“A small press with a big reach” is how founder and publisher Barbara Ras describes Trinity University Press, the San Antonio, Tex., house that is celebrating its 10th publishing anniversary this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
For more than 35 years, Bruce Degen has successfully explored an impressive range of children’s book turf. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Books-A-Million inched up 0.2% in the first quarter ended May 3, 2014, to $103.8 million, compared to the year earlier period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even though Best to Laugh (Univ. of Minnesota Press, Sept.) is set in Los Angeles rather than in smalltown Minnesota, like Lorna Landvik’s eight other novels, she says it’s her most autobiographical work yet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book review magazine Kirkus Reviews has announced three $50,000 book prizes to be awarded for fiction, nonfiction and young adult literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thursday's relative quiet was followed by a much busier Friday, with aisles buzzing, lines snaking too far to find the end. Fairgoers stood patiently, waiting to meet the author and get that coveted signature on the title page of the giveaway galley. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since introducing its first incandescent book light in 1995, Mighty Bright has been the company that helped save relationships, as its tiny lights made it possible for one person to read while another sleeps. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Emmy Award winner and talk show host pioneer, Dick Cavett is back with his fourth book, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks (Random House, Nov.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
ABA's Oren Teicher speaks out against Amazon’s “bullying assault of a major publisher” at the ABA annual meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will launch a music-streaming service under its Prime membership plan, BuzzFeed reported Thursday. According to the news site, the e-commerce giant has inked deals with two out of the three major music labels, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. The service, slated for June... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Super-agent Andrew Wylie has struck a deal with Spanish agent Carmen Balcells to merge their two eponymous shingles and form a new agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Another New England bookstore has put itself on the market. David Didriksen announced that he is retiring from the bookselling business and selling 18-year-old Willow Books and Café in Acton, Mass. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors, librarians and trade bodies have spoken out in support of the campaign to make school... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Hood’s bibliography is full of families both fictional and real. Family tragedy was the source of two memoirs, Do Not Go Gentle (2000) and Comfort (2008), and have informed her novels, including The Knitting Circle (2007) and The Red Thread (2010). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury will publish a first novel from actress and writer Sheila Hancock. Miss Carter's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
With integrity and vision as its publishing cornerstones since 1984, Baen Books, the second largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy and #1 in space opera and military science fiction, is pleased to be celebrating its 30th anniversary with special events, author signings, and giveaways... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arcadia Publishing wants booksellers to know that it’s not just their grandparents’ publishing company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the “official” biographer of Lassie, bestselling author Ace Collins understands the inherent potential of canine companions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book industry’s largest event will be four days in 2015, with two days for consumer event, BookCon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both the Publishers Weekly Stock Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out lackluster gains of 0.8% in May. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]