When I encounter the question “are you a Witch?” my first response is always, “who is asking, and why?” Perhaps there never has been a more loaded noun in the English language. Depending on who is asking, it can be a compliment. Or preamble to torture. Despite its crowded dictionary entry,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-10-31 08:50:56 UTC ]
Amazon sues some 20 websites falsely claiming an affiliation with Amazon that are designed to lure authors into paying fees to publish. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
The process of selling Simon & Schuster has been long and tumultuous, and was waylaid by an earlier antitrust suit. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-31 02:10:51 UTC ]
San Jose children's bookstore Hicklebee's has a new owner for the first time since its founding in 1979. As of midnight on October 31, sisters Monica Holmes and Valerie Lewis are handing the reins to Laura Gahrahmat, a newcomer to bookselling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Writers Union, the U.S. trade union for freelance and contract writers and authors, has identified six core principles and five key policy areas that will guide its organizing efforts around generative artificial intelligence. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event News and Events [email protected] Mon, 10/30/2023 - 15:47 On Saturday, November 18 at 10am cst, the “RESISTIR Groupe” of Latin American PEN Centers, World Literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-10-30 20:47:30 UTC ]
World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event and Call for Peace News and Events [email protected] Mon, 10/30/2023 - 15:47 On Saturday, November 18 at 12pm cst, the “RESISTIR Groupe” of Latin American PEN Centers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-10-30 20:47:30 UTC ]
A celebrated illustrator and writer, he brought sardonic wit to franchises like Justice League and to offbeat creations like Rocket Raccoon and Ambush Bug. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-30 20:42:24 UTC ]
For Dr. Juan Tapia Mendoza, a pediatrician at SOMOS Community Care, the closures can be a barrier to care in the neighborhoods he serves. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2023-10-30 19:48:07 UTC ]
The 90s were a decade of carefree optimism and comically low stakes. Matthew Perry’s death brings us crashing back into the now In 2004, the author Damian Barr published Get It Together: Surviving Your Quartlerlife Crisis. Barr would go on to write poignant and beautiful books (including the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-10-30 18:37:24 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The American author Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was a pioneer of what became known as the ‘techno-thriller’. He wrote novels informed by the latest up-to-date science on a range of issues, but what sets him apart is his willingness to adopt a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-10-30 15:00:38 UTC ]
The National Book Award winner smuggles profound reflections on pain and loss into novels of deceptive lightness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-30 14:52:48 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-30 14:38:41 UTC ]
London Book Fair names the four author and illustrator talents chosen to be highlighted in in March at the UK's leading trade show. The post UK: London Book Fair Names Its 2024 ‘Authors of the Day’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-30 14:04:10 UTC ]
Despite an infatuation with most things e-ink, I’ve resisted the world of e-ink notebooks. I’m one of the few who once owned a Kindle DX, that huge e-reader that existed for only a few years before being retired. In the last few years, we’ve seen Amazon get into e-ink... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-10-30 13:30:56 UTC ]
Darrin Bell didn’t set out to write his much anticipated graphic memoir, The Talk. He’d initially sold another project delving into the lives of three generations of men in his family, all descendants of an enslaved man named Addison Bell, in a two book deal to Henry Holt and Co. But as he was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-10-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
U.S. prisons have banned tens of thousands of books and remain the largest purveyors of censorship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-30 10:40:00 UTC ]
November is almost upon us, and, as the weather cools, you might find yourself wanting to reach for a new book to curl up with, perhaps even one you found yourself eying on the shelves earlier. If so, you’re in luck: you’ll find twenty-five books reprinted in paperback below, including novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-10-30 09:00:37 UTC ]
The 13th Sharjah Publishers Conference has opened with broad-based considerations of issues facing the world book industry today. The post Sharjah Conference: ‘The Power of the Written Word’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-30 04:48:43 UTC ]
T. Martin Bennett’s new historical novel looks at World War II from the perspective of the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]