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 ]
Panelists from She Writes Press, Microcosm Publishing, Kickstarter, and Cake Creative spoke to the Independent Book Publishers Association's theme of 'Rise and Disrupt' at its annual conference last weekend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Reid's blogs, 'Query Shark' and 'Miss Snark,' were widely read destinations for frank commentary on the publishing industry and the querying process. After a more than 20-year career as an agent, she died after a brief illness on April 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
The winners—including James Lee Burke, who won the award for Best Novel, and Linda Castillo, who took home two awards—were announced at the 78th annual Edgar Awards Banquet, held on May 1 at the Manhattan Marriott Marquis in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Swiss self-taught artist and animator Étienne Delessert, globally lauded for the surrealistic, wildly imaginative images in his more than 80 children's books, died on April 22 in Lakeville, Conn.; he was 83. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Audio platform Spotify made its first appearance at NewFronts week on Wednesday evening, part of a larger bid from the streaming platform to attract advertising to its growing inventory of digital video. While Spotify remains predominantly a music, podcast and audiobook... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-05-01 21:11:08 UTC ]
As companies around the country roll out plans to honor May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a new report out Wednesday suggests members of those communities are paying more attention than ever to representation Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-05-01 18:38:04 UTC ]
The second day of Sharjah Bookseller Conference featured commentary on family-owned retail companies and technology. The post Sharjah’s Third Booksellers Conference: ‘Acumen and Dynamism’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-01 18:16:19 UTC ]
Make your book club spicy with a time-traveling romance, a funny queer-coming-of-age novel with messy family details, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-01 17:00:00 UTC ]
May the Fourth be with you as you celebrate Free Comic Book Day and pick up some of the 48 (!) free titles being offered this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-01 15:41:32 UTC ]
Jedi youngling adventures, anti-racism for kids, a disinformation toolkit, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-01 14:39:01 UTC ]
Paul Auster, the famed American postmodern writer behind 'Smoke,' has died at 77. The bestselling author was diagnosed with cancer in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-01 14:20:39 UTC ]
Deal part of Google News Initiative to fund various journalism projects and content from news organizations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-05-01 13:36:48 UTC ]
If you're in the mood for a raucous graphic novel with perfect summer vibes, we got you. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-01 11:30:00 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 5, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-01 10:00:36 UTC ]
Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. Police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-01 09:01:24 UTC ]
The writer of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 – known for his stylised postmodernist fiction – has died from complications of lung cancer• Paul Auster – a life in quotes• Paul Auster – a life in picturesPaul Auster, the author of 34 books including the acclaimed New York Trilogy, has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-05-01 04:02:37 UTC ]
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, which honor titles in 57 categories, will be renamed the IBPA Book Awards, and will celebrate books across seven additional, identity-inclusive categories. IBPA also established a new Jan Nathan Lifetime Achievement Award in memory of its late founder. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
The selection of Moore's memoir as Book of the Year was one of a dozen award winners at the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's 50th anniversary celebration, which took place in Chicago this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]