Forests of giant, scaly-stemmed club mosses once rose from ancient swamps in Atlantic Canada. But fossils found in a New Brunswick quarry show some trees that grew among them were even stranger — more like the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss books than any tree that exists today. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-02-02 17:09:03 UTC ]
New nonfiction books hitting shelves in February 2024 include memoirs, food stories, ex-wives, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
The actor reads “Collision of Power,” a new memoir by the famed former editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-02-02 10:00:17 UTC ]
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the new books coming out each month. And, as a result, it’s easy to miss or put off getting books that came out in hardcover, even the ones that garnered all the buzz. But fear not: the paperback reprints of February (also, how is it already February […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-02 09:12:28 UTC ]
A strong holiday shopping season, an improved fulfillment operation, and cost cuts including an estimated 27,000 layoffs resulted in a $30 billion profit for Amazon in 2023 following a loss of $2.7 billion in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Pedro Almodóvar’s debut story collection goes to HarperVia, Christina Clancy re-ups with St. Martin’s, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House strengthened its grip on the picture book lists and made gains on the frontlist fiction lists, which Scholastic still rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
‘Gothikana’ by BookTok favorite RuNyx is the #6 book in the country. Plus Jamie Oliver heads to the Mediterranean for his latest cookbook, and newly minted Newbery Medalist Dave Eggers gets a boost. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: PLA 2024 is next on the library conference calendar; Alabama takes aim at ALA; and Georgia proposes a book rating law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
An inside look at the publication process for the latest installment in the bestselling author’s the Hazel Wood series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
We asked veteran children’s authors and illustrators to tell us favorite questions they’ve been asked by young readers, and how they answered them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Expanding its scholarly journals from the 'New England Journal of Medicine' group, Wolters Kluwer adds an artificial intelligence journal. The post The Netherlands’ Wolters Kluwer Adds ‘NEJM AI’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-01 22:45:46 UTC ]
German digital book distributor Bookwire enters the Italian market by acquiring distribution services from Bookrepublic. The post Germany’s Bookwire Acquires Bookrepublic’s Distribution Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-02-01 21:10:15 UTC ]
Nielsen is extending coverage of its national TV out-of-home (OOH) panel this year, which the measurement company says will account for 100% of U.S. TV households. Top line The company's OOH reporting system currently monitors 44 markets, and Nielsen's expansion will now... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-02-01 20:46:18 UTC ]
The streaming company says its payout model is competitive, but the Society of Authors has raised doubts about whether authors ultimately benefit Spotify has said that it has paid audiobook publishers “tens of millions” since allowing users 15 hours of audiobook listening in its Premium... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-02-01 16:08:34 UTC ]
“I pulled the Fitzgerald off a shelf in the bookshop where I had a summer job. It was so delicious and joyful to read, I could canter through it with such bright and sudden pleasure, that it felt almost criminal.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Paris Review | 2024-02-01 15:52:46 UTC ]
Free operating systems based on the Linux operating system kernel invented and published by Linus Torvalds are now a serious alternative to Windows, not least due to the wide range of open source software on offer. We reveal the six most ingenious free applications under Linux, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-02-01 14:00:00 UTC ]
The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent nearly four hours being grilled by lawmakers about their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-02-01 13:31:01 UTC ]
The founding publisher and CEO of Publish Your Gift has been unanimously elected the next chair of the Independent Book Publishers Association's board of directors, effective July 1. She is the first person of color elected to lead the IBPA board. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Esteemed children's editor Dinah Stevenson, lauded for being a keen spotter of talent and for shepherding numerous books and authors to the industry's highest accolades, died on January 23 at 81. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]