The publisher has reached an agreement with officials in Crawfordsville, Ind., to expand the size of its distribution facility located in the city by 650,000 sq. ft. As part of the agreement, PRH will receive $5.6 million in tax incentives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
A survey from BookNet Canada found that 58% of audiobook listeners in the country obtained their books from free sources, such as the library or YouTube, while 62% of e-book readers and 51% of print book readers found free sources for their reading material. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore visits, a keynote talk with Meg Medina, and a memorable party at Baldwin & Co. brought a festival atmosphere to the opening hours of ABA's CI2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
After the author events planning team at the Free Library of Philadelphia was fired on June 3, some of the authors scheduled to appear there this month are expressing their support for the former employees—some quietly, others publicly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
From a memoir on the Afro Latinx experience in the U.S. to a graphic novel about crying, here's what we're reading in June. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-10 22:12:36 UTC ]
A prolific translator, novelist and essayist, the French-Jewish writer Cécile Wajsbrot wins Novi Sad's 2024 Tišma Prize. The post France’s Cécile Wajsbrot Wins the Tišma International Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-10 20:27:13 UTC ]
Brave Books is bringing its right-wing See You at the Library Storytime events to public libraries again in August. Now is the time to prepare. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-10 15:54:09 UTC ]
For all the hullabaloo around AI this year, the consumer products that feature AI seem a bit lackluster. They’re either augmenting existing designs (like “AI PCs”) or they’ve flopped hard. Take the Rabbit R1, which was such an instant failure that it made its way into mainstream news.... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-06-10 15:16:41 UTC ]
UNESCO's 2024 World Book Capital, great graphic novels for your summer TBR, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-10 15:00:00 UTC ]
Looking for a productive way to read and take notes at the same time? Then you probably need this Kindle Scribe that’s currently only $280, way down from its usual price tag of $390. Unlike the other Kindle devices that are mainly for reading, the Kindle Scribe is designed for jotting... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-06-10 14:21:42 UTC ]
An elaborate water trap, three generations of empathetic witches, a space thriller, and more of today's best science fiction and fantasy book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-10 13:30:00 UTC ]
As a city kid, veterinarian Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside healing animals a la the classic “All Creatures Great and Small.” Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-06-10 13:18:31 UTC ]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA) has announced the winners of the 2023 Nebula Awards, one of SFF’s most prestigious honors, “given to the writers of the most outstanding speculative fiction works released in 2023.” Here are the winners: NOVEL Vajra Chandrasekera, The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-10 12:14:36 UTC ]
Jill Ciment’s 1996 memoir “Half a Life” described her teenage affair with the man she eventually married. Her new memoir, “Consent,” dramatically revises some details. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-06-10 09:02:59 UTC ]
Bibliophiles will find plenty of centuries-old tomes, graphic novels, modern works and more in this French city, which also happens to be this year’s UNESCO World Book Capital. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-06-10 09:00:20 UTC ]
Empire of the Ants, a real-time strategy game with dazzlingly photorealistic insects and other critters, arrives on November 7. Although the game doesn’t sound like it’s exactly a remake, it comes from the same publisher (and draws from the same source material) as the 2000 RTS game of the same... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-10 08:00:22 UTC ]
The latest versions of annual reports on workforce demographics from Gannett, NPR and The New York Times (as well as Condé Nast, Hearst and Vox) show mixed results in companies’ efforts to diversify their newsrooms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2024-06-10 04:01:00 UTC ]
The college instructional materials community and a number of book business organizations are in the final stages of trying to fight off a plan by the Department of Education that would make it more cumbersome for college students to take part in programs that permit them to buy instructional... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Playaway Products’ Wonderbook read-along catalog just hit 1,000 titles—and the company is celebrating the huge milestone. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Debut novels by Essie Chambers and Marcela Fuentes are among this month's selections by the nation's biggest book clubs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]