It's the second time in about 16 months that the Mountain View digital media company said it would shut down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2023-03-02 23:25:40 UTC ]
The idea of growing organs or tissues for medical use still sounds like science fiction — and indeed, it's an incredibly difficult thing to do. 3D-printing technology has shown some promise in the field of biofabrication, but the process is too slow, and often damages the tissue it's working... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-02 21:40:40 UTC ]
Ex-PM criticises sensitivity edit of author’s works – and also rejects sending Parthenon marbles to GreeceBoris Johnson has criticised a publisher’s rewriting of some language in Roald Dahl’s stories by reciting a song by the Oompa-Loompas.The former prime minister expressed his “irritation at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-02 19:18:38 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association leadership will be at Bologna Children's Book Fair in a series of high-profile events. The post IPA’s Events Lineup at Bologna Children’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-02 17:05:56 UTC ]
The Humble Bundle company is no stranger to either massive groups of PC games or charitable giving, and it’s combining its talents for a deal you don’t want to miss. The Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Relief Bundle is a package of 69 games (plus some TTRPG elements and comics) sold for a minimum... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-03-02 16:28:03 UTC ]
Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good onesThe key to being a good writer? It’s being a good reader, authors including Carol Ann Duffy and Alan Moore have said... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-02 15:43:52 UTC ]
Michael Weaver, senior vice president, business development and growth, Al Jazeera Media Network As the digital media industry has dedicated itself to more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) practices, newsrooms have diversified their staffs and advertisers have followed suit, aiming to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-03-02 15:43:20 UTC ]
It’s true: a new Haruki Murakami novel—his first since 2017’s Killing Commendatore—will be published on April 13th . . . but only in Japan. Sorry to tease you, English-speaking readers! Still, not to fret: I’m sure this means that translations are forthcoming. In the meantime, here’s everything... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-02 15:32:49 UTC ]
This morning, Penguin Press announced that they will be publishing Zadie Smith’s next novel, The Fraud, on September 5, 2023. Here’s how the publisher describes the book: From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, The Fraud is a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-02 14:57:55 UTC ]
I don’t know if we deserve Rebecca Makkai, but we certainly need her. The author of four novels and a short story collection, she’s been bringing range, depth, and humor to the literary world for at least fifteen years. She’s a regular among the pages of Best American Short Stories and was a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-03-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
More important than culture-war noise are the multiple threats to British children learning to love books of any kindBack in the days when everything took place on Zooms and Teams, I was part of a World Book Day event that was livestreamed from the set of the hit musical Matlida. The set is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-02 11:42:37 UTC ]
Our Kindle Scribe review goes over pros and cons of the device, what customers say, its standout features, and more!- Jessica Pryde Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-02 11:36:00 UTC ]
Carolyn Forche remembers the late, great poet Charles Simic. | Lit Hub Nerds, jocks, and a secret society: Will Schwalbe recalls the start of an unlikely friendship at Yale. | Lit Hub Memoir Bruce Krajewski unpacks the criticism of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-02 11:30:14 UTC ]
Raja Shehadeh’s highly personal memoir probes a relationship that might have been. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-03-02 10:00:15 UTC ]
In a test of planetary defense capabilities, NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory crashed a spacecraft to alter an object’s orbit. NASA is No. 17 on Fast Company’s list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2023. Explore the full list of companies that are reshaping... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-03-02 07:00:00 UTC ]
Author-illustrator Amy Schwartz, creator of more than 60 books for young readers, died suddenly on February 26 at her home in Brooklyn; she was 68. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
The steady pace of acquisitions in the printing world continued this week with the announcements of CJK Group's purchase of McNaughton & Gunn and BR Printers' acquisition of JP Graphics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Though the adult fiction segment was the only category to post a sales increase over 2022 last week, its 12% gain was enough to increase total sales of print books by 0.6%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Completing its 25th year, the Barrington, Ill. rep group employs 25 reps and account managers throughout the U.S., and offers clients access to 101 gift and specialty market sales reps for sideline buys. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
Canada's largest bookstore chain says it won't pay ransom to the online group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack that stole at least some personal data of current and former employees of Indigo Books & Music, and which likely caused... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-03-02 02:09:18 UTC ]