No, the origins of Tetris didn't involve a high-speed car chase, but the true story behind the game still reads like a spy novel. There's corporate intrigue, nefarious government agencies and an envious amount of globe-trotting. But the reality wasn't enough for the creative minds behind Apple's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-30 12:30:20 UTC ]
The Princess Bride official cookbook helped me embrace the wonder of experimenting and just plain having fun in the kitchen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-30 10:33:00 UTC ]
The compelling horror manga have some of the most disturbing scenes I’ve ever read, with panels will haunt my mind for years to come. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-30 10:31:00 UTC ]
The No. 1 best-selling author still remembers what it was like to be the guest of honor in an empty bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-30 09:00:17 UTC ]
These hefty books explore the lives of a former poet, a polarizing artist and a Scottish rebel from unexpected angles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-30 09:00:12 UTC ]
Sales at Penguin Random House rose nearly 5% in 2022, but rising costs resulted in an 11.8% decline in earnings, which dropped to €666 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Ten award winners were announced in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama at an in-person ceremony held in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The crop of emerging writers who will receive $50,000 as a Whiting Award winner has been announced. Ten writers across fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry received the prize at the March 29 ceremony, with a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winner and PEN president Ayad Akhtar. Previous... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-29 23:31:07 UTC ]
Collected stories about the wild, uncharted frontiers of North America expand to include everything from classic nature tales to dystopian climate fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-03-29 16:23:08 UTC ]
Bestselling novelist Gabrielle Zevin joins the L.A. Times Book Club April 22 to discuss 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' at the Festival of Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-29 14:00:34 UTC ]
Here's a fun breakdown of Oprah's book club by the numbers! She just picked book 100—how many have you read Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-29 10:39:00 UTC ]
Chief Digital Growth Officer Surabhi Pokhriyal on navigating CTV, digital media and marketing during inflationary times for the maker of Arm & Hammer, Trojan condoms and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-03-29 09:00:00 UTC ]
The nonprofit Audio Publishers Association names its 2023 winners in 26 catetories from Audio Drama to Young Listeners. The post The Audie Awards 2023: Top Honor to Viola Davis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-29 05:09:42 UTC ]
The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for and undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lance Fensterman, president of ReedPop, the pop culture arm of Reed Exhibitions that launched in 2009, is leaving the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Little Free Library nonprofit literacy organization announced that it hopes to eliminate book deserts across the U.S. by partnering with local community organizations to install and maintain book-sharing boxes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
At the Audio Publishers Association's first in-person Audie Awards ceremony since 2020, Viola Davis's 'Finding Me' took home the prize for Audiobook of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Hugely Different in Style, Subject, and Genre’ arlier this month, the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-29 00:28:48 UTC ]
Sci-fi novelist Annalee Newitz will discuss "The Terraformers" March 28 at the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-28 21:24:50 UTC ]
OverDrive, the service you can use to borrow ebooks, audiobooks and other digital media from your local library, school or university, is shutting down. In a blog post spotted by TechCrunch, OverDrive announced last week it would shutter the app on May 1st, 2023. The company first shared it was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-28 19:48:07 UTC ]