Georgia Hunter's debut novel about a Polish Jewish family that survived the Holocaust was turned into a Hulu series. Her second novel, 'One Good Thing,' revisits WWII Europe but is a more conventional work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2025-02-24 11:00:28 UTC ]
Lit Hub is excited to feature another entry in a new series from Poets.org: “enjambments,” a monthly interview series with new and established poets. This month, they spoke to Elaine Equi. Elaine Equi is the author of nearly a dozen collections of poetry. Her books include Ripple Effect: New and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-24 09:57:57 UTC ]
Looking to acquire or sell a business in the publishing space? The Fisher Company can help. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
Data and analytics resource ProQuest will “phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections” and require libraries to lease content rather than make permanent acquisitions, shocking the library and university press community. Competitor EBSCO responded by assuring customers that it... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
The agents of Windham, Maine–based children's book agency Erin Murphy Literary Agency have joined Aevitas Creative Management, including founder Erin Murphy, who has been named a partner at Aevitas. The EMLA backlist will remain under the EMLA umbrella and Murphy's supervision. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
Winter Institute 2025 officially kicked off Monday morning in Denver with close to 1,000 booksellers expected to attend. This year, for the first time, the American Booksellers Association hosted a pre-conference meeting exclusively for BIPOC booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
The move, by the country's largest distributor of mass market paperbacks, is a severe blow to the format, which has seen steadily declining sales but is still the cheapest option for buying print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
This Kindle feature is being retired, this mega-hit series turns 20, Iowa rushes to advance a librarian criminalization bill, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-23 16:00:00 UTC ]
Soon we can all read the late author’s private notes about her therapy. But should we?In 1998, the late journalist Joan Didion wrote a scathing essay about the posthumous publication of True at First Light, a travel journal and fictional memoir by Ernest Hemingway, 38 years after the author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-23 09:00:30 UTC ]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man of letters, in possession of a goodly number of books, must be in need of a ladder. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2025-02-22 16:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah's 111th book club pick, Iowa's librarian criminalization bill, the best new cozy mysteries, and bonus news! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-22 16:00:00 UTC ]
Presidential libraries in the United States today follow the same principle: They become monuments to the former presidents, while giving back to their local communities. Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-02-22 09:30:00 UTC ]
Having more choices doesn’t enhance our freedom and well-being on an individual or societal level. Sophia Rosenfeld is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous books include the award-winning title Common... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-02-22 09:00:00 UTC ]
The celebrity book clubs that make the most impact on books and authors, the small press expanding the horizon of works in translation, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-21 20:50:00 UTC ]
January's China bestseller lists show business and the education that supports it drawing book consumers in a changing economy. The post China Bestsellers: Managing Business and Education appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-21 20:34:24 UTC ]
LeasesL&L lands another law firm extensionAddress: 600 Third Ave., ManhattanLandlord: L&L Holding Co. and BlackRockTenant: Bond Schoeneck & KingLease size: 12,505 square feetLease length: Seven yearsAsset type: OfficeBrokers: Jonathan Tootell, Tanya Grimaldo and Giannina Brancato... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2025-02-21 17:26:52 UTC ]
Haley Mlotek’s new memoir finds a fresh way to talk about the dissolution of a marriage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2025-02-21 17:15:00 UTC ]
Even as the publishing business in the Czech Republic has welcomed a zero percent VAT, book sales continue dropping. The post Mixed Sales on the Czech Market, Despite Zero-VAT Rates appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-21 15:22:26 UTC ]
Every week, our weekly magazine The Commuter publishes a new work of flash fiction, poetry, and graphic narrative. For Black History Month, we’re looking to the archives for some of our favorite poetry and stories by Black writers, all available to read for free online. From Tara Campbell’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-21 12:05:00 UTC ]
Erin Steele’s memoir, Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses: Love, Longing and Addiction in Suburbia, chronicles the life of an isolated, self-conscious Canadian teenager growing up in middle-class British Columbia to loving parents who are simultaneously present and absent. As young Erin grapples with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-21 12:00:00 UTC ]