Ayodele "WordSlanger" Nzinga, honored for her theater innovation, is co-editing a bilingual anthology with Oso Perezoso Press, launched by indie publisher J.K. Fowler. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and booksellers worked together to secure an exemption from the EU's late payment legislation, a decision that protects the publishing's unique business model. The post World Book Day: EU to Exclude Book Industry from Late Payment Regulations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-23 23:25:00 UTC ]
More than 30 years ago Annika Pergament drove up the coast, starting in Florida, in search of her first journalism job after graduate school—her trunk filled with tapes of herself as a news anchor. She landed a gig in television news just several hundred miles later."I hit every news station on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-04-23 20:44:42 UTC ]
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration went on the offensive Tuesday as he prepares to nominate Randy Mastro, an attorney with a long and controversial career, to be the city’s top lawyer.Despite opposition by the City Council, Adams’ administration has confirmed it is considering Mastro, a partner at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-04-23 19:11:11 UTC ]
Celebrate World Book Day with this megalist of ebook deals, all for $3.99 or less! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-23 15:48:46 UTC ]
The 36th edition of the Bogotá International Book Fair opened on April 17 and closes May 2: a 16-day run for a popular fair. The post The Bogotá’s Fair’s Adriana Ángel: ‘Job of My Dreams’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-23 12:58:45 UTC ]
What adult book covers have struck you as interesting, unique, or otherwise attention-grabbing so far this year? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
In China we have a saying that reading a banned book on a snowy night is one of the true joys of life. From this, one can well imagine the kind of satisfaction that reading a banned book may bring—like candy locked up in a cabinet, it releases a sweet fragrance into solitary spaces. Whenever […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-23 08:56:19 UTC ]
Doug Seibold, founder of Agate Publishing, has begun marketing the Agate Publishing Academy, in order to provide an affordable online professional development program to aspiring publishers and book business veterans alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Book Manufacturers Institute’s annual state of the industry report sees manufacturing returning to a more normal business pattern in 2024, with digital printing playing a larger role in making the manufacturing process more efficient. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers. The post The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-22 21:55:50 UTC ]
Here are the winners of this year's Los Angeles Times Book Prize, presented to books in over 13 different categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-22 15:40:27 UTC ]
7 Questions for Kim Hye-jin, by Michelle Johnson Interviews [email protected] Mon, 04/22/2024 - 09:49 Photo © Lee HaesooOn March 20, Restless Books published Kim Hye-jin’s Counsel Culture, a novel about a woman’s scapegoating and her path to... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-04-22 14:49:51 UTC ]
The PublisHer program for women in the book business presents events for women at Sharjah's upcoming Booksellers Conference. The post At Sharjah’s Booksellers Conference: The ‘PublisHer Lounge’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-22 13:00:33 UTC ]
The editor and essayist Joseph Epstein looks back on his life and career in two new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-04-22 09:03:39 UTC ]
Dennett was the codirector of Tufts University's Center for Cognitive Studies and the author of more than 20 books, known for their provocative arguments about religion, morality, consciousness, and evolutionary biology, among other topics. He died on April 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Following mass withdrawals of books from consideration, PEN America has canceled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, previously slated for April 29. Two cash prizes will still be conferred, and the $75,000 purse accompanying the PEN/Stein Book Award will be donated to the Palestine Children’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Cochran was appointed interim publisher in October following the departure of publisher Craig Popelars, who had helmed the Portland, Ore.—based independent publisher since 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Internet Archive has filed its final reply brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Great British Sewing Bee judge on her mother’s first edition Elizabeth David books, Greek food, and cramming people into her tiny flat for dinnerI make porridge every morning – that’s from school. I went to a convent boarding school from the age of five. And they did do interesting food,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-20 15:00:29 UTC ]