Carduff, who was named books editor at the 'Wall Street Journal' in 2017, was also a contributing editor for the Library of America Series and the publishing consultant to John Updike's literary trust. He died on August 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Read on for news about HarperCollins's books based on the popular 'Adopt Me!' game on the Roblox platform; license acquisitions for Andrews McMeel's expanding children's list, the publishing program for 'Disney Wish,' Mad Cave's Flash Gordon comics and graphic novels, Sourcebooks' Huggies... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books struggled again last week, falling 7.6% compared to the week ended August 13, 2022. The decline in adult fiction continued, with sales off 9.6%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
'Extraordinary Birder' host Christian Cooper brings his memoir 'Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World' to the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-16 20:59:16 UTC ]
The FT Business Book of the Year issues a 15-title longlist, with a six-title shortlist ahead and a winner to be named in December. The post London’s FT Business Book of the Year: A 15-Title Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-16 16:57:51 UTC ]
Netflix is getting the band back together with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. The company has dropped the first teaser for the eight-episode show, which centers around the titular character and his attempt to win a battle of the bands... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-16 14:23:55 UTC ]
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the inaugural recipients of the NBF Teacher Fellowship, “a new initiative to support and celebrate 6th-12th grade teachers using innovative methods to make reading for pleasure a part of their students’ school day experience.” “The NBF Teacher... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-16 14:00:44 UTC ]
Showing that publishers are better off controlling their own programmatic destiny, news publisher Salon has grown revenue after cutting off access to its inventory for the vast majority of resellers earlier this year. That increase comes that's from being able to charge more for its inventory... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2023-08-16 11:53:00 UTC ]
Revenue fell to a three-year low as insurance carriers downsized their advertising budgets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2023-08-16 10:33:50 UTC ]
My husband, a professor of electrical engineering by trade, is the kind of obsessive for which I have an affinity in my writing life. A refugee born in Latvia, John loves Latvian rye bread fervently. He eats Latvian rye several times a day and is unable to leave home without a five-pound loaf... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-16 09:50:36 UTC ]
In 1948, Viking Books published Blueberries for Sal, the first of three picture books that Robert McCloskey would write and illustrate over the next decade. Each of the three books—including One Morning in Maine (1952) and Time of Wonder (1957)—concerns McCloskey’s own family as they spend their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-16 09:30:52 UTC ]
Scholastic has announced a series of executive changes that will result in a new chief financial officer, president of its international group, and head of its education division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Levi Hastings and Josh Trujillo’s graphic biography 'Washington’s Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben,' published by Surely/Abrams Comic Arts, presents the life of one the most intriguing leaders of the American Revolution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Becky Nesbitt, most recently editorial director and executive editor at Penguin Random House, has joined Forefront Books, where she will serve as associate publisher and will establish her own as-yet-unnamed imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Iranian-French author of 'Persepolis,' which celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new edition, discusses her shift from comics to film, the banning of books in America, and her pride in Iran's young revolutionaries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dave Limp, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, has announced his pending retirement from the company. Limp has been with the company for nearly 14 years and, as his title suggests, oversaw Amazon’s transition into dedicated hardware devices like Kindle e-readers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-15 18:23:15 UTC ]
Tucker by Chadwick Moore sells just 3,227 copies in first week after publication on 1 August, Publishers Weekly figures revealA much-hyped biography of the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has struggled to find favour with readers, a leading US publishing authority said, listing just over... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-15 16:05:23 UTC ]
Readers respond to Baillie Gifford’s sponsorship of the Edinburgh book festival and threats by authors to boycott itRegarding your article (Authors threaten boycott of Edinburgh book festival over sponsors’ fossil fuel links, 11 August), collaboration and creativity are key to addressing the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-15 15:13:57 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Wei Tchou’s Little Seed, “an experimental memoir that braids together the narrative of the author’s relationship with her brother and family with a deeply personal field guide to ferns,” which will be published by Deep Vellum/A Strange Object in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-15 14:00:01 UTC ]
An upcoming national survey on the parental perceptions of public libraries will launch in early September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-15 13:09:24 UTC ]