A memorial service will be held for Abrams's Erica Kochman Warshal on May 8 at 5 p.m. at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
How a rooftop ritual turned into a “men’s grilling and lifestyle community” with chapters around the world and a brand new book, "ManBQue!: Meat. Beer. Rock and Roll." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
ReaderLink Distribution Services has acquired book assets from HDA that will allow the company to take over book distribution to the Menard’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond chains. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Israel meets the Amazon (or Amazon.com, anyway) in Kinetic Art's new 'Look & Cook' app. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The James Beard Foundation announced the 2014 winners of its Book, Broadcast, and Journalism awards at a dinner on Friday that saw British chef/restaurateur Heston Blumenthal win Cookbook of the Year for 'Historic Heston' and Mexican cooking authority Diana Kennedy inducted into the Cookbook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 20 winning stories will be collected into a single volume, published as an Anchor Books trade paperback original on September 9. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
As temperature climb in many areas of the U.S., thoughts of grilling and eating outdoors leap to mind, and publishers are rushing in to meet the needs of grilling newbies and experienced pitmasters alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Midpoint Trade Books has signed Florida-based Essential Publishing, effective immediately. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Luke Pearson and George O'Connor in New York, NY; Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario; Toronto Comics Arts Festival 2014 in Toronto, Ontario; Peter Bagge Exhibition Opening in Seattle, WA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recorded Books Inc. has acquired HighBridge Audio, the audiobook imprint of Workman Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tinicum, a private equity firm with investments in media and e-commerce, has purchased a majority stake in F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company, an old media content company that has transformed itself into a digital content and retailing platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The parties have submitted a proposed pretrial schedule that would likely not have fraud claims against the self-publishing service provider ready for trial until after 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A year in the planning, California Bookstore Day proved to be a success for participating stores, all of which demonstrated significant sales increases. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest news on religion publishing for spring 2014. New books and apps, author interviews and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, new Michael Cunningham, a big Michael Jordan biography, and an evil place called the Thickety. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After Michael Lewis’s much-buzzed about 60 Minutes appearance at the beginning of the month, "Flash Boys," the author’s exploration of high-speed trading on Wall Street, was the most-talked about book on social media in April. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kristin Spang has been promoted to publishing manager and manager of special initiatives at Penguin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell 7.2% in April as share prices dropped for 11 of the 14 companies on the PWSI. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, will lead the American Library Association for the 2015-16 term. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Electric Literature editor Benjamin Samuel is the new program manager for the National Book Foundation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]