A24, the New York–based film and TV company, and Mack, the London-based publisher of art and photography books and critical studies, have partnered to distribute A24’s books worldwide, and to publish new books in the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Van Sciver’s new graphic memoir returns to the chaotic household of his 2018 autobiography 'One Dirty Tree,' adding a broadly humorous perspective on growing up in a large, impoverished Mormon family living in a dilapidated, roach-infested house in 1990s New Jersey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The management of Chicago's Seminary Co-op and and 57th Street Books has voluntarily recognized a union formed by bookseller employees of the member-owned cooperative. SCBU IU 660 is a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The honors for Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann and published by New Directions, come with a £50,000 cash prize, which is split equally between the author and translator. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-05-21 00:54:12 UTC ]
The departures of Reagan Arthur, who led Alfred A. Knopf, and Lisa Lucas, who held the top job at Pantheon and Schocken, came as a surprise to many in the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-20 22:16:53 UTC ]
For a Latin American publisher, it’s harder to enter Spain than the United States, one children's book publisher said at Bogotá's book fair. The post Latin American Publishers on Children’s Books, and Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-20 19:58:13 UTC ]
We knew more computers were coming that would feature a native version of Microsoft’s AI Copilot toolset, but we didn’t quite know how many were set to be announced. It’s practically an AI avalanche. Companies like Dell, Acer and HP have all just announced computers that have adopted Microsoft’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-20 18:48:25 UTC ]
In today's book news: an in-depth look at Reese Witherspoon's book club, upcoming books that "should" be bestsellers, why you should buy yourself a bookstore gift card, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-20 18:19:41 UTC ]
The guest of honor at Warsaw International Book Fair this week is Italy, and Italy's publishers have a 200-square-meter pavilion planned. The post Italy Prepares To Be Guest of Honor at Warsaw’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-20 17:52:19 UTC ]
Donnelly Public Library will be for adults only beginning July 1, as a result of a bill in the state that would allow parents to sue libraries with "inappropriate material." Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-20 15:07:54 UTC ]
A book club for revenge, finding love through magic (and war), a modern Bartleby, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-20 15:00:00 UTC ]
Out of this world deals on some of the best science fiction and fantasy–grab these excellent reads for under $3. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-20 13:30:00 UTC ]
An excerpt from Bright and Tender Dark by Joanna Pearson From LoveandLegacy.com: Karlie Richards (July 13, 1980–January 8, 2000) Margaret Karla “Karlie” Richards of Sycamore Grove, NC, darling daughter, sister, and friend, went to meet her Heavenly Father in the early hours of January 8, 2000,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-05-20 11:05:00 UTC ]
Ery Shin’s Spring on the Peninsula encompasses two winters of grieving: Kai, a white-collar worker in contemporary South Korea, struggles to process his breakup. We follow Kai’s inner musings, from his various sexual conquests to solo mountain pilgrimages. But alongside heartbreak, Shin’s debut... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-05-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
A local electrical engineer with a passion for literature is on a mission to share the stories of local authors who have struggled to break into the mainstream publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-20 10:00:37 UTC ]
When my daughter was a year old, my mother handed me a worn-out copy of Pearl S. Buck’s The Child Who Never Grew (1950). The act of giving me this book felt significant, like an inheritance that she passed on to me. She, as the mother of a child with disabilities, passed it on to […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-20 08:55:53 UTC ]
Knopf publisher Reagan Arthur and Pantheon Schocken publisher Lisa Lucas will both leave the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group after four years, in a surprise move that KDPG president and publisher Maya Mavjee called "necessary for our future growth." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Washington Square Press, which has for years served as a home for many of Atria's trade paperback conversions, will relaunch as a frontlist hardcover imprint in spring 2025. Helmed by Atria VP and editorial director Lindsay Sagnette, the reimagined imprint will focus on literary fiction,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sales at bookstores were down slightly in 2023 and fell again in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But is the decline due to a drop in sales, or a change in how sales—particularly sales from college stores—are reported? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]