Emergence Magazine is an online publication with annual print edition exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. As we experience the desecration of our lands and waters, the extinguishing of species, and a loss of sacred connection to the Earth, we look to emerging... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-24 08:00:18 UTC ]
The 2016 title by Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance sold more than 197,000 copies last week according to Circana BookScan and an estimated 650,000 copies according to publisher HarperCollins. Sales for titles by Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation program, launched in 2017, has distributed more than two million free books to young people and families in public housing communities across the United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House's new global corporate logo combines the PRH wordmark with the Penguin icon, as was already the case in most of the publisher's territories worldwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Humble Games has reportedly laid off all 36 of its staff. Former employees posted about the layoffs on social media. Humble Games is owned by media conglomerate Ziff Davis, which counts IGN, Eurogamer and GamesIndustry.biz among its gaming portfolio. Humble Games confirmed in a LinkedIn post... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-07-23 21:43:10 UTC ]
Suzanne Scanlon’s book, Committed: A Memoir of Finding Meaning in Madness, is a memoir unlike any I’ve read. Scanlon returns to the landscape of the past, reflecting on her experience of being committed in the New York State Psychiatric Hospital while a student at Barnard in the late 1990s.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-07-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
In the memoir “Desperately Seeking Something,” Susan Seidelman’s life is as full of twists, charm and happy endings as one of her iconic movies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-23 09:00:50 UTC ]
I reviewed Lev Grossman’s The Magicians when it was launched in 2009, with amazing timing: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book, was out in paperback, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was at last onscreen. Fans were bemoaning the coming Harry Potter vacuum. Grossman, at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-23 08:55:43 UTC ]
Welcome to I’m a Writer But, where writers discuss their work, their lives, their other work, the stuff that takes up any free time they have, all the stuff they’re not able to get to, and the ways in which any of us get anything done. Plus: book recommendations, bad jokes, okay jokes, despair,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-23 08:01:09 UTC ]
Podium, a renowned audiobook publisher best known for sci-fi and fantasy, has significantly broadened its digital library and the opportunities available to writers. Now a full-service publisher that distributes books in all formats, Podium Entertainment is preparing to launch its inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
A 7.7% sales increase at the recently restructured Hachette Book Group was a key contributor to a 5% rise in revenue at Lagardère Publishing in the first six months of 2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Boum’s new graphic novel, 'The Jellyfish,' is a beautifully illustrated meet-cute about a developing queer romance challenged by the emotional complexities surrounding a physical disability. An 11-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks is expanding its reach into the indie bookseller sales channel by replacing commission reps with an in-house sales team. The Chicagoland-based publisher has poached Courtney Payne from Chronicle Books to lead the team as director of indie retail sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
It wouldn’t be San Diego Comic-Con without a little drama, some big questions, and a lot of hype. We've rounded up the big stories of this year's show—among them the show’s future in the city that gives it its name—and the top 21 panels to attend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The graphic novel imprint at HarperCollins, which launched in 2020 with a focus on the children's market, will expand into the adult graphic novel, manga, and manhwa spaces. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
War, Trauma, and Human Courage: A Conversation with Zhang Ling, by Yan Lu Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/22/2024 - 16:20 Zhang Ling is the author of ten novels, including A Single Swallow (trans. Shelly Bryant) and Where Waters Meet, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-07-22 21:20:19 UTC ]
Cool off with this week's new YA book releases, featuring romance, time loops, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-07-22 14:45:00 UTC ]
Cowritten by Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi, ‘This is Me and Only Me’ helps kids process their experiences through data. In a new children’s book from Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi and her coauthor, Madeleine Garner, data collection is presented as a beautiful way for kids (and adults) to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-07-22 09:15:00 UTC ]
As a comic book series to honor the Turtles’ 40th anniversary debuts, here’s a look back at their milestones. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-22 09:01:21 UTC ]
Sable Yong’s debut book comes with some unusual marketing merchandise—a perfume to match. Sable Yong always wanted to make a perfume. She calls herself a “frag-head,” having previously written about fragrances for Allure and hosting the podcast Smell Ya Later with Tynan Sinks. Still, producing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-07-22 09:00:00 UTC ]