting a Late Author's Debut Novel: 'Poison' by Bridget Zinn
Friends and family are rallying in support of the newly published novel by Zinn, who died in May 2011 at age 33.
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A Launch Party for NBA Medalist William Alexander
Addendum Books in St. Paul, Minn., hosted the publication party for Ghoulish Song, William Alexander's companion novel to his 2012 NBA winner, Goblin Secrets.
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Curtis Brown Buys 50% Stake in Conville & Walsh
Curtis Brown, one of the largest literary and talent agencies in the UK, has bought a 50% stake in Conville & Walsh
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D&M Alums Start New House
Three former executives with Canada's D&M Publishing have launched a new outfit focused on illustrated books called Figure 1 Publishing.
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Osprey: A Fan-Friendly Publisher
Every day, publishing is finding new ways to connect books to readers, but few traditional publishers give as much control to their audience as Osprey Publishing, a U.K.–based military history publisher.
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Quercus Sets Its Sights on September U.S. Launch
Since it was founded in May 2004 by Mark Smith and Wayne Davis, Quercus Publishing has become one of the largest independent book publishers in the U.K., and as the next step in its growth, the company has aggressive plans to expand in the U.S.
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Selling Abroad: Fifty Shades Dominates, Again
J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy debuted at #3 on the fiction chart in Spain in December, good enough to place it right behind Fifty Shades of Grey, which held steady at #2.
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Children's Publishing in Asia 2012: A Mix of Translations, Originals, E-books, and Apps
Established markets such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are doing brisk rights sales of original picture books, edu-comics, and manga.
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Review: 'Going Clear' by Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright's controversial investigation of Scientology has been canceled in the U.K., but it comes out next week in the U.S. Click through to read our full review.
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Mary Anne Thompson Adds Three Clients
Mary Anne Thompson Associates has been named North American scout for three new international publishers.
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Pope Benedict’s Latest Volume Scores Big
Appearing on all three November lists highlighted this week is Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI.
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HarperCollins Worldwide Takes Ownership of HarperCollins India
HarperCollins Worldwide has taken complete ownership of HarperCollins India after running the company for ten years as a joint venture with Living Media India, an Indian media company focused on publishing and music.
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Fifty Shades Keeps Momentum
To see the international success of E.L. James’s Fifty Shades trilogy, just take a look at Italy, where the entire trilogy figures among the top six bestselling October titles.
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Hodder & Stoughton Splits Into Two Publishing Divisions
British publisher Hodder & Stoughton (which is owned by Hachette) is splitting in two, creating two distinct divisions with their own managing director.
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Former Open Letter Editor Starts Digital Publisher
E.J. Van Lanen, cofounder of Open Letter Books, has started his own e-book publisher, Frisch & Co.
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E-books Share of Canadian Market Pegged at 16%
BookNet Canada’s first survey of where Canadians buy books and what types of books they buy found that about 16% of purchases in the first half of 2012 were of e-books, while paperback remained the most popular format, with a 57% share.
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Rowling, James, Follett Tops Overseas: International Bestsellers, October 2012
J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is another big author: Toni Morrison’s Home continues to sell well overseas after first being released in May 2012 from Knopf.
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New Venture Bringing French Bestsellers to U.S.
Indie startup Le French Book is bolstering its lineup of French translation e-books published in the U.S.
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Ongoing Coverage of the Canadian Publishing Industry: Quebec
In conjunction with the Publishing in Quebec 2012 print report, PW will continue to add new articles relevant to the Canadian printing industry.
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Moran, Binet Score Hits: International Bestsellers September 2012
Landing at #2 on the German fiction chart in August is the fourth in Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series, Journal 64; Adler-Olsen is an international bestselling thriller writer whose first two novels in this series were published in quick succession by Dutton. The Keeper of Lost Causes was published last year (the paperback followed on July 31 of this year), and The Absent One, the second book in the series, was published August 21. Both books received starred reviews from PW. The first book in the series has sold over 36,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen BookScan.
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