We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost so far this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The January-through-June report from Circana BookScan for the States comes with observations on declines in middle-grade print sales. The post Circana BookScan: US Print’s January-June Print Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-29 18:17:44 UTC ]
You loved them first at the library. There, they bewitched you with their preternatural gumption, and vulnerability. Their zany ideas and wicked wit. They were your first best friends. But then you lost touch. Life got in the way. And it didn’t help that you existed in fully separate dimension... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-29 17:10:39 UTC ]
There’s really no better way to read on vacation (or any other time, for that matter) than with a Kindle Paperwhite. This device offers a near-identical reading experience to paper books, except you don’t have to lug around your massive TBR stack anymore. If you don’t have an e-reader... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-07-29 14:39:59 UTC ]
The proposal includes a call for an 18-year limit on appointments to the court. President Joe Biden is unveiling a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He also is pressing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-07-29 13:55:34 UTC ]
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series has always tempted me more than the Z Fold. Maybe it’s the flip-phone nostalgia taking hold; maybe it's the fact that I don’t want to watch video inside a square; maybe it's simply the Z Flip’s more palatable price. The Z Flip series has launched in tandem with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-07-29 12:00:41 UTC ]
Dive into the best new YA books hitting shelves this week in hardcover and in paperback. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-29 11:30:00 UTC ]
Discussion about what books children should access has diminished on the national stage. But most rules pertaining to schools and libraries are made at the state and local level. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-29 09:01:03 UTC ]
The author of 'The Country Girls' and 'The Little Red Chairs,' among many others, was best known for challenging Irish literary taboos through candid depictions of the lives of Irish women in full revolt against the oppression of traditional values—especially those of the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
U.K. online book retailer Books2Door reported that sales of £2.7 million in the first six months of 2024, a 38% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The company credits TikTok for giving it a significant boost. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-29 02:48:48 UTC ]
Edna O'Brien published more than 20 books, most of them novels and story collections, and would know fully what she called the "extremities of joy and sorrow, love, crossed love and unrequited love, success and failure, fame and slaughter." Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-07-28 20:27:20 UTC ]
After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a centuryThe Irish writer Edna O’Brien, who explored the complications and contradictions of women’s lives in a literary career lasting more than half a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-28 16:59:31 UTC ]
Local newspapers in the UK are disappearing fast, creating news deserts and leaving councils unscrutinised. Now, though, a new generation is reinventing community journalism. Tina Brown, for one, is a fanI’m not sure what I was expecting of Mill Media’s HQ: en route to Manchester, where the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-28 07:00:48 UTC ]
Kamala Harris book sales, TikTok book awards, the Book of the Summer is here, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-27 15:25:01 UTC ]
Assassin nuns, love and self-discovery at a summer arts camp, queering Korean mythology, and more of today's best YA book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-27 13:30:00 UTC ]
The latest offering from Mariko and Jillian Tamaki swept its categories at this year’s ceremony, which saw increased recognition of works by newer comics publishers and manga artists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Boys may be one season away from ending but it’s not done caking your screens with blood and torn muscle tissue. Cast member Jensen Ackles who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that Amazon will produce a prequel of the superhero show called Vought Rising. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-07-26 20:10:58 UTC ]
Patricia Highsmith’s classic thriller mixes glamour, betrayal, self-invention and murder. What’s not to love? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-26 17:08:57 UTC ]
Former first lady, who has been mostly absent as her husband campaigns, has never told her own story at length beforeThe former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-26 13:42:09 UTC ]