Gains in both the children's/young adult books and religion categories were enough to offset declines in the other major segments in November at the 1,225 publishers that report sales to the AAP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Amid world book publishing's challenges in 2024, IPA's Karine Pansa says publishers need to talk more about what they do, and why. The post IPA’s Karine Pansa: ‘It’s About Our Responsibility’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-05 21:41:27 UTC ]
Dragons took the top spots again this week, plus first-time appearances by a hardcover re-release and an entry in a long-running series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-05 19:14:51 UTC ]
Murder at a school reunion, a memoir on motherhood, disaster bisexuals in love, and more of today's best book deals! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-05 17:04:05 UTC ]
Microsoft is teaming up with media website Semafor on a new project that uses ChatGPT to aid in the creation of news stories, The Financial Times has reported. It's one of several journalistic collaborations Microsoft is set to announce today, and follows a New York Times lawsuit filed against... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-02-05 12:43:20 UTC ]
The latest season for one of television's most beloved crime drama series has a Saskatchewan connection. Joel D. Montgrand is playing the role of Eddie Qavvik in True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the HBO anthology series. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-05 11:00:06 UTC ]
Vivendi plans to separate into four companies, including an as-yet-unnamed publishing company that would include its nearly 57.3% majority stake in Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre. The company would be listed on the stock market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Protesters from Writers Against the War on Gaza disrupted a PEN America event featuring actor and outspoken Israel supporter Mayim Bialik in Los Angeles on January 31. One protestor, author Randa Jarrar. was physically removed from the scene. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen Blake Mettee died from a heart attack while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands on November 18. A serial entrepreneur across many sectors, Mettee founded independent publisher Quill Driver Books in 1994 and Hummingbird Digital Media, a hybrid e-book distributing/retailing company, in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Hugh Lauter Levin, the longtime v-p at Abrams who launched his own house, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, in 1984, and sold it to Rizzoli in 2007, died on January 9. He was 72. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Two investment firms led by Canadian billionaire Gerald Schwartz—an Indigo board member, husband of founder Heather Reisman, and the company's majority owner—has made an offer to acquire the remaining shares of Canada's largest bookstore chain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Manhattan-based independent press has launched its fourth imprint, which will publish two new horror titles this year, including the latest from Soho Crime stalwart Stuart Neville. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Black nature writing, burnt cake, how paperback books played a role in World War II, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
A fantasy murder mystery, a teen activist visited by a ghost, and more of today's best YA book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-03 11:30:00 UTC ]
Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in the memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-03 10:14:55 UTC ]
The movie, with its handful of Oscar nominations, has refocused attention on “Erasure,” a satire of the literary world and its racial biases. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-03 10:02:42 UTC ]
As Jay D. Aronson and Dr. Roger A. Mitchell explore in their recent book 'Death in Custody,' that lack of data is a national problem. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-02-02 20:19:44 UTC ]
A vote at the EU and a new report from the House of Lords in London prompts international publishing leadership approval, determination. The post Publishers’ Upbeat Assessments of AI Policy Developments appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-02 19:47:50 UTC ]
Despite mounting objections from within the American literary community (as well as public condemnation from two prominent novelists who recently cut ties with the organization), on Wednesday evening PEN America’s Los Angeles branch went ahead with its hosting of a conversation between stand-up... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-02 19:14:45 UTC ]
Two measurement rivals are taking things to court. What's happening On Wednesday, measurement giant Nielsen filed a suit in Delaware District Court against VideoAmp for patent infringement, alleging the rival measurement company violated two technology patents recently... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-02-02 18:22:18 UTC ]