Just days after it revealed that it had received an offer to take the company private, Canada's Indigo Books & Music released its financial results for the crucial holiday season—and as even CEO Heather Reisman admitted, the results were “disappointing.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
‘House of Flame and Shadow’ by Sarah J. Maas is the #1 book in the country, one of numerous Maas titles on our list this week. Plus love is in the air—and on our nonfiction list—and February book club picks hit the shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-09 05:00:00 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 ]
Among the week's headlines: The American Library Association announces five new "Core Values" for librarianship; a candidate for Missouri secretary of state campaigns by burning library books with a flamethrower; and OCLC is suing a shadow archive site. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The 2024 Taipei International Book Exhibition’s Guest of Honor Netherlands reviews ‘400 year-long connections’ between the cultures. The post The Netherlands in Taiwan: 400 Years of Shared History appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-08 22:24:46 UTC ]
Women have always watched the Super Bowl, with Nielsen reporting that in 2018, women made up nearly half of Super Bowl viewers--surpassing the combined female viewership of the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. Brands, marketers and the NFL have begun to embrace female... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-02-08 21:53:41 UTC ]
Our book reviewers offer up bouquets to unexpected tales of love and affection, from a long marriage to a passion for the movies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-02-08 20:38:00 UTC ]
Ewan MacGregor's marvelous mustache, a legendary California bookstore is up for sale, and Florida is (sigh) at it again. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-08 15:42:21 UTC ]
Vroman’s is a community landmark in Pasadena, Calif. Now, its longtime owner says he’s ready to turn over the reins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-08 14:22:44 UTC ]
Novelist Jacinda Townsend and writer James Bernard Short join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the movie American Fiction, which is based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett. Townsend and Short discuss how the film addresses race in the publishing industry via... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-08 09:08:33 UTC ]
Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired Hawkins's next thriller, 'The Blue Hour,' which is slated for this fall. Her previous books, including the 2015 novel 'The Girl on the Train,' were published by Riverhead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Cartoon Network series 'The Powerpuff Girls' is in the midst of a year-long 25th-anniversary celebration, and Random House Children's Books is bringing three new titles to the party. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Read on for news about Simon Spotlight's tie-in titles for 'Not Quite Narwhal,' HarperCollins's first title for VeeFriends, Dark Horse's new Ghostbusters series, TV and licensing plans for Judy Moody, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
The illustrated book publisher will launch a new series of small-format titles, gift program, and book design prize, alongside unique branding, to commemorate its 75th anniversary. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Chi, chairman of Elsevier and director of corporate affairs for the RELX Group, has served on the AAP board since 2007, and previously served as its chair from 2016 to 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager pick Kiley Reid's sophomore novel, 'Good Morning America' and 'Nerdette' spotlight Dolly Alderton's latest, and more of this month's selections from the nation's biggest book clubs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Two writers known for their bold explorations of personal experience on two of the authors that have shaped their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Three Black women novelists make their debut with tales of inheritance, friendship, and alternate futures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
These new books center the efforts of Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and Hubert Humphrey to better the lives of the underprivileged and underrepresented. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
A 29% increase in sales of digital audio, coupled with lower costs, resulted in a 67% increase in profits at the publisher in the quarter ended December 31, 2023, over the comparable period a year ago. Total sales were up 4%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]