Whenever I get a chance to talk to young readers about books, I come away marveling: Kids are interested in so many things, and they’re interested in those things all at once! Do they want to read an illustrated book about bugs? Yes! Do they want to read a novel about monsters from Greek... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-12 09:54:27 UTC ]
Karina Kupp and Benjamin Davis’s website Chill Subs unites writers around a common goal: making manuscript submissions less onerous. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
During his keynote presentation at the Indie Press Caucus meeting at Winter Institute 2024 in Cincinnati, Hanif Abdurraqib critiqued the consolidation of the big houses and emphasized the importance of indie presses in the book publishing ecosystem. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
There has never been a commercial for cannabis during a Super Bowl telecast, and this year on CBS and TelevisaUnivision is no different. But in the San Francisco 49ers home market, Hearst Media has broken ground by running a cannabis advocacy ad in its Sunday Super Bowl... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-02-12 01:06:09 UTC ]
Measurement challenges plague the ad industry, as linear TV investments dwindle and marketers consider alternatives to Nielsen data. It takes time to receive performance data on TV campaigns, making it hard for marketers to adjust their video strategies in real time. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-02-11 14:05:37 UTC ]
From England and France to the deepest Arctic and northern China, these stories will transport you. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-11 10:00:24 UTC ]
The Irish novelist and playwright on the positives of ageing, his struggles with depression and a golden age of Irish writingSebastian Barry, 68, is the author of 11 novels and 15 plays. Five of his books have been long- or shortlisted for the Booker prize, and his novels have won numerous... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-02-10 18:00:48 UTC ]
14 excellent YA contemporary, romantic, fantastical, and nonfiction reads by Black authors all under $4 this weekend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-10 11:30:00 UTC ]
The “Aya” series explores the pains and pleasures of everyday life in a working-class neighborhood in West Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-10 10:02:39 UTC ]
The author and podcaster on young love, chips and curry sauce, and her husband’s selective hearingBorn in Essex, Giovanna Fletcher, 39, studied at drama school. She made her fiction debut in 2013 with Billy and Me, writes young adult fiction with her husband, musician Tom Fletcher, and in 2017... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-02-10 09:30:38 UTC ]
Challenges cited allegations of racism and hatred, as well as supposedly inaccurate or age-inappropriate content, but all were rejected. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-10 09:00:00 UTC ]
The popular anime streaming service is merging with Crunchyroll. When it does, not all purchased TVs and shows will make the jump. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-02-09 21:37:00 UTC ]
At Bologna, the book fair plans a new television and film rights trading center. And in London, the 'Introduction to Rights' seminar precedes the trade show. The post Bologna’s TV/Film Rights Center; London’s ‘Intro to Rights’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-09 19:59:50 UTC ]
Temperatures are soaring across Ontario, with Toronto breaking a daily record and other cities poised to follow suit. The temperature cracked 11 C by 10 a.m. Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, busting a daily record set on the same day in 1938. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-09 17:27:50 UTC ]
Andrew Ewell's debut novel 'Set for Life' is well-written but doesn't fulfill its potential. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-02-09 16:00:10 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘My Dream of Flying to Wake Island’ is a 1974 short story by the British writer J. G. Ballard (1930-2009). Ballard’s unique contribution to literature was to take the trappings of science fiction – space travel, new technologies, and the rest of it –... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2024-02-09 15:00:22 UTC ]
Thanks to algorithms, our digital worlds are created for us, not by us. As a result, libraries are seen by some as scary because they reach an entire community—not just an individual. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-09 12:30:00 UTC ]
While much science fiction is based on theoretical physics, occasionally literature returns the favor and inspires scientific ideas. A perfect symbiosis between the two came about in the early 1980s, when astronomer-turned-novelist Carl Sagan was researching his fictional work Contact and turned... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-09 09:54:04 UTC ]
The Promised Land, which releases in Toronto and Vancouver on Feb. 9, is an impressively directed piece of historical fiction — even if it isn't a masterpiece. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-09 09:00:00 UTC ]
Tiny Reparations signs two by National Book Award nominee LaToya Watkins, Tia Williams reups with Grand Central, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]