The first time I sliced open a box of books in my new bookshop, I breathed in deeply. The pulpy starch of the paper caught in the back of my throat, while the faint chemical sting of the new ink burned high in my nostrils. I imagined a world where this smell was a constant […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-09 08:53:39 UTC ]
We seek inspiration, consolation – and the unvarnished truth. And we know that all the best stories are trueCaroline Knox is director of the Boswell book festivalMy love affair with biography began aged nine, when my subscription book club sent me a compendium of “true life” adventure stories.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-09 08:00:15 UTC ]
VIZ Media has launched a new service that will make English versions of the latest chapters of select manga titles available to subscribers as soon as they're released in Japan. The service, called VIZ Manga, features manga published by Shogakugan and Shueisha and costs $2 a month. Its current... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-09 04:57:23 UTC ]
A first-time survey of the ethnic, racial, and gender makeup of Christian publishing shows the industry is overwhelmingly white and chiefly led by men. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing is facing its severest set of challenges in a generation, experts noted at this year's AAP annual meeting: book bans, the lack of diversity, climate change, and “unrelenting” challenges to copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Author says paparazzi and reporters began to follow him in his car and snoop around his homePrince Harry’s ghostwriter has said he bonded with his subject over the “callousness” of paparazzi and media after the “frenzied mob” around the book Spare led to photographers and journalists invading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-09 03:35:56 UTC ]
A Saskatchewan First Nations woman's story about her father's residential school experience has won the world's top journalism award. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-08 23:02:08 UTC ]
Two novels, "Demon Copperhead" and "Trust," shared the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction while "His Name Is George Floyd" took home the nonfiction prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-08 21:55:41 UTC ]
Here are the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners in the Books categories, including Fiction, History, Poetry, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-08 20:46:00 UTC ]
The winners and nominated finalists of the 107th Pulitzer Prizes were announced today via remote video stream. The winners each take home $15,000 dollars and serious bragging rights, not to mention an instant ticket into a very illustrious club. The full list of winners and nominated finalists... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 20:08:40 UTC ]
The Internet is abuzz over a forthcoming nonfiction book, a 544-page memoir (including 40 full-color photographs) slated to be published by Flatiron on July 9th. Why? Because The Internet thinks it was probably written by Taylor Swift. It all started when the owner of indie bookshop Good... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 16:47:07 UTC ]
A 57-year-old “self-styled poet” (aren’t they all?) has spent $116,000 of his own money to build a bookstore in a mountaintop village. Oh, and it’s shaped like the number 7 and contains 7,000 books. No, this is not a parable. As Jiang Libo told the South China Morning Post: Before my bookshop... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 15:04:22 UTC ]
Forty years ago, my not-yet-gentrified neighborhood in Brooklyn had one bookstore, Mostly Books. When the owner retired, it became a video store (RIP Cousins). Then it was derelict, then it was councilman’s office, and now it’s (obviously) a real estate office. But in all those years, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 15:00:19 UTC ]
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, these 15 firms could be poised for a stock market rally. Ever since ChatGPT’s release, Americans have been wrestling with the idea of generative artificial intelligence automating our existence. Large language models are trained on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-05-08 14:36:00 UTC ]
This afternoon, at around 3PM (EST), from Columbia University in New York City, the winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction will be announced. As well as a check for a cool $15,000 dollars (which feels a little low, tbh), the victor will gain entry to a very exclusive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 14:30:42 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-08 13:34:09 UTC ]
What do Amanda Gorman, Truman Capote, John Updike, and Joyce Carol Oates have in common? Each won a Scholastic Art & Writing Award as a teen. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards began in 1923 and continue to support young writers thanks to The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-05-08 12:47:48 UTC ]
Google’s annual developer conference not only delivers on the software and web-based announcements but also on whatever hardware it’s been cooking up. In the past, that included smart speakers, phones, Chromebooks and everything else. For I/O 2023, we’re expecting lots of Pixel things. Rumors... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-05-08 11:15:42 UTC ]
Check out what all the online book clubs are reading in May, from dystopian fiction to historical fiction set in old Hollywood. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-05-08 10:36:00 UTC ]
Barnes was a key member of launching Walmart Land and The Walmart Universe of Play, which attracted 4.9 million visitors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-05-08 10:00:00 UTC ]