Russell Books in a third-generation family bookstore in Victoria, BC. On Wednesday, $55,000 in antiquarian books were stolen in a break-in. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-10 15:03:28 UTC ]
Details on the agreement are forthcoming, but HarperCollins Union leaders and the publisher have reached a tentative deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-10 14:49:53 UTC ]
'Last Light,' a recent book by former Time magazine critic Richard Lacayo, draws on six artists' lives to prove that younger isn't always better. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-10 14:00:11 UTC ]
While Valve’s awesome $399 Steam Deck is a capable enough gaming system out of the box, some of its best features are easy to miss. If you know where to look, you can customize the Steam Deck to your liking, minimize annoyances, and even expand your game catalog well beyond the built-in... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-02-10 12:52:42 UTC ]
The last few months have been an exciting time in the world of publishing, not only for the litany of debut novel and short story collection releases, but also for the publication of two long gestating, highly anticipated projects by Cormac McCarthy and Katherine Dunn. The 89-year old’s first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-02-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
Several parts of the 2023 Bologna Book Plus programming touch directly on international translation and publication book rights. The post Rights Edition: Bologna Book Plus’ Rights Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-10 10:52:17 UTC ]
Quantum Mechanics is the science behind nuclear energy, smart phones, and particle collisions. Yet, almost a century after its discovery, there is still controversy over what the theory actually means. The problem is that its key element, the quantum-mechanical wave function describing atoms and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-10 09:52:54 UTC ]
Let’s once again put that cost in perspective and take a look at what $7 million can afford a buyer elsewhere elsewhere in the media landscape. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-02-10 05:01:00 UTC ]
This year’s highlighted publishing graduate programs demonstrate that cultivating positive change starts in the classroom as they grapple with how best to prepare students for an ever-evolving book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has reached a tentative agreement with its striking union that includes an unspecified increase in minimum salaries. The deal was announced shortly after the publisher reported that sales fell 14% in the quarter ended December 31, and that profits plunged 52%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: The Colorado Civil Rights Division rules that a librarian who objected to censorship efforts in her library was illegally terminated; more on the College Board's questionable interactions with Florida officials; Library Journal releases its annual budget survey... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Washington state–based independent publisher has assembled a celebratory poetry anthology, ‘A House Called Tomorrow: Fifty Years of Poetry,’ that reintroduces milestone works by the press's many beloved poets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Sales from publishers reporting to the AAP's StatShot program were down 6.4% in 2022 compared to 2021. Sales were down in all publishing categories, with print sales off in both trade segments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year’s highlighted publishing graduate programs demonstrate that cultivating positive change starts in the classroom as they grapple with how best to prepare students for an ever-evolving book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Super Bowl winner Malcolm Jenkins sells a book about his life on and off the field to S&S, and Viking buys a memoir by Barbra Streisand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jane Harper's latest Aaron Falk mystery, 'Exiles,' lands at #7 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Read with Jenna taps Jessica George's debut, 'Maame,' and Jinger Duggar Vuolo writes of 'Becoming Free Indeed.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
The bookselling chain saw sales in 2022 top those in the pre-pandemic period, but CEO James Daunt says there is still much more work to be done. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Leading bookfluencer and budding book business entrepreneur Zibby Owens discusses the newly launched Zibby Books; her first bookstore, Zibby’s Bookshop, which will open in Santa Monica, Calif., this month; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 2.1% in the week ended February 4, compared to the similar week last year, as Colleen Hoover–driven gains in adult fiction were offset by declines elsewhere. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Charles Todd, Michael Robotham, and Alexis Daria. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]