Can anything rival Sarah Everett’s middle grade novel ‘The Probability of Everything’ in this department? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 11:30:00 UTC ]
Éditions la Fabrique says foreign rights manager Ernest Moret was held for several hours and asked ‘disturbing questions’ about his political opinionsThe French publishing house whose employee was arrested on terror charges on his way to London book fair has said it is “chilling” that he was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-20 11:27:44 UTC ]
You've seen every movie on Shudder and have a whole bookshelf devoted to King, but can you guess the horror book based on its 1-star reviews? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-20 10:34:00 UTC ]
After leaving England and returning to Australia, the best-selling author wrote a novel about a writer who left England and returned to Australia. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-20 09:00:37 UTC ]
Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new novel, Romantic Comedy, which begins behind the scenes at a television show similar to Saturday Night Live, where a female comedy writer is gobsmacked that her schlubby straight male... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-20 08:53:29 UTC ]
Jamil Jan Kochai wins the Aspen Words Literary Prize for his short stories focused on the absurdity and violence Afghans have endured. The post Jamil Jan Kochai Wins $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-20 08:22:53 UTC ]
The newly launched Possible conference held in Miami Beach this week focused on the importance of culture in the digital media and marketing ecosystem. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-04-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
CNN has a new CMS, which it built to cut back on costs, improve reader engagement and draw in advertisers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-04-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
With preorders and book-tour pledges, Sourcebooks authors are reaching readers while fundraising for the environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, in a release announcing the new report. “The numbers don’t lie, and they reveal a relentless crusade to constrict children’s freedom to read.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
With Easter falling one week later than in 2022, unit sales or print books tumbled 27% last week. Sales in all categories were down. Year-to-date sales through April 15, 2023, were 1.9% behind the comparable period last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
“ALA calls on readers everywhere to show our commitment to the First Amendment by doing something concrete to preserve it,” said ALA president Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
HC Arc will improve the reading experience and contribute to the publisher's sustainability efforts by reducing page counts, the publisher contends. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
'A major shift in English and American culture' toward translation is examined in a session at London Book Fair. The post At London Book Fair: Translation Markets’ Expansion, Challenges appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-20 02:16:29 UTC ]
Her 2005 book, “Mozart in the Jungle,” lived up to its subtitle, “Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music,” and was later made into an Amazon TV series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-19 18:57:28 UTC ]
Marvel announced today that its Comixology-operated Marvel Comics app is shutting down this June. Fortunately, comic fans who bought issues in the app can access them in the company’s self-operated Marvel Unlimited app. The shutdown comes several months after layoffs at Amazon (Comixology’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-04-19 18:50:06 UTC ]
The Boston Public Library is the latest in a string of public libraries to plan to incorporate affordable housing into its buildings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-19 18:13:54 UTC ]
A French publisher has called on British police to cease their investigation of an employee who it said was arrested on the way to the London Book Fair and questioned for hours about French President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform schem... Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-04-19 14:32:29 UTC ]
Religion is an important feature of many people’s lives, so it shouldn’t surprise us that many writers of short stories have written about religion from various perspectives: the power of superstitious belief, the importance of religious conversion, the cultural role of Christianity, and many... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-04-19 14:00:16 UTC ]
With all the challenges that the book publishing industry currently faces, what will the future bookstore look like? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-19 10:35:00 UTC ]