Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is one of the three debut novels, all from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnie Gray’s panic attacks started just as she was making progress on her first book. The attacks didn’t end until she turned from that project and embarked on a very different book, a memoir-cum-guidebook about her search for peace and rest in the swirl of modern life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
New books look at the religiously unaffiliated--the "nones"--and what it means to be born anew. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yes, it's called My Independent Bookshop, but what does Penguin Random House's new site do for booksellers?I've just opened my very own bookshop at myindependentbookshop.com, the new book recommendation site from Penguin Random House. I enjoyed choosing the font for my logo (Shakespearean), the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins have asked the court for a permanent injunction blocking Open Road from publishing its unauthorized ebook edition of Jean Craighead George’s "Julie of the Wolves," as well as more than $1.1 million in damages and attorney costs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher of the "Curious George" children's books expanded its presence in the fast-growing early-childhood education market with the acquisition of Cockeysville-based children's learning website Curiosityville. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dystopia in teen fiction can be a vehicle to help teenagers explore feminism, according to three... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as Yankee star Mariano Rivera enjoyed a farewell tour last year as he prepared to retire from baseball, Michael Coffey, our co-editorial director, has been on a farewell tour of his own, in anticipation of his retirement from PW at the beginning of June. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
I B Tauris has commissioned a book on the current unrest in China’s Xinjiang region by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tethered to our smartphones, over-scheduled, spiritually and physically fatigued--all symptoms of a society gone crazy busy. Is running from work to school to church to practice to home and back again really the best way to live? A crop of new books says no. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
18 startups will compete in the BookExpo Startup Challenge for cash prizes and the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the first few months of 2014 were tough for comics specialty retailers, graphic novel and merchandise sales remained solid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, a millionaire map thief, the history of money, and Knausgaard's latest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Abrams continues to add to its adult-skewing publishing program tied to Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andy Sareyan and Kimberly Till have been named to the board of directors at Taunton, Inc. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The best games for book lovers, including "The Legend of Zelda" and "Candy Crush Saga." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has now removed the preorder capabilities for many major forthcoming Hachette titles. The publisher said that it is "doing everything in our power to find a solution to this difficult situation." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
While some bookstores have traditionally specialized in signed first editions of rare books, a number of bookstores are finding success with signed first editions of current titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Picador has acquired three backlist titles by Emily St John Mandel, whose Station Eleven is being... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette author Jeffery Deaver among those speaking out against Amazon's decision to stop selling certain Hachette titlesStray punches in a corporate slugfest knocked spectacles from authors noses and left readers with black eyes this week, after Amazon, the online retailer, stopped selling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]