It’s just about the end of July, and that means many things: that you still have time for those vaunted summer fun or vacation plans, if you haven’t done them yet; that the cooler (and perhaps welcome after all these heatwaves) weather of fall is approaching; that that my birthday month is just... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-07-28 10:30:47 UTC ]
Colson Whitehead’s Crook Manifesto, Patrick deWitt’s The Librarianist, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Silver Nitrate all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for books.” * Fiction 1. Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-07-28 09:07:50 UTC ]
These novels remind us of old-fashioned human connections that can’t be severed, for better or worse. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-07-28 09:01:35 UTC ]
Laura Cumming’s Thunderclap, Kate Zambreno’s The Light Room, and John McPhee’s Tabula Rasa all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for books.” * 1. Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-07-28 09:00:49 UTC ]
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-07-28 09:00:25 UTC ]
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-07-28 09:00:24 UTC ]
NASA is launching its very own streaming platform called NASA+ sometime this summer. While the space agency already livestreams launches and other events on its website, NASA+ will feature not just live broadcasts, but also collections of original video series. A handful of the first shows on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-07-28 06:30:42 UTC ]
Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFRQ+A is on life support. The ABC talk show is highly unlikely to be commissioned after this year, ending a headline grabbing 15-year run on ABC TV.Two days after Stan Grant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-07-28 05:07:54 UTC ]
Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Ken Jaworowski, Shane McCrae, Eddie Ndopu, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'When Business Is Love,' the Hästens CEO models embracing love, joy, peace, and abundance, at work and at play. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bindery, cofounded by Matt Kaye and Meg Harvey, wants to harness the bookselling power of TikTok and other social media platforms by putting influencers at the helms of their own "micro-imprints." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Serena Valentino lands at #2 on our children’s fiction list with 'Fire and Fate,' the 10th volume in her Villains series for Disney. Plus erotica writer Chuck Tingle makes his traditional publishing debut, and YA author Chloe Gong steps into the adult world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Trexler, interim director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, told PW that the book bans happening across the country were a topic of much conversation at San Diego Comic-Con. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sixteen Vermont bookstores and one local publisher are running a one-day fundraiser tomorrow, July 29, to help rebuild two bookstores that flooded earlier this month. In addition, New York City's Books of Wonder is selling its used fixtures to Vermont's Bear Pond Books at a steep discount. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a coalition of booksellers and publishing industry groups sue Texas over the state's new book rating law; a judge in Arkansas is set to rule on a motion to block that state's 'harmful to minors' law from taking effect; and a Houston school district's plan to replace... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week. All six major categories had declines. In the year's strongest segment, adult fiction, sales couldn't keep pace with last year, when 'Where the Crawdads Sing' sold more than 123,000 copies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Actor Delroy Lindo sells a memoir to Little, Brown; Sarah Pekkanen re-ups with St. Martin’s; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
After a virutal debut, an inaugural in-person version of the trade show will launch August 7–10 in Arlington, Va. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Forthcoming books explore how to utilize the magical properties of such items to brighten moods, restore energy, quell pain, foster a sense of connection, and face tough social issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Forthcoming titles—written by experienced herbalists, spell casters, tarot experts, and pagan practitioners—connect readers to ancient folkways and spiritual practices using everyday spaces. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]