Celebrated rapper Chuck D continues his social activism as a visual artist, releasing a set of graphic journals via Enemy Books, a new imprint launched in partnership with Akashic Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pod Digital Media is introducing a platform to unite brands with Black and Latino influencers who double as podcast hosts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-05-16 17:20:39 UTC ]
CNET, the venerable tech site which began publication nearly 30 years ago, has become the latest digital media company whose staff have chosen to band together and demand more. The CNET Media Worker's Union (CMWU) today sent a letter to Red Ventures, the private equity concern which purchased... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-16 16:13:18 UTC ]
Do you like the Best American series? Of course you do! Each book in the annual series showcases of best short fiction and nonfiction in a given year, from short stories to essays, science and nature writing, to food writing. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-16 15:00:45 UTC ]
The Big Short author was given unlimited access to failed cryptocurrency exchange founder for Going Infinite: the Rise and Fall of a New TycoonMichael Lewis, the bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, will tell the story of the cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-16 14:28:23 UTC ]
In 'Life B: Overcoming Double Depression,' book critic Bethanne Patrick writes of a life stifled by family commitments and undiagnosed mental illness — until now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-16 13:00:23 UTC ]
The chain’s founder is celebrating its 20th anniversary – but for a while it, and the industry as a whole, was on the brinkTim Richards is celebrating a milestone he feared he might not see – the 20th anniversary of the creation of Vue, Europe’s largest privately owned cinema chain. That... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-16 13:00:08 UTC ]
In “Yellowface,” R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend’s book as her own. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-05-16 09:00:23 UTC ]
Some in the book industry have already begun exploring automation of its pitches to readers. We took this functionality for a test drive“Blurb writing is a mini art form,” Iris Murdoch once wrote in a letter to former Penguin blurb writer Elizabeth Buchan. And like many other art forms,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-16 09:00:05 UTC ]
Three months of double-digit increases resulted in bookstore sales rising to $2.07 billion in the first quarter of 2023, from $1.83 billion in the first period of 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The executive editor at Union Square & Co. looks to nurture the work of both debut and seasoned authors. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Near the conclusion of the British Book Awards' gala evening in London, the 'Nibbies' offer an unexpected honor for Salman Rushdie. The post The British Book Awards Honor Salman Rushdie appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-16 00:21:54 UTC ]
Omar: An Opera of the Past and Present, by Marame Gueye Culture [email protected] Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:11 Scene from the premiere of Omar at the Spoleto Festival in May 2022 / Photo by Leigh Webber / spoletousa.orgThe opera Omar, which had its... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-05-15 21:11:26 UTC ]
The Egyptian screenwriter Ahmed Mourad will speak in an Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Congress session on Arabian fantasy. The post Screenwriter and Author Ahmed Mourad: Abu Dhabi Congress Interview appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-15 18:09:37 UTC ]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA) has announced the winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards, one of SFF’s most prestigious honors, “given to the writers of the most outstanding speculative fiction works released in 2022.” Here are the winners: NOVEL R.F. Kuang, Babel, Or the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-15 15:28:38 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-15 14:15:32 UTC ]
Admired for his internationalist compositions that use both Western and Oriental instrumentation and melody, Egypt's Omar Khairat is honored by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Omar Khairat Its Cultural Personality appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-15 13:27:42 UTC ]
In 'Yellowface,' R. F. Kuang has traded in fantasy fiction for a wild satire on literary scandals over appropriation and plagiarism. How and why she did it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-15 13:00:29 UTC ]
Sara Mathew believes that access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right and has made it her mission to deliver it. She is an Associate Director of Research and Operations Administration within the Department of Surgery, overseeing the Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2023-05-15 12:45:00 UTC ]
Vice Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-05-15 11:47:06 UTC ]