Today, the British Academy announced the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, which “celebrates exceptional research and the role of non-fiction in bringing to light new perspectives on global histories and cultural identity.” This year’s winner is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 18:15:24 UTC ]
Absolution, the latest book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series, begins with a mysterious alligator experiment that seems to have gone wrong. Read the first two chapters here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-10-22 15:30:12 UTC ]
Some 115,000 trade visitors from 153 countries were at Frankfurter Buchmesse last week, covered by 7,500 news-media representatives. The post The 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse: 230,000 Visitors Overall appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-22 15:06:16 UTC ]
The “Yellowface” author is using her voice to bring Asian and Asian American histories to life on the page, and advocating for others to do the same. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2024-10-22 15:00:22 UTC ]
A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Tesla’s new robotaxis Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-10-22 14:38:37 UTC ]
Prime Video has one of the best film libraries of any streaming service. But if you don’t watch the movie you want to see right away, you might never get the chance. October 1 is the official kickoff of spooky-movie season, but this year, we simply could not wait. On the last day of September,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-10-22 14:00:00 UTC ]
A fate worse than being cancelled, a pair of wintry romances, a weird witchy read, and more of today's best YA book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-22 13:30:00 UTC ]
To the surprise of few, the new iPad mini that Apple announced last week is a small update rather than a major reinvention. It may have been three years between iPad mini updates, but the 2021 model was the first to ditch the formerly ubiquitous home button in favor of smaller bezels. Apple... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-22 13:00:39 UTC ]
In The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, history professor Evan Friss explores how bookstores have shaped reading, publishing, politics, and community, beginning in the 18th century. I talked with Friss about the value of indie bookstores, the bygone dominance of Barnes & Noble,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
“What I felt was the persistent, undefinable numbness that eventually overtakes you and won’t let go.” André Aciman on struggling to find his place in Rome. | Lit Hub Memoir “The literary mind cannot be isolationist.” Read Elif Shafak’s speech from the Opening Ceremony of the Frankfurt Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 10:30:20 UTC ]
In denial no longer, 'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz wrote 'Dinner for Vampires,' her memoir about her cult past Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-22 10:00:03 UTC ]
The “One Tree Hill” actor has written a memoir of the decade she spent beholden to the Big House Family — and her escape. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-22 09:02:48 UTC ]
If you find your keys tend to go missing just as you need to leave the house (and particularly when you’re already late), Bluetooth tracker can help. Attach these handy fobs to your keys, wallet, jacket, purse, bag or whatever else you need to get going. Some trackers even rely on vast networks... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-22 09:00:48 UTC ]
Since 2009, when his first novel Some Things That Meant the World to Me introduced his heart-rending, beat-driven, often surreal voice, Joshua Mohr has published nine books—two raw addiction memoirs (Sirens and Model Citizen) and seven idiosyncratic novels. The New York Times called his 2011... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 08:55:25 UTC ]
Meta has made it very clear to Australians that they do not value our journalism or our public interest mediaThe joint select committee on social media and Australian society tabled their interim report on Monday, recommending that the government explore alternative revenue mechanisms to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-22 04:53:35 UTC ]
See news about Penguin Workshop's new MG nonfiction titles under the Time for Kids brand, Studio Fun's Spellbound publishing program, brand extensions for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and more in our roundup of licensing news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
There were fewer comics companies exhibiting at this year's event than ever before, but comics were infused throughout the show, with new players hitting the scene, beloved brands getting a refresh, and newcomers emerging from the wings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Goff, who joined the Quarto Group in 2022, will step down at the end of the year due to personal reasons. Quarto Group president CK Lau will step in as interim CEO, effective November 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
University of Toronto Press has acquired Legas Publishing and its backlist of approximately 225 scholarly books on cultural studies, language arts, and social sciences. It is UTP's fourth acquisition in the past 12 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “COVID peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]