Search Results by tag: Simon & Schuster

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

Perennial favourites mix with new titles in this week's bestsellers list, covering Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending March 18, 2012: 1. Flash and Bones, Kathy Reichs (Pocket/Simon & Schuster, $17 pa, 9781451675290) 2. ... Read More »

March 26, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

U.S. author Nicholas Sparks is the lucky one, as his latest novel hits the top spot on this week's bestsellers' list, thanks to its upcoming film adaptation starring Zac Efron. For the two weeks ending ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Just in time for March Break, this week's bestsellers list, which looks at Canadian children's books, illustrates that readers will love Robert Munsch forever. For the two weeks ending March 4: 1. Love You Forever, ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Scott Turow responds to U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust threat

By Steven W. Beattie

At the end of last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Justice was looking into the possibility of filing an antitrust lawsuit against five major publishers “ Simon & Schuster, ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Andrew Pyper sells manuscript to Universal Pictures, Simon & Schuster

By Natalie Samson

The film rights to Andrew Pyper's forthcoming novel, The Demonologist, have been optioned to Universal Pictures. The book follows a Columbia University professor and demonology expert who uses Milton's Paradise Lost as a guide to ... Read More »

March 1, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Deals

BookNet bestsellers: romance

By Natalie Samson

Revving up for Valentine's Day? One of these best-selling romance titles may be just what Cupid ordered. For the two weeks ending Feb. 5: 1. The Next Always, Nora Roberts (Penguin, $18.50 pa, 9780425243213) 2. ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

By Natalie Samson

Penguin Group has announced it will no longer provide ebooks to OverDrive, effective immediately. With the termination of the relationship between the publisher and the U.S. digital content distributor, public libraries are effectively cut off ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Downton Abbey rejuvenates interest in Edwardian literature

By Sue Carter

Lisbeth Salander, your days at the top of bestsellers' lists may be numbered. The Toronto Star reports that the popular British television series Downton Abbey, which airs on PBS in North America, is creating a ... Read More »

January 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Books about physical and financial health dominate this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list, for the two weeks ending Jan. 15: 1. The Wealthy Barber Returns, David Chilton (Financial Awareness, $19.95 pa, 9780968394748) 2. The Looneyspoons ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

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Search Results by tag: Simon & Schuster

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

Scott Turow responds to U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust threat

Andrew Pyper sells manuscript to Universal Pictures, Simon & Schuster

BookNet bestsellers: romance

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

Downton Abbey rejuvenates interest in Edwardian literature

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

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