The South Dakota governor had already stirred up controversy by revealing in her upcoming book that she shot and killed her young dog. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2024-05-03 11:07:27 UTC ]
'Blood at the Root,' LaDarrion Williams' first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-03 10:00:51 UTC ]
Arrows “When I think about it too much, it comes out like shit,” she told Mira. “It needs to come out by itself. I need to not over-intellectualize it.” She’d been commissioned to write a story for Arrow, a literary magazine lost in the sea of other literary magazines. There seemed to be more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-03 08:02:49 UTC ]
Following the retirements of longtime copublishers George Knotek and Joseph Bednarik on May 1, the Port Townsend, Wash.–based poetry press—which turned 50 last year—has tapped its publicist to lead its operations moving forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Henry’s latest contemporary rom-com, ‘Funny Story,’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus novelist Amy Tan goes birding, and ‘The Covenant of Water’ by Abraham Verghese gets a boost from ‘CBS Sunday Morning.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Much like the peripatetic characters in her latest novel, the author understands the importance of finding permanence and a sense of belonging. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The winning authors will share a cash award of $20,000, and the winning publishers will share a grant for $30,000 to support “the immediate open access publication of at least two new books.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette lands a blockbuster new memoir by Priscilla Presley, Ballantine signs a new book from bestselling British author Eve Chase, and more Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
An inside look at the publication process for the Pulitzer Prize winner’s second book Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Authors draw on clinical guidance, reportage, and their own experiences to offer comfort and commiseration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Advocacy efforts for federal library funding shift to the Senate, a librarian has joined the Democratic gubernatorial ticket in Utah, 'Library Journal' has named its 2024 class of Movers & Shakers, and more in this week's library news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mary Beth Thomas, the v-p and director of independent retail sales at HarperCollins, has left the company, PW can confirm. In addition, HarperCollins is offering a voluntary buyout program for salespeople, according to a person familiar with the matter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new concerted effort, opened during Bologna Children's Book Fair by the Montreuil Children’s Book Fair, has 15 publishing event producers. The post Frankfurt Joins European Network for Youth Reading Events and Festivals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-03 01:02:49 UTC ]
The key to audiobooks' future in Latin America, some say, is 'localized' dialects — and more enthusiasm from publishers. The post As Bogotá’s Book Fair Closes: Audiobooks and Localization appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-02 23:49:50 UTC ]
Audible is testing a cheaper subscription tier in Australia that sounds like an answer to Spotify’s audiobook push. Like the more expensive plan, the new Standard membership gives you one free title per month. But, similar to gaming services like PlayStation Plus, you lose access to the books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-02 19:13:47 UTC ]
The owners of 60 Wall St. yesterday announced they refinanced the office tower’s $575 million mortgage at a substantially higher interest rate, paving the way for redevelopment of the empty building with a distinctive public lobby.“60 Wall will be redeveloped to today’s standards and will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-05-02 17:53:38 UTC ]
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day one more time at Flying Colors Comics store in Concord, which is where Joe Field originally came up with the idea. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2024-05-02 16:09:44 UTC ]
The UMG artists’ music returns to the popular platform after a monthslong dispute. Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-05-02 12:22:42 UTC ]
The poet’s journey from writing verse to lyric essays to memoir is now a veritable pipeline, with more and more poets turning away from lines and stanzas to incorporate poetic techniques into prose. Poetry can often be rooted in memory already, using imagery and figurative language to explore... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-05-02 11:05:00 UTC ]
Caroline Carlson recommends new children’s books by Matt Hunt, Julie Flett, Vera Brosgol, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists “True intimacy means striving for complete knowing.” Khadijah Queen on intimacy, self-care, and the asexual spectrum. | Lit Hub Memoir Are you the literary asshole if you... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-02 10:30:33 UTC ]