Industry organizations and publishers are condemning the detention of two Palestinian booksellers by Israeli police, who raided the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem on February 9, seizing books that they alleged incited terrorism. The booksellers were confined to house arrest this morning. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Eagles blew out the Chiefs, and Fox blew out the ratings record. Today, Fox reports that Super Bowl 59 reached an average of 126 million viewers. Those numbers come from Fox projections, including Nielsen Fast Nationals and Tubi/NFL first-party analytics. With the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2025-02-11 00:43:27 UTC ]
The CEO of Macmillan Publishers talks about his personal experience of reading and the stark dangers of banning books. The post Jon Yaged on Book Banning: ‘It Stigmatizes Reading’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-10 22:21:16 UTC ]
An industry analyst on book sales trends to watch this year, plus Barbara Kingsolver builds a rehab center, bookstore weddings, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-10 16:40:00 UTC ]
These picture book biographies about Black changemakers feature a phenomenal athlete, a Wild West baddie, and a talented singer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-02-10 13:30:00 UTC ]
The author Vivek Shraya joins the Random House Canada staff as a senior editor with a broad acquisition portfolio. The post In Toronto, Random House Canada Names Vivek Shraya a Senior Editor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-10 12:40:03 UTC ]
Over the past couple years, I’ve been accidentally moonlighting as a bookseller on Hinge. Selling books on Hinge (and occasionally Tinder, once in a while Feeld) started happening pretty effortlessly, through a few back and forths with a match. I’ve organically sold my book Women at least a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-10 09:58:28 UTC ]
Following a large increase in 2023, Parable's annual survey of 200 Christian retail outlets found 2024 sales fell 1% from the previous year. On the book side, bible sales rose 1% in the year, and sales of devotionals rose 2%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of American Publishers, under the auspices of the International Publishers Association, is among 38 international organizations that have released a joint statement calling for oversight and regulation of artificial intelligence development, especially in regard to respect for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
The new crime fiction imprint, led by senior editor Joe Brosnan, will release its first books this fall. It aims to publish 18-24 titles each year by a mix of established authors and new voices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Let’s see if AI can take the faff – the actual writing bit – out of penning a Shakespearean thriller with a Scottish villainThe monsters of artificial intelligence are coming for you. They will cast you out on the street like a Dickensian mill owner and laugh as they do it – at least they will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-08 17:55:27 UTC ]
This week, the 43rd John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to novelist and editor Angie Cruz (How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water; Dominicana; Let it Rain Coffee) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and every year... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-07 18:33:55 UTC ]
Christmas Day marked a milestone in media history, even if it's likely to be surpassed Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2025-02-07 17:36:10 UTC ]
1. Check the cover for clues. Literary fiction will have the title in Helvetica along with amorphous shapes in shades of that year’s Pantone color. Genre fiction will have a little cutout showing the face of either a wizard or a rakish duke. It opens to reveal the whole picture, and they’re... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-07 12:15:00 UTC ]
My name is Fred Cunha, and I go to every Super Bowl but have never seen the game. For 51 weeks of the year, I serve as vice president of partnerships development at XR Extreme Reach, a role well aligned with my 25-plus years of broadcast and digital media industry... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2025-02-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
I’ve known Lauren Markham’s writing since her first book, The Faraway Brothers, came out in 2017. Then, a couple years ago, I got to know her a bit more as a person when a friend emailed the two of us and another writer to ask our thoughts on writing (and teaching) journalism versus memoir or […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-07 09:57:40 UTC ]
An inside look at the publication process for the author and rare book dealer’s latest work of nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
'We Survived the Night,' a nonfiction debut, blends family history, reportage, and Indigenous storytelling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Brandeis University Press will publish 'Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes' by former PW bookselling editor Judith Rosen, which profiles 24 couples who proposed, or held their weddings, at independent bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Freida McFadden’s latest psychological thriller, ‘The Crash,’ tops our trade paperback list. Plus Neko Case plays confessor, brings the flood of emotions in her new memoir, and MSNBC host Chris Hayes sounds the alarm against ‘The Sirens’ Call.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]