For some regional bookseller associations, joint trade shows are a winning formula. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
In this monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature sci-fi and fantasy. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year’s fall gatherings provide booksellers across the country with plenty of opportunities to meet authors, collect ARCs, and network with other booksellers as well as publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
A partnership between the Digital Public Library of America and the Independent Publishers Group is offering an e-book ownership option from a wide range of indie publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Jim Wilson’s memoir, 'Tuned In: Memoirs of a Piano Man,' he writes about his career as a piano technician and his pathway to becoming a professional pianist. Wilson spoke to BookLife about the intersection of writing and playing music, his encounters with music legends, and his relentless... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
With summer on the wane and holiday titles on order, excitement around this fall’s fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books is building. PW talked with booksellers about what they’ll be handselling and displaying in the coming months. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Although the 2024 election season won’t shift into high gear until after Labor Day, booksellers across the country are making plans for what Lissa Muscatine, co-owner of Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., describes as a “dramatic and historic” presidential campaign. Not only are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Nine CEO defends highly publicised decision to carry the Olympic torch in Paris. Plus: ABC revives beloved news themeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWeekly Beast understands the publishing division of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-08-16 03:24:36 UTC ]
No specific category exists at the Wainwright Prize for climate-crisis books, although several 2024 shortlistees touch on the emergency. The post Wainwright Nature Writing Book Prizes: Three 2024 Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-15 20:55:02 UTC ]
The pros are here to remind us that racism persists in publishing. Plus: an adaptation from a queer icon and an MCU-style romance enterprise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-15 15:15:00 UTC ]
August is about celebrating women in translation. Check out these YA books in translation by women around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC ]
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which “honors writers whose work demonstrates the power of the written word to foster peace,” has today announced its 2024 book award finalists. The winners in each category will receive a $10,000 cash prize, and the runners-up will be awarded $5,000. The 2024... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-15 12:00:52 UTC ]
The study fits into a broader initiative by the media agency to become a hub of learning and experimentation around gen AI that’s accessible to all Omnicom clients (not just PHD or OMG) as well as the general public. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2024-08-15 04:01:00 UTC ]
In honor of the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's iconic dystopian novel, we've rounded up some recent books that reflect the legacy of '1984' with their stark visions of the future and sharp critiques of our social and political moment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last month, comics creator Lucy Knisley went on tour for her new book, 'Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair' (Random House Graphic), a collection of cat cartoons originally posted on her Instagram feed featuring her “dramatic” cat Linney. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Spotify Audiobooks has partnered with W. W. Norton to produce and release the audiobook of Richard Powers' new novel 'Playground,' to be published in September 24. Spotify Audiobooks has been producing 10-15 titles monthly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Priddle will depart PublicAffairs, as well as its Bold Type Books imprint, which he also oversees, next month. He joined PublicAffairs in 2003 and has served as its publisher since 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-08-14 23:11:47 UTC ]
The Hawthornden Foundation has made possible these grants going to 49 nonprofit programs serving readers and writers. The post The US National Book Foundation Issues $350,000 in Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-14 22:42:47 UTC ]
With four categories across four official languages, the biennial Singapore Literature Prize jurors have shortlisted 71 titles. The post Singapore: The Biennial Literature Prize Announces 71-Book Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-14 21:38:53 UTC ]