The best-selling novelist refuses to yield when it comes to writing software, but she’s had a bit of a change of heart on Barnes & Noble. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-07 09:00:10 UTC ]
Tips for feeling motivated, embracing bad ideas, getting over creative blocks, and more. Some conference room tables boast bowls of candy or a gaggle of diminutive bottles of water. Others, painfully benign centerpieces, like a vase filled with colored glass beads. But when the Chronicle Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-10-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
With a new five-year sponsorship from the Trivedi Family Foundation, the 35-year-old Royal Society Prize names its 2023 shortlistees. The post England’s Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2023 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-07 02:08:05 UTC ]
We're getting close to the start of Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon's second site-wide sale of 2023. While the October Prime sale doesn't officially happen until October 10 and 11, there are already plenty of early deals to be found. For some of them, you'll need to have a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-10-06 15:39:24 UTC ]
Sub-Saharan Africa Publishing and Literature Sector Study The British Council wishes to engage a researcher to conduct in-depth research into the trade publishing and literature sectors in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa which provides market insights and focuses on innovative practice and... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2023-10-06 14:19:45 UTC ]
October brings the spookier YA reads, but also be on the look out for historical fiction and even a holiday romance. Start with Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:35:00 UTC ]
No matter which October vibes you’re here for — the cozy ones or the creepy ones — we’ve got plenty of new manga picks for you! Start with My Cat Is Such a Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:32:00 UTC ]
Horror fans, this is the month where we all grow into our full power, and October is choc full of great new horror book releases, including Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-10-06 10:31:00 UTC ]
“Raw Dog,” by the comedian Jamie Loftus, is an investigative memoir that’s part gonzo travelogue and part takedown of the factory farming system. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-10-06 09:00:48 UTC ]
Novelist Cindy Fazzi says authors interested in addressing the great issues of the day should avoid preaching and focus on telling a good story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Welcome to the ninth edition of Star Watch, our annual program dedicated to recognizing and honoring rising talent in the publishing and bookselling businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Fifth Circuit ordered an administrative stay to remain in place while an "expedited" appeals process plays out, effectively allowing Texas to enforce HB 900, the state's controversial book rating law, despite a district court finding it to be “a web of unconstitutionally vague requirements." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has acquired Australia-based publisher Hardie Grant Publishing’s U.K. publishing business, which is comprised of Hardie Grant UK and Quadrille. The sale will have no direct impact on Hardie Grant North America's business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Mountains & Plains Indie Booksellers Association's annual FallCon kicked off quietly Wednesday afternoon, but quickly picked up steam Thursday as more than 200 booksellers gathered in Denver to network with each other and to meet authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: ALA executive director Tracie D. Hall resigns; how a new 'harmful to minors' rule is playing out in Missouri; and 'USA Today' reports on the website fueling book bans across the nation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's 'The Iliad' takes the #9 spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus children's book favorites including Peter Brown's Wild Robot and Abby Hanlon's Dory Fantasmagory return. (Percy Jackson's back, too!) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Journalist Claire Atkinson sells a bio of Rupert Murdoch to Grand Central, Saga buys an SF epic from TV writer Damien Ober, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
It has been a remarkable ride for Madison Jacobs, who ascended to associate publisher at the Crown Publishing Group in just five years, and is the 2023 PW Star Watch Superstar. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Sustainable Business Report that Springer Nature released in April gets an update with new verifications of its targets from SBTi. The post Sustainability: SBTi Verifies Springer Nature’s Net Zero Targets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-06 00:23:48 UTC ]
The SA Book Awards program bases its shortlist on the bestseller date of Nielsen BookScan in a program now 23 years old. The post Winners in the South Africa Book Awards: Voted for by Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-05 17:18:44 UTC ]