Emily St. John Mandel is the guest. Her latest book, Sea of Tranquility, is out now in paperback from Vintage. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! From the episode: Brad Listi: As I was reading with my writer hat on and thinking about the challenges presented by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-27 08:53:45 UTC ]
Exclusive: former minister was seeking damages over book she alleged made defamatory statements about her response to Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rapeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLinda... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-27 05:18:20 UTC ]
Declines in adult nonfiction and both juvenile categories offset gains in the adult fiction and young adult categories, leading to a 3.4% decline in unit sales of print books last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among its provisions, the bill would ensure all U.S. students have access to a school library staffed by a certified school librarian and would extend liability protections to teachers and school librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble is taking 25% off certain pre-order books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Here's a taste of what's available, plus more information. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-26 16:50:30 UTC ]
Following a three-year hiatus, Netflix revealed on Wednesday that Black Mirror’s latest season will begin streaming in June. In an interview on the Tudum blog, series creator Charlie Brooker claimed Black Mirror’s latest episodes would surprise fans. “Partly as a challenge, and partly to keep... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-04-26 16:27:40 UTC ]
Duke of Sussex has alleged royal family agreed not to sue newspaper publisher in return for an apology and settlementPrince Harry does not blame Queen Elizabeth II for backing an alleged secret phone-hacking deal between the royal family and Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers, the high court has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-26 14:40:32 UTC ]
Marriage is a key theme in literature, of course: a fact which need hardly surprise us when we reflect that many people spend the majority of their lives married to somebody else. Marriage also touches upon other prominent themes, including love, commitment, having children, lust, conflict, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-04-26 14:00:21 UTC ]
Describing an 'inward-looking atmosphere,' panelists at London Book Fair explored the funding impact of Brexit on the literature market. The post At London Book Fair: Brexit and Creative Industry Funding appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-26 13:37:28 UTC ]
The most influential manga of all time is the culmination of centuries of early Japanese art and emerged from the post-war era. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-26 10:32:00 UTC ]
“I learned at a very early age that I wouldn’t be getting from my mother what most kids get from their mothers.” Lucinda William recalls the turbulence of growing up with a sick mother. | Lit Hub Memoir Diksa Bashu on learning to cook as an adult—and how returning to her grandmother’s Delhi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-26 10:30:07 UTC ]
Online publisher Graham Media adopted new ID system to restore some of the value lost during the cookie purge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-04-26 09:00:00 UTC ]
I have loved reading science fiction since age ten, when my school librarian handed me a copy of Jill Patton Walsh’s The Green Book. I fell in love with romance after reading Jane Eyre, which my uncle gave me. When I became a writer, my focus was on the former, but my stories often include […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-26 08:52:31 UTC ]
The award, championing small presses with fewer than five staff, was won by The Doloriad – an audaciously original novel set in a post-apocalyptic dystopiaDead Ink Books has won the Republic of Consciousness prize for small presses for Missouri Williams’s “astonishing” debut novel The Doloriad.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-26 08:35:38 UTC ]
First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed• ‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlistThree debut novels will compete against books by two former winners for this year’s Women’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-26 06:30:01 UTC ]
In this excerpt from ‘Gunflight,’ Ryan Busse, a former firearms exec turned gun-safety activist, explores the industry’s response to America’s first high-profile school shooting, and the shift to today’s radicalized gun landscape. Ryan Busse is a former firearms executive who spent 25 years at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-04-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
Despite some slowdown, manga is still leading graphic novel sales in North America. But that success hasn’t necessarily trickled down to the professionals who help bring manga to market: translators, letterers, and editors, including many freelancers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
BuzzFeed changed the way news was reported for the digital age. But it became a casualty of its lopsided relationship with FacebookThe announcement of the demise of BuzzFeed News last week felt unlike the cavalcade of media closures and layoffs of the past decade. In a sense, it represented the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-26 03:36:53 UTC ]
Ms. Davis, who took charge of the food magazine at a time of turmoil, will head the publishing imprint she founded. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-25 21:59:44 UTC ]
Thousands of audiobooks are on sale at Libro.FM this week in honor of Independent Bookstore Day - stock up! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-25 18:33:57 UTC ]