Amy Stolls has been appointed director of literature for the National Endowment for the Arts . Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2014 PEN/Pinter Prize. The award will be presented... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
To mark Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, licensor Sanrio and its publishing licensees are planning the first Hello Kitty Reading Day this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pages on Livernois will open in Detroit this fall, thus doubling the number of general independent bookstores in the Motor City selling new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Books Are My Bag Campaign has received an “overwhelming” response in just seven... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zakhar Prilepin’s 'Cloister' leads the shortlist for Russia's 'Big Book' prize, which is worth 3 million rubles ($87,000) to the winner. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Sad Cat (or at least someone who sounds like him) is back, and this time he's dispensing advice to his kitten minions. BuzzFeed's Dear Kitten, a branded video for Friskies wet cat food, has resonated extremely well with the feline-obsessed online audience, collecting 12.1 million views (and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media journalist from Rupert Murdoch paper tried to confront Martin Clarke over alleged lifting of articles from other sitesThe spat between News Corp and Mail Online over copyright in Australia has spilled over to the Cannes Lions advertising festival, with a late night altercation between... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers looking beyond Facebook and Twitter for social media traffic growth are increasingly finding a compelling alternative in Pinterest. The post Pinterest, a proven traffic driver, is now a customizable ad unit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Which authors would form your literary XI? Penguin have created a literary World Cup and we're joining the fun. Nominate the writers you would pick, and explain which positions you would place them in. We will unveil the Guardian readers' definitive team soonEverything is about football these... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Columnist of 20 years given ultimatum by Sydney Morning Herald: its us or the Saturday PaperRichard Ackland says he has ended 20 years as a columnist for Fairfax Media after the Sydney Morning Herald asked him to choose between writing for a rival publication, the Saturday Paper, and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A.J. Baime, author of "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780547719283) will appear on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" and MSNBC’s "The Cycle" on Friday, June 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK publishing industry’s first hackathon resulted in a host of fresh ideas in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The numerous shortlists for the PEN USA Literary Awards have been released, with the awards being presented September 29 in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six publishers have volunteered for a night in the cells, fundraising for campaign against limits on prisoners' entitlement to booksThere's more than one sort of porridge, as any lag would tell you. Profile Books publisher Andrew Franklin opted for the lumpier kind when he volunteered to spend... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now that pub date is here, indies have a chance to show that they can compete with Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest from J.K. Rowling as Robert Galbraith, on sale today, is available from Amazon in hardcover, shipping in 1-2 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Melville House UK will launch its first titles this autumn, starting with a novel by Goldsmiths... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editorial board of a journal has withdrawn its threat to resign en masse over a censorship... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertelsmann is to close its German-language book club business because of a “decreasing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]