Tor Publishing Group and Lit Hub are thrilled to present an evening of fantasy at a LIVE version of our popular Voyage Into Genre podcast. Join us on our epic group tour, featuring four TPG authors with new fantasy titles and a special guest moderator at each event. Details below — be sure to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-28 09:41:46 UTC ]
Portland, Ore.’s Microcosm Publishing is rolling out WorkingLit, a cloud-based system intended to help small independent publishers streamline their product databases, manage orders, complete accounting and invoicing tasks, and calculate royalties. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Hachette’s U.S. division fell 6.8% last year and was the weakest performer in Lagardère's publishing group, where total sales increased 2.2%, to €2.81 billion, and profits slipped by €1 million, to €301 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Atria Books will launch a new imprint, Primero Sueño Press, dedicated to publishing Latinx/Latine/Hispanic authors in both English and Spanish. Michelle Herrera Mulligan, v-p and associate publisher at Atria, will lead the imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The biennial Novel Prize comes with a $10,000 purse and simultaneous publication in North America, by New Directions; the U.K. and Ireland, by Fitzcarraldo; and Australia and New Zealand, by Giramondo. In a twist, this year, the three publishers crowned two winners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Updated terms of service for Spotifiy's indie author audiobook distribution platform Findaway Voices appeared to give Spotify broad powers to reuse content. An outcry forced a revision of terms, but clarification is still needed, say authors and affiliates. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Fund, who worked at Quarto Publishing Group for 24 years and retired at the end of 2021, died on February 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The third edition of the survey found the industry to be slightly more diverse in terms of its racial and gender makeup than it was four years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The newly created Gemini Books Group precedes its first London Book Fair stand with three executive appointments. The post Marcus Leaver at Gemini Books Appoints Caulfield, Greenwood, Munnings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-27 20:59:05 UTC ]
Tumblr and WordPress are reportedly set to strike deals to sell user data to artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Midjourney. 404 Media reports that the platforms’ parent company, Automattic, is nearing completion of an agreement to provide data to help train the AI companies’ models. It... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-02-27 20:56:31 UTC ]
Praising 'their attentiveness to the world,' the 2024 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year jury names four authors to its shortlist. The post UK: The Sunday Times Young Writer 2024 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-27 17:20:22 UTC ]
TikTok is being forced to take down more music from its platform as a royalties spat with Universal Music Group (UMG) rumbles on. UMG recently yanked recordings it owns or distributes from TikTok including tracks from the likes of superstars Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-02-27 16:18:40 UTC ]
Although a major book ban bill is close to passage in Utah, another bill meant to end book bans by the state has hit the legislature. Here's what is in both bills–and what you can do. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-27 16:05:13 UTC ]
Today's new releases include a follow up to Tommy Orange's THERE THERE, a memoir of grief, a secret, anti-Confederacy spy society, and more. Which ones will you TBR? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
“I was still reporting to my father, the things I had read and all that I had remembered.” Amitava Kumar on family, loss, and resonating with the words of other writers. | Lit Hub Memoir “Even in the worst of times, humans have a way of coming together to lighten the load and provide hope […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-27 11:30:51 UTC ]
You get historical fiction and mystery plus some armchair travel — what's not to like? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-27 11:30:00 UTC ]
Award-winning author-illustrator Petra Mathers, known for her naive-flavored pencil and watercolor artwork, died on February 6; she was 78. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
The veteran comics creator’s first full-length graphic memoir, ‘I’m So Glad We’ve Had This Time Together’ (Pantheon), is a coming-of-age story mixed with a family history so unsparingly honest that his mother dreaded its publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
Dave Baker’s new graphic novel 'Mary Tyler MooreHawk' is a relentlessly inventive sci-fi adventure epic starring an eponymous plucky teen superhero who takes on a succession of monsters, evil robots, and supervillains. An eight-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
At the 4th annual Black woman–owned online convention, which celebrates sci-fi, fantasy, and comics artists each Black History Month, panelists discussed topics including book banning, incorporating real-world issues into children’s books, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]