La Fnac révèle les 30 romans en lice pour le Prix du Roman Fnac 2016
Paris, 2016-Jul-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cette année, la Fnac célèbre la 15e édition de son Prix du Roman Fnac. Premier temps fort de la rentrée littéraire, la remise du Prix le 1er septembre donnera également cette année le coup…
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ATLANTA, 2016-Jul-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are teaming up this summer to help prevent summer learning loss for thousands of kids and teens. To celebrate National Summer Learning Day on July 14th, over 150 Staples volunteers in 17 communities including Boston, New York, and…
London, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — This year's Branford Boase Award has been won by Horatio Clare and his editor Penny Thomas, for Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot. Julia Eccleshare, Chair of the judges, praised the book as 'beautifully written and highly original'.
On winning the award Horatio Clare said: 'This is the book I am most proud of: it was…
New York, NY , 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that week two of the Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com/getpop-cultured) celebration will feature events and promotions highlighting some of the…
Retailer accepting donations in-store and online to help raise funds for UNICEF’s education programs for children around the world
DALLAS, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store® (NYSE:TCS), the nation’s leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announced the launch of its partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF during the retailer’s “Get Your…
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced the newest Kohl’s Cares collection featuring hardcover books and soft toys of the beloved children’s classic, Clifford The Big Red Dog™, available now through September. The charming stories of the larger-than-life canine focus on kindness and send a positive message to young readers.…
New York, NY, 2016-Jun-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com/getpop-cultured), a month-long celebration of pop culture with special events customers won’t want to miss, is…
New York,NY, 2016-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today reported sales and earnings for its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and full-year ended April 30, 2016.
Retail sales, which include Barnes & Noble stores and BN.com, were $850 million for the quarter and $4.0 billion for the full year, decreasing 2.2% and…
New York, NY 2016-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced two executive appointments: Jaime Carey, currently Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President of Development & Restaurant Group, effective immediately, and…
Seattle tops the list for the second year in a row; bookworms abound in California and Texas cities
SEATTLE, 2016-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN)— Today, Amazon.com revealed their annual list of the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities across the U.S., just in time for summer reading season. The ranking is determined by a compilation of…
Special Summer Reading Triathlon Kicks off with “Opening Ceremony” at All Stores Nationwide on June 4
Young Readers Can Vote for Their Favorite Heroes and Places in Books; Local and National Winners to Be Announced at a Special “Closing Ceremony” on August 27
New York, NY, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble,…
New York, NY, 2016-May-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced a huge selection of the best gifts for Mother’s Day. Customers can find the perfect book for Mom from Barnes & Noble’s…
New York, NY,, 2016-May-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today named Carrie Martin from Evers Park Elementary School in Denton, TX, as the 2016 national winner and “Teacher of the Year” in the Barnes…
Macy’s welcomes renowned author, chef and television personality, Katie Chin, at six stores nationwide for cooking demos and discussions on Asian Cuisine and her new book, “Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook: 101 Delicious Recipes from My Mother’s Kitchen.”
NEW YORK, 2016-May-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — This May, Macy’s celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with renowned…
New York, NY, 2016-Apr-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) (“Barnes & Noble” or the “Company”), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Bahwan CyberTek (“BCT”), a global software products and…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 2016-Apr-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], is pleased to reveal the cover art of Tommy Hilfiger’s upcoming memoir, American Dreamer. Publishing November 1, 2016, the memoir chronicles personal stories from Hilfiger’s early childhood and formative years, to the setbacks, triumphs, and sheer determination that…
El Dorado High School in El Paso, TX, Wins with a Beautification and Clean-up Project Idea; Will be Visited by Chelsea Clinton on April 7
New York, NY, 2016-Apr-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products,…
Renewed Retail Partnership Builds on Last Year’s Success with Special Making Events Throughout the Year, Culminating in the Second Annual Retail Mini Maker Faire in November
Maker Activities Kick Off with the Unveiling of the New littleBits™ STEAM Student Set During Educator Appreciation Days (April 9-17) and the 50th Issue of Make: Magazine
New York, NY,…
Customers Are Invited to Participate in Events and Giveaways Ahead of the Highly-Anticipated Release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
New York, New York, 2016-Mar-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, is celebrating Batman v…
Give Your Child a Starring Role in Bestselling Children’s Books
New York, New York, 2016-Feb-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, is exclusively partnering with Put Me In The Story® to introduce the leading personalized…
LONDON, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Children’s book The Lie Tree, a Victorian murder mystery by Young Adult fiction and children’sauthor Frances Hardinge, has been named the 2015 Costa Book of the Year.
The announcement was made this evening (Tuesday 26th January) at an awards ceremony held at Quaglino’s in central London.
The Lie Tree (Macmillan…
Winners of the 2015 Discover Great New Writers Awards to Be Announced at a Special Ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, March 2
Prize Pool for Winning Writers and Finalists Increases to More Than $100,000 with Winners Receiving a Year of Promotion from Barnes & Noble
NEW YORK, NY, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes…
LONDON, 2016-Jan-21 — /EPR Retail News/ —
NIALL BOURKE
Gerardo Dreams of Chillies
Gerardo smoked as the truck hurtled towards the outskirts of Puebla. He dreamed as he smoked. He dreamed of chillies.
Niall Bourke is 34 and originally from Kilkenny in Ireland. He now lives in London, where he teaches English at St Michael’s College, Bermondsey. He recently…
100 percent of net profit will support children’s health initiatives nationwide
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., 2016-Jan-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — This spring, Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) will offer customers awardwinning children’s books from renowned author/illustrator Leo Lionni as part of the Kohl’s Cares collection. The playful and artistic story books and complementing accessories are priced at just…
Debut author Andrew Michael Hurley collects the Costa First Novel Award for The Loney, described by Stephen King as ‘an amazing piece of fiction’
Kate Atkinson wins the Costa Novel Award – for the second time in three years – with her ninth novel, A God in Ruins
Andrea Wulf claims the Costa Biography Award…
New York, NY, 2016-Jan-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the appointment of Mary Amicucci as Chief Merchandising Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Amicucci previously held the role of Vice President of Adult Trade…
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is the best-selling book of 2015; Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book Ten: Old School by Jeff Kinney tops the list for Kids & Teens books
The Most Wished For books are The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah; The…
LONDON, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Costatoday announces the shortlists for the 2015 Costa Book Awards.
The Costa Book Awards is the only major UK book prize that is open solely to authors resident in the UK and Ireland and also, uniquely, recognises the most enjoyable books across five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and…
Amazon book editors announce the 100 best books of the year, selecting titles in more than two dozen categories from Literary Fiction to Mysteries and Thrillers to Children’s books
SEATTLE, 2015-11-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com today announced its selections for the Best Books of 2015, naming Lauren Groff’s dazzling Fates and Furies as the Best Book…
The first Little A Poetry Contest will be judged by Cornelius Eady, Jericho Brown and Kimiko Hahn
The winner will be awarded $5,000 and a publishing contract with Little A
NEW YORK, 2015-11-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN)--Today, Amazon Publishing announced a call for submissions for the Little A Poetry Contest, dedicated to the…