Daily Archives: February 13, 2012

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted | The bargain bookseller | Get London Reading

February 13, 2012 – 3:15 pm

The numbers involved are colossal, driven by those low prices: last year The Book People sold 250,000 cook books by Jamie Oliver, 130,000 by baking model Lorraine Pascale, plus 120,000 books of poetry. In a world where a new novel rarely sells 1,000 copies, this gives them vast power. “They are the biggest customer for an awful lot of British publishers,” says literary agent Jonathan Lloyd.

As a result, Glaister’s reaction to an early proof copy is as anxiously awaited as the twitch of a Roman emperor’s thumb. If she dislikes a cover or takes against an intro, editors will tweak rather than lose the chance of 40,000 advance sales. If she’s keen, success is – almost – assured. A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard’s account of her 18-year abduction by a paedophile, sold 80,000 copies through The Book People, 20,000 through the trade.

via The bargain bookseller | Get London Reading.

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Announcement

Nominations sought for next Laureate na nÓg

February 13, 2012 – 12:29 pm

CBI is currently inviting nominations for Laureate na nÓg 2012 -2014. This important initiative was instigated in 2010 with the inauguration of Siobhán Parkinson as Ireland’s first children’s literature laureate.

Siobhán will complete her imaginative and successful term  in May 2012 so now is the time to nominate an Irish author or illustrator to be Laureate na nÓg 2012 –14.

Individuals and organisations are invited to make a nomination between now and February 24th 2012. Nominees must be Irish, may write through the medium of Irish or English and should be an nationally recognised author or illustrator who has made a significant contribution to the field of children’s literature in Ireland.  Further details about the laureate project can be found on childrenslaureate.ie or childrensbooksireland.ie

Laureate na nÓg is an initiative of the Arts Council with the support of The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Children’s Books Ireland, Poetry Ireland and The Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION OF NEXT LAUREATE:

The person nominated for the role needs to meet five key criteria:

1. The laureate should be an Irish writer or illustrator with a recognised body of high quality children’s writing and/or illustration, who writes through the medium of Irish or English.

2. He or she must have made a particularly significant contribution to the field of children’s literature in Ireland and have had a considerable positive impact on readers as well as other writers and illustrators.

3. He or she must demonstrate both eagerness and skill in engaging with children, young people, adults, and media and with the sector as a whole.

4. He or she should demonstrate an enthusiasm for promoting children’s literature in general.

5. Nominees must be of Irish nationality.

Nominations should be sent to info@childrensbooksireland.ie before February 24th, 2012

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Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted | Eight years late and six times over budget, a book on the history of St Stephen’s Green is costing the taxpayer €900 per copy – National News – Independent.ie

February 13, 2012 – 9:44 am

Instead the OPW dramatically scaled back what they wanted, despite paying about €400,000. It was agreed the author would write a standalone title on St Stephens Green. The book ‘St Stephens Green 1660-1875’ has been acclaimed by critics, but has sold only 443 copies since it was published in October. The book retails at €35, which equates to a cost to the taxpayer of about €900 per copy if you take the overall €400,000 payment into account.

via Eight years late and six times over budget, a book on the history of St Stephen’s Green is costing the taxpayer €900 per copy – National News – Independent.ie.

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