The webcomics company saw revenue increase 5.1% in 2024, but earnings fell due in part to costs associated with going public last year. Its share price has taken a hit since its IPO, and the company warns that first quarter sales this year may take a loss. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
Comments at Senate estimates came after Daily Telegraph editor said it ‘never intended to provoke an incident’ but approach could have been ‘better-handled’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s domestic spy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-26 01:19:04 UTC ]
The Publishers Association's Dan Conway calls for 'partnership' rather than 'subservience' as the UK's AI consultation closes. The post UK: ‘The Great Copyright Heist Cannot Go Unchallenged’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-25 23:10:14 UTC ]
The Queer Beauty of Unfaithful Translations, by paparouna Essay [email protected] Tue, 02/25/2025 - 15:23 Photo by Igne B / Unsplash The author explores some common issues in translation and how they might affect translation of queer texts.... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2025-02-25 21:23:36 UTC ]
Iowa public libraries may lose access to state funds for being affiliated by the American Library Association under a new anti-library bill floated by state republicans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-25 18:20:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 “celebrates the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-25 18:01:05 UTC ]
The New York Times weathered some powerful storms in media over the last 20 years to transform itself into a digital publication with more than 11 million subscribers and $300 million in annual earnings.Unfortunately, success hasn’t carried over to a chunk of its 1.5 million square-foot... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2025-02-25 16:19:40 UTC ]
The importance of documentation in an era of misinformation. Where and how the story of Ohio library budget cuts emerged and what is–and is not–true right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-25 14:30:00 UTC ]
Looking at books that make the bestseller lists week after week and the ones that get chosen for big-name book ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-25 13:00:00 UTC ]
The Daily Mail introduced its first paywall for its U.S. edition on Tuesday, marking a shift in its digital strategy as the general interest publisher seeks to diversify its revenue streams beyond advertising. DailyMail+ is part of a broader plan from the privately owned... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2025-02-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has launched Requited, HBG’s first new adult imprint, which will publish 10–20 titles per year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz, widely celebrated for his distinctive ink and watercolor images that capture a child's viewpoint, and stories often drawn from his evocative childhood memories, died on February 15, two weeks short of his 90th birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year's 13-book International Booker Prize longlist comprises 11 novels and two short story collections translated from 10 languages. The six-book shortlist will be revealed on April 8, and the winner will be named on May 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Charkin looks ahead to 'magic bullets' that may be offered to the book business at London Book Fair. The post Richard Charkin: Approaching London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-24 22:47:06 UTC ]
Out of the Shadows, by Lilach Galil Fiction [email protected] Mon, 02/24/2025 - 15:16 Photo by Lucas Alexandros / Flickr Lilach Galil’s 2009 novel, Betsilo (In its shadow), is a polyphonic novel told by the six main characters. Rona is a poet... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2025-02-24 21:16:13 UTC ]
The Lives of the Caesars, translated from Latin by The Rest Is History podcast co-host Tom Holland, details everything from ancient policy failures to sex scandalsA gossipy account of the lives of Roman emperors has entered the bestseller charts – 2,000 years after it was written. Sex scandals... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-24 14:00:06 UTC ]
On the dedication page of No Offense: A Memoir in Essays, Jackie Domenus writes, “To all the queer and trans folks who have bitten their tongues until they bled: this book is for you.” In this powerful and timely collection, Domenus defends and celebrates identity and love with an unflinching... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona Warnick talks to Sheila Heti about AI, writing for children, and the negotiation of public and private selves. | Lit Hub In Conversation How much can—or should—we know about our literary idols? Anna Funder on George Orwell and real life doublethink. | Lit Hub Memoir “I’d always figured... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-24 11:30:43 UTC ]
My friend and former work colleague Simon Welfare, who has died aged 78, was a writer and pioneering TV producer whose programmes aimed to make science accessible to all.Together with the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke and a fellow producer, John Fairley, in 1980 he cooked up the format... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-24 11:07:52 UTC ]
Gardening writer whose no-nonsense Expert guides have remained in the bestseller lists since the 1950sDavid Hessayon, who has died aged 96, was a chemist who became the world’s most successful gardening writer. His no-nonsense, populist Expert guides are jam-packed with information and were... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-24 11:02:33 UTC ]