In “Molly,” Blake Butler’s pained account of his wife’s death, love demands a near-total exposure of private life. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2023-12-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
A new volume of the Black feminist’s previously unpublished writing is read in audiobook form by a full cast of Black women. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-15 10:00:20 UTC ]
Of all the great premises™ boasted by this year’s slate of movies, the wonderful American Fiction has one of the very best. The film is about a veteran writer of literary fiction who, as a Black man, finds himself undesirable in the literary market for his lack of conforming to type. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-15 09:55:27 UTC ]
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Mitchell Kaplan has been an influential fixture in publishing since he founded the bookstore chain Books & Books in Miami in 1982. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW’s outgoing editorial director reflects on how tech and consolidation have reshaped the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Many of the mergers and acquisitions in the year centered on book manufacturers, but the two biggest deals both involved private equity firm KKR. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Now in its 25th year, Ingram’s digital printing group has deepened its ties with publishers and expanded its international footprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
The romance publishing veteran, who was tapped to helm the Tor Publishing Group’s new romance imprint, Bramble, in February, has made a top-tier publishing career out of finding and putting out romance novels across an impressive span of subgenres. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
In her farewell as a PW columnist, Sari Feldman reflects on the importance of reading instruction, inspired by her new full-time gig: grandmother. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Liz Cheney has the #1 book in the country with the memoir 'Oath and Honor.' Plus popular romantasy author Carissa Broadbent makes her traditionally published debut with the PW-starred 'The Serpent & the Wings of Night,' and we look at some of the hit books of the holiday season so far. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
CEO Peter Warwick attributed lower than expected second quarter results to a “complex” school environment characterized by “growing polarization in U.S. society and politicized schools and school boards.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
'Publishers Weekly' is proud to recognize Valerie Koehler, owner of Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, and Charley Rejsek, CEO of BookPeople in Austin, as our 2023 People of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Alexander Chee sells a novel to Mariner, Diversion takes on a collection of essays by Tiffany Haddish, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Religion publishers offer new titles about marriage and children that reflect a range of perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jim Milliot, PW’s outgoing editorial director, has been awarded the first-ever Frederic G. Melcher Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of work covering the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the hype, publishing is still looking at what impact large language models and similar technology may bring. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Karp took over as CEO of Simon & Schuster in May 2020 under the most challenging conditions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
John Chrastka, founder and executive director of EveryLibrary, the nation’s only political action committee dedicated to supporting libraries, stepped up for the library community in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Even in a year that saw scores of departures from the publishing industry of well-known figures, booksellers around the country were stunned when Hachette Book Group announced in June that its longtime head of field sales and account marketing, Karen Torres, would retire in mid-July after a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]