Freet worked in several positions at HarperCollins before becoming an agent, first with Foundry Literary + Media and most recently with Folio Literary Management. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
The amorously adventurous protagonists in these stories take bold approaches to finding a mate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
A Hymn to Life, by the French woman who made headlines worldwide last year when she waived her right to anonymity in a sexual assault lawsuit filed against her husband and 50 other men, is slated to hit shelves next January. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hanif Abdurraqib, Anne Carson, and Hisham Matar are among the winners of the 50th annual National Book Critics Circle Awards, presented at a ceremony in Manhattan on March 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Wandering Stars author Tommy Orange and Martyr! author Kaveh Akbar teamed up for a Bay Area book tour this month, stopping at six independent bookstores and the East Bay Innovation Academy, a school in Oakland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
'Giving the Banned Book a Voice' is the title of a kick-off event in Germany's May Freedom of Expression Week. The post Book-Ban Programming Part of Germany’s Freedom Week appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-20 01:03:06 UTC ]
During Bologna Children's Book Fair, IBBY's annual International Children's Book Day will be observed, this year sponsored by the Netherlands. The post At Bologna: IBBY’s International Children’s Book Day appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-19 23:32:04 UTC ]
Audible's Lee Jarit spoke at London Book Fair, describing the company's market gains and ACX's operations. The post London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-19 19:07:05 UTC ]
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Press Month—a Lit Hub staff member will be recommending a small... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-19 13:15:06 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 23, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2025-03-19 13:00:35 UTC ]
Although no injuries have been reported, attacks on Tesla showrooms and privately owned cars have been on the rise since Trump took office. Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms.Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-03-19 12:38:34 UTC ]
The goal of censorship is to control what people think by controlling what they can read and learn. Book bans target and affect the most at-risk members of society. That's not a coincidence, either. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-03-19 11:30:00 UTC ]
“Crucially, The Living Mountain needs to be understood as a parochial work in the most expansive sense.” Robert Macfarlane on Nan Shepherd’s uniquely poetic memoir of life in the Cairngorm Mountains. | Lit Hub Criticism “I went home and obeyed those directions for some three months, and came so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-19 10:30:35 UTC ]
This week, the hosts discuss Black Bag, Deli Boys, and the enduring legacy of Dave Eggers’ memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2025-03-19 07:20:00 UTC ]
The National Book Award winner remembers drinking with John Berger and the PEN/Hemingway Award winner recounts the joys of reading Halldor Laxness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Religion publishers are offering women authors’ fresh interpretations of sacred texts as well as stories from the lives of Buddhists, Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with the author and former Christian camp true believer about her forthcoming book Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation (Broadleaf, Apr.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among this week’s deals are a study of primarily white U.S. churches, an exploration of spiritual questions about illness and dying informed by medical research, and a guide for doubters on how to reclaim faith. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The anthropologist and professor at Brooklyn College discusses fitness, salvation, and her new book The Cult of CrossFit: Christianity and the American Exercise Phenomenon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Paralyzing indecision is a defining feature of modern life—but these forthcoming books from Christian authors promise help at the crossroads. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]