Finance maven and TikTok sensation Vivian Tu wants to be your new rich best friend, someone who will help you navigate the world of personal finance—and help you get rich, too, just like her. 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 ]
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 ]
Grab your coffee, kick up your feet, and dive into our best stuff from another eventful week in the world ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-18 15:00:00 UTC ]
The following article discusses spoilers for the first season of X-Men ‘97. I was excited about the return of the ‘90s Saturday morning cartoon version of the X-Men. Still, I wasn’t sure Marvel, under the auspices of Disney, could deliver on the flavor of the original while also making a modern... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-18 14:00:23 UTC ]
Federal officials say they've made what they describe as a major seizure of baby eels after finding 109 kilograms of elvers at Toronto's Pearson International Airport earlier this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-05-18 12:10:01 UTC ]
Georgia's foreign agents bill is drawing criticism from PEN Georgia, the Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association, and others. The post Republic of Georgia: Publishing Industry Criticizes ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-17 19:01:14 UTC ]
Apple and Google recently held events to showcase new products and services. From a deals perspective, that means some older iPads are hitting new low prices — we even spotted a few modest $30 and $50 discounts on brand new iPad Air and iPad Pro models. Google's latest smartphone, the Pixel 8a,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-17 16:39:00 UTC ]
How do you write a story that’s for you? Anna Noyes on writing “the kind of book that keeps me awake.” | Lit Hub Craft Jessie Rosen recommends a reading list of superstitions, featuring Jennifer Weiner, Yangsze Choo, Morgan Jerkins, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Claire Messud’s This Strange... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 10:30:12 UTC ]
A new book by designer Jesse Reed gives unsung book covers their due. In the age of fickle online trends, font horoscopes, and tiny mics, what room is there to engage with the humble mass-market paperback of yesteryear? A new book, Second Hand, dusts off should-be-classic book covers that have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-05-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. In The Art of Subtext, Charles Baxter writes, “A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and the unseen.” In 2017, I sold... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 08:55:10 UTC ]
I have a long and complicated relationship with superstitions. Being raised in an Italian family means you’re schooled early and often in the myriad ways to avoid bad luck, or worse. Never put a hat on a bed, always leave from the same door you entered, do not even think about passing a baby... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 08:52:43 UTC ]
A woman who was mauled by dogs in 2019 has won her civil case against the dogs' owner and the Town of Potton. A Quebec Superior Court judge ordered the town and Alan Barnes to pay her nearly $460,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-05-17 08:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s Institute returns to New Orleans for networking, education, authors to meet, and literary lagniappe (books, ARCs, and swag). As of May 1, 377 booksellers had registered for the annual conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling author’s latest novel, The Cliffs, is a ghost story rooted in history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than 60 authors and illustrators will interact with booksellers in New Orleans, during keynotes, panel sessions, dinners, a reception and publisher-sponsored after party, and, of course, the costume party. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: ALA reports that library advocates stepped up for federal library funding; Alabama passes new rules for public libraries; and librarians in Montana pulled off an ice cold protest against the state library commission. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
New Orleans indies are vibrant community hubs in one of the liveliest and most colorful cities in the country. They not only sell books -- many offer innovative programming for both adults and children. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Free expression nonprofit PEN America held its annual Literary Gala yesterday at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. A small group of protesters critical of the organization's response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza passed out mock programs outside. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
‘Long Island,’ Colm Toíbín’s sequel to 2009’s ‘Brooklyn,’ lands at #5 on our hardcover list. Plus Entangled Publishing debuts some deluxe models, and a new cast of celebrity memoirs walk the bestseller carpet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]