With its seven jurors named, the 2023 German Book Prize in fiction has opened its submission period to publishers, through March 22. The post German Book Prize Names Its Jury, Opens Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-07 13:44:53 UTC ]
German media group RTL Deutschland says it will stop publishing almost two dozen print magazines and seek to sell a similar number Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-02-07 13:23:50 UTC ]
About twenty pages into Sofia Samatar’s memoir The White Mosque, Sigmund Freud appears, sitting in a train compartment late at night. Up to this point, Samatar’s story has been primarily about her travels across Central Asia to study The Bride Sect, a Mennonite group who fled persecution in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-02-07 12:05:00 UTC ]
Marisa Crane’s debut novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is set outside of our reality: in an America where a cruel form of public shaming has taken the place of prisons. In Exoskeletons we meet Kris, a new mother struggling to see a future for herself and her kid in the wake of her partner’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-02-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
Books always leave us changed. A random decision to pick up a certain book series led to one of the days of my life that I most cherish. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-07 11:38:00 UTC ]
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new release titles from Barbara Brandon-Croft, Dizz Tate, Maggie Millner, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning out great books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2023-02-07 10:59:00 UTC ]
In his memoir “Holding Fire,” Bryce Andrews confronts the violence and guilt of past generations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-02-07 10:00:30 UTC ]
Every bookstore has regulars, but no bookstore has such a wide and eccentric cast of recurring characters as New York’s Strand. To work there, as I did for one memorable year, is to know them: the sellers, the hagglers, the unyielding optimists checking in at the information desk for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-07 09:57:29 UTC ]
Macrae, who helmed Holt in the 1980s and was president of Dutton in the 1970s, published Hilary Mantel, Jorge Luis Borges, and others during his illustrious career in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Discussions about how to work together in a changing industry as well as panels on diversity, equity, and inclusion were among the highlights of the PubWest-BMI conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Following a rocky release, it looks like Overwatch 2 is starting to hit a stride. On Monday, Blizzard detailed all the content that’s coming with the game’s latest season, and there’s plenty here for fans to be excited about. To start, season three will introduce the franchise’s first crossover... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-06 20:45:42 UTC ]
Netflix is adding two more releases to its excellent library of games. The streaming giant announced Monday it recently secured exclusive mobile rights to Dust & Neon and Highwater, two upcoming titles from indie publisher Rogue Games. Of the two, the former will arrive first when it hits... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-06 18:00:28 UTC ]
Cloud gaming libraries normally get larger, but Amazon Luna's appears to be shrinking — for now, at least. 9to5Googlenotes that the paid Luna+ tier will lose 53 games in February. Many of these are older or niche titles you won't necessarily miss, but that does mean losing classics like No More... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-06 16:53:46 UTC ]
As many as 1,393 stands representing 470 exhibitors were at the 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition, from 33 nations. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See also: Marketing in ‘Tandem’: Naomi Bacon and Taipei’s Publishers Interview: Taipei International Book Fair’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-06 16:42:45 UTC ]
Viola Davis, one of the best actors of her generation, achieved EGOT status last night at the Grammys when she went home with the hardware for Best Audiobook (Narration and Storytelling), for reading her own memoir, Finding Me. (EGOT is when someone has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-06 15:16:55 UTC ]
The Tandem Collective's Naomi Bacon flew to Taipei International Book Exhibition to introduce 'community-led' book marketing. The post Marketing in ‘Tandem’: Naomi Bacon and Taipei’s Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-06 14:47:16 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-06 14:37:16 UTC ]
A welcome revival of a 1980s comedy prophesying the collapse of the Soviet UnionHere is a revival of a 1983 film from the Georgian director Eldar Shengelaia (still alive at 90) and it is revealed as an intriguing, and perhaps even remarkable creation: a dapper, droll satire on Soviet... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-06 13:00:00 UTC ]
The latest game to get the reverse-engineering treatment is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Neowin has reported. A GitHub user called snesrev has fully ported the game to PC using over 80,000 lines of code, while adding some extra enhancements. Those include support for enhanced aspect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-06 11:55:42 UTC ]
The New York Times Young Adult Bestseller list celebrated its 10th anniversary in December 2022. Here's a look at what it shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-06 11:36:00 UTC ]