As 1888 turned to 1889, we reflected on several topics that still resonate today, including a presidential election’s impact on book sales and the importance of copyright protections. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
While big deals dominated publishing acquisition activity in 2021—led by Clarivate’s buying ProQuest for $5.3 billion—acquisitions in 2022 were more a mix of private equity and niche purchases. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
Marvel says the key priorities of its licensed publishing team are preserving the brand’s history and expanding its presence in the education and library market, Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
Restless Books buys Immigrant Fiction Prize winner Praveen Herat’s debut, Penguin Press nabs a debut novel about generational trauma, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW spoke with Deb Brody, v-p and editorial director of Harvest, about the imprint's broad-ranging line of books, what sets their titles apart, and the imprint’s aspirations for the future. (Sponsored) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
How does a microwave work to soothe single people’s woes? I tried some truly demented recipes from "Microwave Cooking for One & Two" to find out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2022-12-29 20:56:31 UTC ]
The company has signed a lease for office space at 200 St. Paul Place, the publisher announced in a memo sent to staff Thursday afternoon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2022-12-29 18:03:18 UTC ]
Bethanne Patrick's picks for January 2023 include an Indian gangster tale, a dystopian epic and musings from Amy Sherald and Mario Vargas Llosa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-12-29 17:31:23 UTC ]
US science fiction writer whose novels combined a wide-ranging view of future technical developments with political speculationThe American science fiction writer Greg Bear, who has died aged 71 following heart surgery, was, as he put it “all over the map” as far as interests and subjects were... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-29 17:19:10 UTC ]
Watch for a follow-up to Leigh Bardugo’s “Ninth House” and a damning investigation of cobalt mining. Oh, maybe you’ve heard about a new memoir coming from Prince Harry? Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-29 16:00:14 UTC ]
Author and Literary Hub Managing Editor Emily Temple and Lit Hub Associate Editor Katie Yee join hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about Lit Hub’s 38 favorite books of the year as chosen by the staff. The list spans genres from historical to memoir to post-digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-29 13:27:43 UTC ]
Here are eight science fiction and fantasy new releases I am particularly excited to check out, and I think you should be too! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-29 11:38:00 UTC ]
In fact, I don't just not mind when books include pop culture references. I often enjoy them. So why do so many readers hate them? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-29 11:37:00 UTC ]
In a newly reissued photo book from 1967, Ernest Cole surveys the ever-present atrocities of European oppression. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-29 10:00:35 UTC ]
“The earlier the better,” says the record producer and author of the forthcoming book “The Creative Act: A Way of Being.” “The stories are engaging and they train readers to look deeply into all they see. A great primer for awareness practice.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-29 10:00:20 UTC ]
The short stories of the American writer Kate Chopin (1850-1904) are important precursors to twentieth-century modernism, and can be viewed as forerunners to the short fiction of Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, and other high modernists. Where other nineteenth-century writers tended to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-12-28 15:00:24 UTC ]
This past summer, an auntie of mine dusted off an old cardboard box of books from a cluttered storage unit, and handed me a slim blue and gold paperback with soft, slightly frayed corners and a creased spine by Octavia E. Butler. I had never read science fiction that featured a Black girl being... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-12-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
Helped by an extra Saturday of sales compared to 2021, unit sales of print books rose 10% last week over the week ended December 25, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. All six major categories posted increases in the week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jean Paré, a farm girl from a small village in rural Alberta, and who gained worldwide fame for her Company's Coming cookbook series, has died. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-12-27 15:54:46 UTC ]
Funny, frank and intimate … in recent years, the live versions of audio shows have shot up by 2,000%. Now, comedians are selling out auditoriums nationwideWhen Freddie Mercury jogged on to the stage at Live Aid, he knew he had the crowd in the palm of his hand. When comedian and radio host John... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-27 15:00:24 UTC ]