At today’s Children’s Book and Author Breakfast, two bookstores—Anderson’s Bookstore in Naperville, Ill., and Once Upon a Story in Montrose, Calif.—will receive this year’s WNBA Pannell Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to loading times, Facebook’s Instant Articles appear to be living up to their name. Earlier this month, the social network launched its new Instant Articles product, which allows publishers to host articles and videos d ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Green’s "The Fault in Our Stars" was the top-selling ebook in 2014, according to data just released by PubTrack Digital, a unit of Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
This children's book not only teaches about ecology, it practices it.Despite the rise of ebooks, most children's books are still made from trees. One new picture book is designed as a simple reminder of that fact: When kids finish reading a story about an adventure in the rainforest, they can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the third year running, children’s book creators will take over an author’s stage for an entire day, and devotees of books for young readers will be happy to learn that today is that day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Guests at this morning’s annual Children’s Book and Author Breakfast will be entertained by a quartet of children’s book creators. The lineup is impressive: Nathan Lane, Oliver Jeffers, Rainbow Rowell, and James Patterson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The theme of the International Digital Publishing Forum conference on day one at Book Expo in New York was “Putting Readers First,” but whether power has shifted from publishers and retailers to readers - asserted in a keynote by Canelo Publishing’s Michael Bhaskar - was quickly challenged by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
On May 12, nearly 300 people gathered at the Standard Hotel in New York City’s Meatpacking District to celebrate 25 years of Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers Program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England (ACE) has launched a £1.2m fund to support creative writing in schools. Meanwhile, ACE's recently appointed chief executive Darren Henley has urged the government to cease cuts to art funding. Between October 2015 and October 2018, ACE will invest in three funding awards... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Performing arts publisher Hal Leonard’s booth (1948) will be bouncing all day today with lively events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A forthcoming line of picture books from HarperCollins Children's Books invites a new generation of children and their parents to "Explore the World of Margaret Wise Brown" via new editions of some of the late author's stories. The program debuts in 2016 with the publication of two newly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Editors gathered at BEA Friday morning to share their favorite middle-grade books for fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fitzcarraldo Editions has bought the debut short story collection from the winner of the inaugural White Review Short Story Prize, Claire-Louise Bennett. UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Ireland, were bought from Stinging Fly Press via Peter Straus at RCW. The collection, titled Pond,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new literary-themed East London club night, called Late Night Library Club, is being launched, with the first event celebrating Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet (Virago). Late Night Library Club has been set up by the team behind The Amy Grimehouse cinema and arts club night that celebrates... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brian Davies, chairman of Penguin Random House UK’s distribution companies, is to leave Penguin Random House in September. Davies will also step down from the PRH executive. He will move to a four-day week until his departure at the end of September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
2015 is shaping up to be a memorable year for Jill Bialosky, the prize-winning poet, memoirist, and novelist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since Time Inc. became an indepedent publicly traded company last June, executives at the nation's large magazine publisher have tried to convince Wall Street investors that it's quickly transforming into a digital-first media company. It's certainly made strides, introducing video series,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eight publishers' representatives kept the mood light as they introduced librarians to the anticipated titles of fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Each fall, religion and spirituality publishers bring out a bounty of books for gift giving, course adoption, and general reading pleasure, as days grow short and life moves indoors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The viral news publisher has made a push into hard news, with nearly half its editorial staff devoted to traditional news stories. But the vast majority of its traffic is still driven by entertainment and lifestyle content. Seventeen percent of its traffic in April, the first month BuzzFeed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]