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 ]
J.R. Moehringer has been one of the biggest names in celebrity memoir since long before he ghostwrote Prince Harry's memoir Spare. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-28 10:34:00 UTC ]
If you're looking to get a tween or teen into comics, here are the 8 most popular graphic novels with our high school comic book club, including The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-28 10:32:00 UTC ]
In her latest short story collection, White Cat, Black Dog, MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link reinvents seven fairytales into modern, realist short stories about, for example, an aging billionaire choosing a successor, and a house-sitting gig that goes awry. Link is also the author of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-28 08:54:06 UTC ]
Award-winning author Julie Anne Peters, best known for her groundbreaking YA novels featuring complex LGBTQ+ characters navigating relationships and exploring issues of identity, died on March 21 following a long illness; she was 71. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The audio performers and publishers in attendance were encouraged to embrace the new tools of the trade, from TikTok to ChatGPT. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The five finalists for PW's 31st Bookstore of the Year and 25th Sales Rep of the Year awards have been selected. Winners will be announced at the U.S. Book Show, which is set for May 22-25. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
A Leningrad Underworld: Polina Barskova’s Living Pictures, by Sibelan Forrester Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 03/27/2023 - 16:33 Photo by Wilhelm Gunkel / Unsplash What is the role of the past in our psychic universe? What happens to us if... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-03-27 21:33:19 UTC ]
The Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and 3DS game consoles officially closed for business on March 27th, 2023, permanently disabling all new purchases on the platforms. We knew this was coming. Nintendo quietly announced the eShop's closure over a year ago, asserting that it was the "natural life... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-27 14:00:52 UTC ]
Nielsen and rivals are challenged by homes that only stream to mobile devices, which are growing fast but not included in big data sets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2023-03-27 14:00:00 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-27 13:20:56 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has installed a machine in the Devon city’s station, enabling travellers to buy a changing raft of titles, inspired by company founder Allen LaneCommuters at Exeter St Davids station in Devon will now have the option to buy a book using a vending machine, after publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-27 11:49:47 UTC ]
There’s a reason that people hide their diaries: they’re private conversations with close, and silent confidants. That’s also the reason people want to read them. No self-respecting teenager who discovers a sibling’s secret diary under a loose bedroom floorboard opens it hoping to discover what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-27 08:52:31 UTC ]
Emergence Magazine is an online publication with annual print edition exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. As we experience the desecration of our lands and waters, the extinguishing of species, and a loss of sacred connection to the Earth, we look to emerging... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-27 08:52:16 UTC ]
As a comedy about Canadian libraries Shelved is getting compared to Abbott Elementary, Superstore, Parks and Rec, and of course The Office. Its creator, and former writer for The Office, Anthony Q. Farrell is fine with that. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-03-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Elizabeth Acevedo, Mitch Albom, Roz Chast, Lauren Groff, Meg Medina, and Kiley Reid will also speak at the 2023 U.S. Book Show, presented by PW from May 22 to 25. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
WPP outfit merged with the UK's biggest media agency Mediacom earlier this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2023-03-26 21:50:25 UTC ]