On May 24, actor and author LeVar Burton discusses the State of Banned Books with Times readers in Los Angeles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-24 20:15:39 UTC ]
Gene Luen Yang's award-winning graphic novel started as a self-published comic. Now it's a Disney+ series featuring Oscar-winning actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-24 19:26:40 UTC ]
World Literature Today Announces Finalists for 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature News and Events [email protected] Wed, 05/24/2023 - 13:17 Top row (left to right): Angie Cruz, Ananda Devi (credit: J.F. Paga (Grasset)), Jenny... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-05-24 18:17:59 UTC ]
Author Luis Alberto Urrea joins the L.A. Times Book club July 19 to discuss his new novel, "Good Night, Irene." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-24 14:00:39 UTC ]
Agency expects more trading on new currencies this year after disappointment in last year's upfront. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-05-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
Switzerland’s executive branch says it favors changes to copyright law to require large online service providers — including social media platforms and search engines — to pay media companies for use of journalistic content, even small excerpts Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-05-24 12:46:59 UTC ]
The Egyptian composer and musician Omar Khairat, is probably the best known of the winners of the 17th edition of the award program. The post At Abu Dhabi: The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-24 12:22:43 UTC ]
In this guide to major book awards, historical background is given, as well as categories, processes, and timelines. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-24 10:31:00 UTC ]
For years, Gene Luen Yang was convinced a single character in his groundbreaking graphic novel would doom any attempt at an adaptation. What changed? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-24 09:00:29 UTC ]
In parts of Canada, people are campaigning to make public and school libraries remove books they claim make sexually explicit material available to minors, or even contain child pornography. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-24 08:00:00 UTC ]
As Barnes & Noble continues to put its troubled past behind it, CEO James Daunt outlined the "process of change" at the company, which includes renovating stores to make them more appealing, empowering employees, adding sidelines, and renewing the browsing experience both offline and on. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
A who's who of comics writers and graphic novelists—and a surprising number of hip hop legends—joined the U.S. Book Show on May 23 to discuss this year's most exciting forthcoming books in the comics format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, translated by Angela Rodel, portrays a ‘clinic for the past’ and was praised as a ‘great novel about Europe’Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, translated by Angela Rodel, has become the first book written in Bulgarian to win the International Booker prize.Chair... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-23 21:00:47 UTC ]
Torino's 35th international book fair with its professional program and rights center, succeeded amid torrential rains, flooding. The post Torino’s Book Fair Braves the Storm: 215,000 Attendees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-23 16:49:04 UTC ]
A profound and deeply funny examination of loneliness in many of its forms—romantic, familial, artistic—Courtney Sender’s book, In Other Lifetimes All I’ve Lost Comes Back to Me, explores feminist millennial rage and the ways the trauma of the Holocaust has been passed-down through Jewish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-05-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes and Noble is putting on the costume of a local indie bookstore, but their inner mechanics are still all big-box chain corporation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-23 10:36:00 UTC ]
From calming stories to nonfiction facts about our celestial neighbor, these are the best children's books about the moon to read, including Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-23 10:34:00 UTC ]
HBO Max is completing its transformation into Warner Bros. Discovery's "Max" streaming service today, and it's launching with a new tier especially made for 4K ultra HD viewing. The Ultimate Ad-Free tier will set you back $20 a month or $200 if you're paying for a whole year, making it the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-23 09:27:56 UTC ]
Murdoch’s Australian media chief calls on ABC to ‘correct the record’ after accusations that excessive coverage encouraged racist social media trollsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRupert Murdoch’s top executive in Australia has defended News Corp’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-23 08:46:23 UTC ]
We were enamored with the Kindle Scribe when we reviewed it, but we weren't blind to its shortcomings, including its limited editing capabilities. Now, Amazon has rolled out an update for the device, which solves some of the issues we had with it and makes it a much better option for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-23 05:17:53 UTC ]