The digital media conglomerate Starboard said Friday it purchased the conservative social media site Parler and will temporarily take down the app as it undergoes a “strategic assessment.” Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-04-14 20:47:19 UTC ]
Today's pre-London Book Fair Rights Roundup features work from the States, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Spain, and Australia. The post Rights Roundup: Packing for London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-14 17:31:28 UTC ]
The singer-songwriter reveals herself in a memoir that captures her adventures with charming rogues, puzzled music executives and her own demons. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-14 16:18:11 UTC ]
This week, TIME magazine published its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023. And . . . it’s surprisingly literary! I mean, it’s not that literary, but considering that the TIME editors typically limit themselves to a single novelist among the 100, books seem to be coming up in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-14 15:34:40 UTC ]
Cooking via “sous vide” might sound complicated and intimidating, but it’s actually a lot easier than you might think. French for “under vacuum,” “sous vide” simply translates to immersing vacuum-sealed food in a temperature-controlled water bath until the food is cooked to your liking. Instead... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-04-14 15:18:21 UTC ]
Publisher whose eponymous company changed the face of children’s nonfiction with its fact-filled illustrated booksPeter Usborne, who has died aged 85, created a publishing company that changed the look and feel of nonfiction books for children. Although they were widely used in schools, Usborne... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-14 15:02:43 UTC ]
One of the defining features of Twitter since its inception has been the character limit, forcing users to be direct and concise. It’s such a big deal that when the limit was doubled, from just 140 characters to 280, it became a subject of primetime TV gags. But under the guiding hand of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-04-14 14:57:40 UTC ]
The Emirates Publishers Association's member presses have had 'hundreds of works translated into 27 languages,' says Rashid Al Kous. (Sponsored) The post Emirates Publishers Association at London Book Fair: Seven Presses Ready for Rights Meetings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-14 12:55:15 UTC ]
Jack in the Box has never been subtle about its ties to cannabis culture, from its Munchie Meals and Wakey Bakey Hash to its past collaboration with Snoop Dogg's digital media platform Merry Jane. The Southern California-based chain also aired a notorious ad in the mid-2000s featuring a clearly... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2023-04-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for writer Ross White’s poetry collection, Charm Offensive, which will be published by Eyewear Publishing this July. White is the designer and author of Valley of Want, a finalist for Electric Lit’s Best Book Cover of 2022 contest. Charm... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-04-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
Get cozy with critters and find out what the animals are really thinking with these 10 fun manga with talking animals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-14 10:34:00 UTC ]
Looking to read a lot of different comics by a range of creators in one place? Try these excellent comic book anthologies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-14 10:32:00 UTC ]
A trio of editors has been tapped to work on a list whose inaugural title will be a collection by Airea D. Matthews, slated for May. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Morton’s seventh novel, Homecoming, lands at #2 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus children’s book juggernaut Mo Willems makes his adult debut, and a pair of new books on our hardcover nonfiction list encourage readers to get physical. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Higher costs and lower sales led to disappointing results at three of the four largest trade publishers last year, reviving an old publishing mantra. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
DSTLRY will focus on premium comics and collectibles with a resellable digital marketplace that "redefines" the creator-owned business structure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Knopf buys a memoir from WNBA star Brittney Griner, and Teju Cole sells his second novel to Random House. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
We talk with Annie Carl, founder of the Neverending Bookshop in Edmonds, Wash., a community bookstore that focuses on genre titles and children’s and YA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: concerns that 'defund the library' may become the new front in the book banning wars; the Texas Senate passes its school library bill; librarians in Illinois weigh in on the state's proposal to defend the freedom to read; and ALA launches a new initiative to combat... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Susan Meissner, Karl Geary, and Andrew F. Sullivan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]