Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. The ten titles were selected from a pool of 473 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Fiction are Jamie Ford, Lauren Groff (Chair), Zeyn Joukhadar,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-13 14:00:29 UTC ]
The Sharjah International Book Fair translation grants drew 2,506 applications for these grants for publishers, to and from Arabic. The post Sharjah Book Authority Approves 303 Translation Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-13 13:34:04 UTC ]
The entire Annapurna Interactive team has left the company after its executives walked out, according to Bloomberg. Apparently, the video game publisher's president, Nathan Gary, had been negotiating with Annapurna Pictures' founder Megan Ellison to spin off Annapurna Interactive into its own... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-09-13 12:30:45 UTC ]
From revoking tenure to cutting an entire library staff, academic libraries are losing—so are students. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
The 2024 Video Music Awards were Taylor-made for big ratings. According to Nielsen data, Wednesday night's VMAs delivered its biggest audience in four years, topping 4 million viewers. The awards, which were also simulcast across 13 Paramount-owned networks, were up 8%... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-09-13 11:57:00 UTC ]
Tracy O’Neill’s Woman of Interest is a quest memoir: a voyage there and back, out and in. The book recounts the author’s search for her birth mother during the frightening heights of covid, “a pandemic that had miniaturized life.” Enlisting the help of a PI named Joe, a former CIA operative,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-09-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
Tony Tulathimutte, a master comedian, has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book that steers directly into the oncoming traffic of current liberal piety. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-09-13 09:01:41 UTC ]
In the years since this memoir was first published, readers have asked me a number of questions: What does your family think of the book? How did you start writing a memoir in essays? Is the book available in Spanish? The question that took me by surprise, though, came in 2020 on the eve of […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-13 08:55:35 UTC ]
The inaugural International Summit of Audio Publishers held September 10 in New York City drew 137 participants who discussed current market conditions, the impact of AI, and what is coming next for the booming industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Debut YA author Tigest Girma’s tale of Black vampires, ‘Immortal Dark,’ lands at #1 on our children’s fiction list. Plus Laurie Gilmore’s small-town romance ‘The Cinnamon Bun Book Store’ sweetens her Dream Harbor series, and new books by Matt Haig and Rachel Kushner nab starred reviews and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
An inside look at how the team behind the most challenged book in America fought censorship and won. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: PEN America reports a surge in school book bans; amicus briefs are filed in a key freedom to read case from Llano County, Texas; and Book Riot reports on the escalating attacks on academic libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
This month, we’ve got a giant eagle, good wine, and more. To submit a first line, email [email protected]. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's pre-show Bologna Children's Book Fair is to open at the Cartoon Forum in Toulouse and to stop in Shanghai and Guadalajara. The post Bologna’s 2025 Pre-Fair Exhibition Tour Begins in Toulouse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-12 23:01:33 UTC ]
The VMAs were Taylor-made for big ratings. According to Nielsen data, Wednesday night's VMAs delivered its biggest audience in four years, topping 4 million viewers. The awards, which were also simulcast across 13 Paramount-owned networks, were up 8% year over year... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-09-12 22:15:35 UTC ]
Historical fiction is dominant (?), the Non-Fiction Finalists for the National Book Award, and Salem's Lot is set to scare. All in today's book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-12 21:35:54 UTC ]
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The ten titles were selected from a pool of 671 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Nonfiction are Brenda J. Child, Anand Giridharadas, Tressie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-12 19:00:18 UTC ]
What the big book clubs are picking this month, recent magical realism releases, previewing the big fall adaptations, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-12 15:16:18 UTC ]
The heavily-anticipated showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night was seen by 67.135 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Hosted by ABC News and simulcast across 17 networks, the Harris/Trump... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-09-12 14:10:13 UTC ]
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry. The ten titles were selected from a pool of 299 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Poetry are Richard Blanco (Chair), Carolyn Forché, Tyehimba Jess,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-12 14:00:04 UTC ]