Science fiction made me want to be a writer. As a child in the ‘90s I read Interstellar Pig because my older sister loved it, and that’s when it started—a lifelong obsession with alternate universes, aliens, time travel, dystopia; a compulsion to read and eventually tell stories to make sense of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-12 09:52:39 UTC ]
Publishing stayed roughly flat in the first nine months of 2023, inching up 0.8% at the 1,225 publishers that report to the Association of American Publishers' monthly StatShot program over the comparable period in 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has acquired the self-help and health and wellness publisher, which puts out roughly 100 books a year and boasts a 1,500-title backlist. CEO Reid Tracy will continue to lead the house. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
David J. Lee, previously of Impossible Foods, has joined Webtoon as its first enterprise-wide CFO and COO, and Yongsoo Kim has been promoted to chief strategy officer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Francine Rivers, author of the 1991 bestselling ‘Redeeming Love’ and a slew of other titles, is bringing a new novel to Tyndale; ‘Reading Black Books’ author Claude Atcho brings a new title to WaterBrook, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
As many as 17,000 students were among the largest turnout on record for Italy's book fair showcasing independent publishers. The post Italy: ‘Più libri più liberi’ Book Fair: A Record 115,000+ Attendees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-12-11 18:20:42 UTC ]
As you probably know, Literary Hub is produced by a small staff; most of us are writers, and/or moonlight as editors on other projects. This year, four of our number—that would be 36% percent of full time Literary Hub staffers, not too shabby—published books, which is certainly worthy of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-11 17:52:31 UTC ]
Palestine, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Joe Sacco’s seminal nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism” upon its publication over twenty years ago, has been rushed back into print in response to surging demand. First published across nine issues by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-11 17:26:58 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-12-11 16:27:41 UTC ]
Good book criticism is booming right now. I have at least some degree of confidence in saying this because for the past six years, I’ve been keeping track of my favorite reviews to prepare for these annual roundups, and my 2023 longlist was by far the biggest and most difficult to narrow down.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-11 12:47:20 UTC ]
Publisher of the Monthly and the Saturday Paper says he will no longer be involved in day-to-day operationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastMorry Schwartz has given up his leading role at the company he... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-11 06:44:11 UTC ]
There are few better placed to critique and narrate the history of the digital media landscape, never mind the sub-sector of ad tech, than Ari Paparo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-12-11 05:01:00 UTC ]
Jenna Bush Hager selects Lauren Grodstein's 'We Must Not Think of Ourselves,' Reese Witherspoon spotlights Ella Berman's 'Before We Were Innocent,' and more of this month's picks by the nation's biggest book clubs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
In a 31-page filing, Amazon claims the FTC ignores “the facially procompetitive” effects of the company's conduct, and urges a federal court to dismiss the case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
In its first major move since being acquired by KKR, Simon & Schuster has announced that longtime Little, Brown editor-in-chief Judy Clain will join S&S as senior v-p and publisher of Summit Books, with a mandate to revive and refocus the imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-10 10:00:31 UTC ]
At the 2023 Guadalajara International Book Fair, three Mexican children’s publishers discuss what they describe the sector’s boom. The post Children’s Books: Publishers Discuss the Mexican Market’s Evolution appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-12-08 19:37:01 UTC ]
Depending on what you buy and where you shop, many online purchases should arrive before December 25th, so if you're still working through your gift list, it might not be too late. Even if you're just looking for deals in general, there are plenty out there. Despite the fact that the official... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-08 17:45:42 UTC ]
The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-12-08 14:55:07 UTC ]
Keong Sim reads the audiobook version of the author’s second posthumous collection, “Songs on Endless Repeat.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-08 13:52:17 UTC ]