Navid Sinaki on Scheherazade, secrets, and finding his voice as a young, queer Iranian immigrant. | Lit Hub Memoir “What do we inherit from trauma? Complicated stories, frayed genetics, and many, many hidden secrets.” Danzy Senna, Kristopher Jansma, Rosie Schaap and more take the Lit Hub... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-13 10:30:55 UTC ]
Moon Unit Zappa's memoir is a self-portrait of an insecure and often confused child, worshipful of her absent father, Frank Zappa, and thirsty for maternal affection. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-13 10:00:51 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Audio has opened the application process for the fifth session of its narrator mentorship program, which aims to increase diversity and inclusion within the audiobook industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's World Science Fiction Convention, held in Scotland's largest city August 8–12, hoped to put a year and change of controversy in the rearview mirror. To publishers’ minds, those hopes were met. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's World Science Fiction Convention, held in Scotland's largest city August 8–12, hoped to put a year and change of controversy in the rearview mirror. To publishers’ minds, those hopes were met. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
A children's book literary agent at Kalem Agency in Istanbul, Elif Nur Şafak, talks about Wattpad's disruptions in Türkiye. The post Istanbul’s Elif Nur Şafak on Wattpad: ‘Freedom of Speech’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-12 20:23:52 UTC ]
The Indie Horror Showcase event is returning on October 24. This is a “celebration of upcoming nightmarish games” made by developers throughout the world and will be hosted by DreadXP, an indie publisher responsible for well-received games like The Mortuary Assistant and Sucker for Love. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-08-12 16:25:42 UTC ]
I’m an audiobook evangelist. I rarely go more than a few days without listening to one, and I’ll blast through two or three in a single road trip. But audiobooks are expensive and their prices don’t seem to be moving downwards like their printed counterparts. So, if you want to score a... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-08-12 15:12:55 UTC ]
The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of WorldCon members—were presented this weekend at the 82nd WorldCon in Glasgow, Scotland. A hearty congratulations to all of the winners as well as all of the finalists... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-12 14:32:13 UTC ]
I’ve been a part of many book clubs. The most successful one was the brain fruit of my most energetic friend. We met weekly, and she’d cook lavish multi-course meals inspired by the novels we chose. But the group lost momentum, as these things do. Some members moved away. Some drifted. The club... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-12 14:24:07 UTC ]
Six shortlisted titles are named at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the Royal Society's £25,000 Trivedi Science Book Prize. The post In Scotland: the Trivedi Science Prize Names a 2024 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-12 13:15:49 UTC ]
In the first drafts of my debut novel Medusa, I was consumed by the idea of what it meant to be a monster in a story you didn’t control. Medusa is one of the most recognizable monsters of Greek mythology, with the writhing mass of snakes for hair and the turning people to stone with […] The post... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-08-12 11:05:00 UTC ]
Teachers and librarians are accustomed to hearing about what their students read over the summer, but we asked them to tell us about the titles they've been enjoying during the break. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Check out what 'PW' had to say about the books on the former president's much-anticipated annual summer reading list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Canada-based independent horror publisher DarkLit Press has collapsed, with authors jumping ship and claiming royalties have gone unpaid. A year ago, DarkLit was announcing new imprints and developing its audio offerings, but its website and social media accounts have since gone black, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on August 9 vacated an injunction blocking parts Iowa's controversial book banning law, SF 496, the court also rejected the state's core argument, giving freedom to read advocates hope that they can swiftly succeed in blocking the law on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 'NIV Upside-Down Kingdom Bible' (Zondervan, Sept.) tackles challenging questions in polarizing times. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Currency fluctuations and flat monthly user numbers prompted investors to sell off shares of Webtoon, which went public earlier this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
New Voices New Rooms, the collaboration between the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, kicked off the fall trade show season with a high-energy and productive show that drew 250 booksellers and 137 exhibitors to northern Virginia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Blue Dot Kids Press publisher Heidi Hill shares an update from her year-long scientific voyage with her family. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]