“No one needs my opinion about books.” Longtime indie bookseller Josh Cook against the cultural authoritarianism of “good taste.” | Lit Hub Criticism When folk went mainstream: On Harry Everett Smith and the cultural paradigm shift that his Anthology of American Folk Music. | Lit Hub Music... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-23 10:30:23 UTC ]
The road to publication for my first novel was not only long and winding, but also booby-trapped, and in places there was no road, just long empty gaps that could only be filled by time. I started L.A. Breakdown as a junior at UC Santa Cruz, in 1972. I was old for a junior at […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-23 09:40:00 UTC ]
Devotionals remain a steady business for publishers and new offerings solidify the endurance of the category while covering a wide range of topics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
A guide to friendship for women lands at W, a football-inspired plan for marriage heads to David C Cook, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Books intended to uphold people in times of grief, explore social and political history through a Christian perspective, and arm readers to defend the faith with skilled apologetics are among the titles coming in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
In her new book, author Janet Kellogg Ray addresses her concerns about what she sees as a revival of the battle lines being drawn between science and faith in a similar fashion to what led to the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
For 50 years, Usborne Publishing has created books that are bold, innovative, and highly appealing to young readers. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
PW spoke to the editors and authors at Usborne about the process of bringing each new children’s book into the world, what makes the books unique, and the inherent joys of the work they do. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
In his long career in book sales and marketing, Clepper worked at Macmillan, Harper & Row, Houghton Mifflin, and Oxford University Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
After more than 30 years at the company, Jim Milliot will retire as editorial director of 'PW' at the end of 2023, with Jonathan Segura set to succeed him in the position, among other editorial changes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rabbi Donniel Hartman urges Jews to forge a connection between themselves and 3,000 years of Jewish life in his new book, Who Are the Jews—and Who Can We Become?. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new wave of legislation is leading to censorship in schools and libraries by creating a climate of fear and uncertainty for educators. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The German Book Prize, with its 20-novel longlist released today, is to name its shortlist on September 19. The winner takes on €25,000. The post The German Book Prize Names Its 2023 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-23 03:10:13 UTC ]
Joan Meyer, who died a day after raid, shouted at six officers who searched her home in incident that has drawn national scrutinyNewly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-22 23:04:32 UTC ]
Drew Gilpin Faust, former Harvard University president, discusses her memoir “Necessary Trouble,” about her rebellion against sexist and racist strictures of 1950s Virginia. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-08-22 16:11:00 UTC ]
If you guessed London, you’re right—London is mentioned at least three times more often than any other European city. (Wonder why?) As Travel Daily reports, a digital printing company called Aura Print has apparently processed the entire Google Books database to “identify the cumulative mentions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-22 14:51:06 UTC ]
Naomi Duguid’s The Miracle of Salt is a magnificent single-ingredient trip around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2023-08-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
The 1.2% decline was largely driven by a 4.1% drop in sales for hardcovers in the first six months of 2023, according to figures released by the AAP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sex, Time, and Memory: Annie Ernaux’s Young Man, by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 08/21/2023 - 15:04 The Young Man—forthcoming from Seven Stories in September 2023—is Annie Ernaux’s first novel in English... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-08-21 20:04:48 UTC ]
A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn't eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved. "Copyright has never stretched so far [...] as to protect works generated by new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-21 15:00:33 UTC ]