The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-12-18 18:52:09 UTC ]
As a precocious teen looking to improve my college application, I sat in on a business studies class. I figured taking two extra A-Levels at night school alongside those I took during the day would make me irresistible to admissions tutors. The class I watched examined if it was worth a large... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-18 15:30:52 UTC ]
The reign of the color-blob book cover has slowly come to an end over the last several years, and various pretenders to the throne have taken their best shot at being the next trend—sans-serif minimalism (The “Cusk”); brightly-colored paper-cut-out illustrations, usually involving women (The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-18 15:14:58 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Moth’ is a short story by the British author H. G. Wells (1866-1946), published in his 1895 collection The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents. The tale might be regarded as a variation on the ‘ambiguous ghost story’ in that we as readers cannot... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-12-18 15:00:00 UTC ]
It’s the festive season, which means our fourth annual book cover tournament begins today! We had a tough job winnowing the hundreds of thousands of book covers published this year to the best 32 designs, so we need your help to crown a winner via an interactive poll on our Twitter and Instagram... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-12-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
Not many, according to a new collection of correspondence from a science fiction master. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-18 10:00:54 UTC ]
The literary world may have a complicated relationship to popularity—see every literary novelist’s love/hate (and almost always unrequited) relationship with the bestseller list—but the internet does not. Simply: it’s good to be read, and so we thank you, our readers, for consuming, commenting... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-18 09:52:49 UTC ]
There is no denying that African literature is having a moment on the global literary stage. In 2021, African writers took the literary world by storm. It is in light of this that the South African writer Damon Galgut said in his acceptance speech at the 2021 Booker Prize ceremony that “2021 was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-18 09:49:40 UTC ]
In a highly anticipated appeal brief, officials at the Internet Archive argued that district court judge John G. Koeltl misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law in finding that the IA’s scanning and lending of print library books infringed publishers’ copyrights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Roy Gainsburg, president of St. Martin's Press from 1987 to 1997, died on December 9. He was 91. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Right now’s a really good time to be a One Piece fan. Netflix announced on Sunday that it’s working with Wit Studio — the animation studio behind the early seasons of Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga — for a new anime adaptation of the long-running series. It’ll start fresh from the East Blue... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-17 22:14:11 UTC ]
Norfolk-based crime writer JM Dalgliesh topped the Amazon and Kindle bestsellers before being signed by a traditional publisher In 2018, JM Dalgliesh was a stay-at-home father when he sent his first crime novel to six literary agents, only to receive polite rejection letters – or no response at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-17 09:00:23 UTC ]
When e-readers like the Amazon Kindle burst onto the scene, they were predicted to bring about the death of the print book — and maybe the independent bookstore too. But publishing sales data and on the ground observations from booksellers indicate that neither prediction has come true. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-12-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
Banned book tables are a frequent sight at many bookstores. But are they helping the authors who need it most? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-16 10:01:32 UTC ]
With leading support from Hachette UK and Oxford University Press, Book Aid's shipment for kids and adults is in distribution. The post A Shipment of 25,000 Books to Ukraine: Book Aid International appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-12-15 21:37:46 UTC ]
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Lennar, Scholastic fall; Costco, Steel Dynamics Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-12-15 21:17:56 UTC ]
Cevian Capital founder argues most of education publisher’s business is there and move would raise its valueBusiness live – latest updatesPearson’s biggest shareholder has said it should be relisted in the US, arguing that leaving London would be better for shareholders as most of the education... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-15 12:22:42 UTC ]
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for the memoir Pretty by KB Brookins, which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf on May 28, 2024. Preorder the book here. By a prize-winning, young Black trans writer of outsized talent, a fierce and disciplined memoir about queerness,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-12-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
The Hugo Award-winning The Murderbot Diaries books from Martha Wells are becoming a 10-episode Apple TV+ series starring Alexander Skarsgård, Apple announced. It will follow a self-aware "SecUnit" robot that must hide its free will in order to complete a dangerous assignment and comes from About... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-15 11:55:59 UTC ]
These books provide us with a deeper understanding of what Korea is beyond what we hear or see in popular culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-12-15 11:30:00 UTC ]