Specs Who Albert Tsai Age 9 Accomplishments Stars as Bert on ABC’s Trophy Wife (Tuesdays at 9:30/8:30c) Base Los Angeles I’ve read that you take all of your classes online. What’s that like? Yeah, I’m homeschooled. When I’m on set, there’s a studio teacher who helps me with my work. I like it,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Scicolone swaps potatoes for beets in "The Italian Vegetable Cookbook." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber will publish the mass market paperback and ebook versions of Eimear McBride's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hastings Entertainment has agreed to merge with one of its biggest vendors and shareholders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A New York court has held that ebook publisher Open Road infringed HarperCollins’ copyright with its ebook edition of Jean Craighead George’s 1973 bestselling children’s book "Julie of the Wolves." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business Insider, one of the sites at the forefront of creating a native digital publishing model, happily announced the other day an additional investment of $12 million, bringing its total to about $30 million. Started by former securities ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jodi Thomas gets seven figures from Harlequin, Samantha Bee goes middle grade, "distressed baby" mom sells a memoir, and more, in this week's book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Submissions are open for SPX’s 2014 Ignatz Awards, which recognize outstanding comics and cartooning works by small presses and creator-owned projects. Deadline for submissions is June 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editor and translator of Olga Grjasnowa’s All Russians Love Birch Trees, as part of the Publishing the World book club, reflect on the novel and publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones, children's laureate Malorie Blackman, poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Phillip Pullman among supportersA national campaign to stop children's books being labelled as "for boys" or "for girls" has won the support of Britain's largest specialist bookseller Waterstones, as well as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Georgina Henry's kind but firm encouragement to go below the line on my pieces has transformed my life as well as my idealsFor a wide-eyed, wannabe writer, being cast into the Cif lions' den induced fear and pride in equal measure. The chance to contribute to such a paradigm-shifting project was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie took the prize for fiction, while 'Five Days at Memorial' by Sheri Fink secured the nonfiction prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lynch, who stars on the TV series 'Glee,' will co-write a story about a little girl who enjoys bullying others until someone takes her on. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comedian lambasted for declaring he had never voted will urge readers to 'discard apathy and challenge status quo' in new bookMarx had the Communist Manifesto, Mao his Little Red Book. Now, the comedian Russell Brand, who caused a storm with his declaration that he had never voted and never... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Toy-based brands from Barbie to Bratz have long been a factor in licensed publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the aftermath of the recession of 2008 drags on, the licensing business struggles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlem’s La Casa Azul Bookstore has stepped up to help residents affected by the gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Deborah Rogers has been named the winner of the London Book Fair's 11th annual Lifetime Achievement Award in International Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
While e-commerce is a new territory for many publishers, Dwell has taken a decidedly integrated approach between what they feature in their magazine pages and what they sell in their online store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, "Dr. Jekyll" from Hyde's perspective, wrestling wildlife in the jungle, and Michael Rockefeller's disappearance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]