Leslie Jamison’s new memoir Splinters follows the aftermath of divorce and the awakening of motherhood, but it explores desire more than it does any kind of death. Jamison wants to make meaning, to connect, to love, to feel, to mother, to write, and to revise her life endlessly. There are losses... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-03-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball series that spawned widely popular films, video games and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood clot in his brain, his production studio said on Friday. He was 68. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-03-08 11:56:02 UTC ]
“I am fascinated by the mismatch of these two systems, the fact that we can occupy two temporal spaces simultaneously…” Grace Loh Prasad on finding meaning in the space between Chinese and Western astrology, and what it means to remember her translator father. | Lit Hub Memoir Jennifer Croft on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-08 11:30:08 UTC ]
March 2024's new children's book releases include stories about growing up Deaf, grappling with mental illness, housing Korean War refugees, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-03-08 11:30:00 UTC ]
His popular manga inspired numerous television, film and video game adaptations, reaching fans far beyond Japan’s borders. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-03-08 10:51:56 UTC ]
Britain’s youngest code-breakers, brought to life in a new nonfiction book by Candace Fleming, were normal teenagers: playing pranks, attending dances. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-03-08 10:01:52 UTC ]
Using clever camera methods, a new photo book illuminates how honeybees see plants and flowers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-03-08 10:00:27 UTC ]
A number of novels, memoirs, and graphic novels out this week explore the roles of mothers and the experience of motherhood in distinct ways. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Whatever the future holds, local comic shops thrive when they deliver what few bookstores can: a “third place” for fans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Tommy Orange follows his 2018 debut, ‘There There,’ with ‘Wandering Stars,’ #8 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Peter Schweizer, Dr. Phil, and C.J. Box are among the week’s big debuts, and longtime Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher comes out swinging with ‘Burn Book.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Katie Pryde, owner of the comic shop Books with Pictures is leading an industry effort to improve the quality of comics metadata and explains the new standards just released by ComicsPRO at its annual meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Here’s what retailers across the country told us about the comics and graphic novels they’re handselling this spring. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Wonder where you’ve wandered into—and why there’s a looming statue of an Ewok? How are comics shops different from general bookstores? If you’re asking that question, you definitely haven’t browsed a comics shop before. Here are six hallmarks that set the specialty retailer apart. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Pantheon takes journalist Paolo Ramos’s book on the rise of the Latino far right; Pegasus takes YA author Kristina Pérez’s adult debut, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
There’s more to adapting a chapter book into a graphic novel than just drawing pictures to go with the words. Adapters often bring a whole new level of nonverbal communication to the page. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
As the middle grade graphic novel category has grown in recent years, the number of graphic adaptations of middle grade books has exploded. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rebecca Yarros's publisher, Entangled Publishing, has signed agreements with 12 self-published romance authors to acquire print rights to their bestselling e-books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: librarians head to Washington D.C. to push for library funding; a Llano County librarian is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for refusing to ban books; and EveryLibrary issues a paper exploring the political threats facing academic libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue in 12 of 16 overseas book markets rose last year, even as unit sales fell, according to a new joint report from Nielsen/GFK Entertainment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
BookLife talks with Renee Harleston, founder of Writing Diversely, about the value of sensitivity readers Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]