The independent audiobook publisher's catalog topped 70,000 titles last year as it entered into more partnerships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
An inside look at the publication process for the author and artist’s debut graphic novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
Owner Joel Sheldon, whose family founded the store in 1894, is seeking a buyer for its flagship location in Pasadena, the Hastings Ranch Pasadena location established in 2002, and the West Hollywood store Book Soup, which was acquired by Vroman’s in 2009. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
With the debut of Brynne Weaver’s ‘Butcher & Blackbird,’ Entangled’s Red Tower imprint is five for five with landing its new releases on our bestseller list. Plus the spy thriller ‘Argylle’ by Elly Conway debuts at #13 on our hardcover fiction list ahead of a film release and amid... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
Just like death and taxes, you can usually rely on a Call of Duty game to top the sales charts each year. The various entries in Activision’s warfare simulation franchise have mostly done just that, going all the way back to 2009. This year’s a bit different. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-18 19:16:41 UTC ]
Canadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France's ministry of culture for her contributions to literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-01-18 18:47:25 UTC ]
Vroman's, a longtime Pasadena bookstore, is for sale. Its owner is also looking to sell its second Pasadena location and Book Soup in West Hollywood. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-18 18:16:13 UTC ]
Scholastic has announced that an illustrated edition of THE HUNGER GAMES is coming out later this year. Here are the details. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-18 16:47:28 UTC ]
The results are in for three surveys of more than 3,000 parents asking about their perceptions of libraries, librarians, and book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-18 16:40:10 UTC ]
Grove Atlantic CEO and publisher Morgan Entrekin talks about the value of Frankfurter Buchmesse for young professionals. The post Morgan Entrekin on ‘That 30-Year-Old Hanging Out’ at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-18 16:07:13 UTC ]
The best historical fiction set in Italy, like these nine titles, explores the complex and even chaotic history of the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-18 11:31:00 UTC ]
Katherine Min's Korean American debut novel was ignored. After she died in 2019, publishers worked to put out her second novel, 'The Fetishist.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-18 11:00:57 UTC ]
Livestream platform Twitch quietly ended a series of multiyear partnerships in 2023 that it brokered with publishers including Rolling Stone, Complex and Vice, according to three people familiar with the agreements. Twitch invited the publishers to establish channels on... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-01-18 10:34:51 UTC ]
In an unequivocal 36-page decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit—said to be the most conservative court in the nation—agreed with a lower court that the mandatory book ratings called for by the Texas law HB 900 were unconstitutional. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Children's author, educator, and free speech champion Robie Harris, best known for her stories about young children's powerful emotions and her frequently challenged and banned books on human sexuality, including 'It's Perfectly Normal,' died on January 6 at 83. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
On February 17, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center and the Fisher Center at Bard College will host the first-ever Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards; in addition, Judy Blume will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
The U.K–based publisher has begun a tender offer to acquire more than 11 million common shares as it delists from the London Stock Exchange’s main markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
On Tuesday, the ownership group that controls Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores filed the first part of its bankruptcy reorganization plans, citing some $3.1 million owed to unsecured creditors, including half a million dollars to its former CEO. A further $820,000 is owed to secured lenders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
London Book Fair this year has chosen two charities: Book Aid International and the home market's National Literacy Trust. The post London Book Fair Names Its 2024 Charities of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-18 03:57:32 UTC ]