Yesterday, the American Library Association announced the winners of the 2023 Carnegie Medals for Excellence. In fiction, the winner was Julie Otsuka for her most recent novel, The Swimmers. This brilliant book starts out at a community pool; it invites us into the rhythms of its inhabitants,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-30 18:44:07 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award-sponsored program runs July 23-t0-29 in association with the British Centre for Literary Translation. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Translation Program Returns for 2023 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-30 18:08:38 UTC ]
Netflix's 'One Piece' is based on the popular manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, who is also an executive producer of the show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-01-30 17:14:27 UTC ]
The American Library Association has announced the 2023 winners of the Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-30 17:02:28 UTC ]
The 2023 Bologna Ragazzi Awards, which honors illustrated children's books, attracted 2,349 entries from 644 publishers in 59 countries. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair: 2023 Ragazzi Awards Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-30 15:51:20 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-30 14:30:18 UTC ]
The former 'Baywatch' star opens up in a new memoir, 'Love, Pamela' — to an extent. Here are five excerpts that left us with more questions than answers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-01-30 14:00:21 UTC ]
I really love my job. As a book cover designer, I get to read unseen manuscripts and create art to swaddle them in, a visual blanket in which to usher them into the light of day. Working for a major publisher like HarperCollins means my work will be seen around the world, in airports and […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-30 09:55:32 UTC ]
Last year’s historical fiction was all about the 60s, baby, while this year’s features more from the 1950s, the long 19th century, and the 1970s. I have bad news for Gen-Xers and Xennials: the 1990s are now historical fiction, and there’s plenty coming out about the tail end of the 20th century... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-30 09:52:54 UTC ]
In announcing the awards, the awards committee called Otsuka "a master of narrative voice" and praised Yong for "standing out even during a recent golden age of nature writing." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
The former president's $49.8 million lawsuit alleges that Woodward and Simon & Schuster breached his copyright interests by publishing an audiobook based on interviews recorded for Woodward’s 2021 book 'Rage.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning during the American Library Association’s LibLearnXconference in New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher, which has been embroiled in a labor standoff since November, will lay off 5% of its North American staff by June 30, the end of its current fiscal. CEO Brian Murray said the company was facing lagging demand and “unprecedented supply chain and inflationary pressures." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
‘Fish Cheeks’ is a short autobiographical narrative by the American writer Amy Tan (born 1952). Tan is probably best-known for The Joy Luck Club, her 1989 novel containing a series of interwoven short stories told by a number of Chinese-American women who are members of the titular club; but... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-01-29 15:00:27 UTC ]
The paleobiologist and author of Foyles’ nonfiction book of 2022 on Earth’s deep past, the joys of the British Library, and how early four-limbed vertebrates helped him find his feetThomas Halliday was born in 1989 and raised in Rannoch in the Scottish Highlands. He studied zoology at Cambridge... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-01-28 18:00:26 UTC ]
Musicians and studios put loads of time and money into special edition commemorative releases, most of which will never be experienced by listeners. From The Velvet Underground to Joni Mitchell, it seems everyone is rolling out a special edition box set these days. Just look at the last few... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-01-28 03:00:00 UTC ]
Jesmyn Ward's next novel, LET US DESCEND, will be published on October 3, 2023. It's her first novel since SING, UNBURIED, SING. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-01-28 01:23:42 UTC ]
“Generative conversations,” in which multiple perspectives are integrated to kindle new solutions, are a powerful way to address the complex challenges facing organizations. Experts from Wharton and SEB explain the neuroscience behind why they work. …Read More Continue reading >> [ Source: Knowledge@Wharton | 2023-01-27 21:22:49 UTC ]
You might not be stuck inside watching shows like you were at the height of the pandemic, but there were clearly some favorite online titles last year. Nielsen has shared its top streaming shows of 2022 in the US, and the most-streamed by far was Stranger Things — the fourth season helped... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-01-27 18:20:44 UTC ]
Presented in Venice at the Mauri School, the 2022 report from Italy's publishers shows gains over the pre-pandemic era, amid market shifts. The post Italy’s Book Market Up 13.3 Percent Over 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-01-27 17:39:09 UTC ]