During a panel, "Do Publisher’s Have a Moral Obligation to Diversify American Literature?", authors Min Jin Lee, Chris Beha, Roxane Gay and publishing veteran Erroll McDonald weighed in on a central issue in the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
When Michael Jacobs took over as CEO of Harry Abrams in 2004, an important part of his mandate was to diversify what was then the leading illustrated book publisher in the country. Jacobs, who handed the CEO reins over to Mary McAveney at the end of November, succeeded in building the company,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, R. F. Kuang, and Molly McGhee rally with HarperCollins union workers outside the company's headquarters on December 16. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of literary agents responding to a recent poll said they support the ongoing strike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Our first salary and jobs survey in three years found that the publishing industry’s lack of racial diversity and gender pay gap haven’t improved much. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
A 19% increase in Scholastic's children's book publishing and distribution segment drove total sales up 12% in the second quarter, while operating income rose 20%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bodour Al Qasimi, who is from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, has been the Arab world’s unofficial publishing ambassador since she came on the international publishing scene in 2007, after launching the Arabic-language children’s publishing house Kalimat. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
In perhaps the most significant organized labor effort at a U.S. publisher in almost 50 years, HarperCollins union members went on a lengthy strike this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
In September, Florence Pan was confirmed as the newest judge on the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. But before she could assume that new position, she became known in publishing circles as the judge who presided over the U.S. v. Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGAA... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 4.1% in the week ended Dec. 10, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Murdoch stable has let indiscretions slide in the past but there is less tolerance now. Plus: Nine returns to AAPJust as News Corp Australia was licking its wounds after terminating three big name journalists for allegedly behaving badly, another scandal has broken.The Australian’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-16 02:16:26 UTC ]
Sony announced the release window today for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the sequel to 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man and 2020's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The PlayStation 5 exclusive will launch in the fall of 2023.Insomniac Games’ sequel continues the stories of Peter Parker and Miles Morales as they... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-15 18:51:23 UTC ]
Late author’s estate has shared a manuscript with the bestselling novelist centered on a volcanic eruption in HawaiiThe bestselling author James Patterson is set to complete an unfinished manuscript from the late Michael Crichton.According to the Wall Street Journal, Crichton’s estate has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-15 15:20:02 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Edan Lepucki’s Time’s Mouth forthcoming from Counterpoint in August 2023. From the bestselling author of California, comes this “enthralling saga about family secrets that grow more powerful with time, set against the magical, dangerous landscape... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-15 14:30:17 UTC ]
For the first time, detainees picked their own winner in an offshoot of the Goncourt, France’s top literary honor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-15 12:38:49 UTC ]
Censorship attempts and book bans are at an all time high, but even a handful of people in a book club can make a difference. Here's how. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-15 11:35:00 UTC ]
She meant to take a break but the Canadian author ended up doing what she always does: powering through a new novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-15 10:00:14 UTC ]
The list of novels that began their lives as short stories is long and well known. Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides, Eudory Welty’s The Optimist’s Daughter, Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake (which began as a short story titled “Gogol”), Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway (expanded from her 1923... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-15 09:52:44 UTC ]
The bill is a crucial step to protect freelancers based in New York and hired by New York-based companies from wage theft, said Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger in a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books had one of their best weeks of the year last week, but it wasn’t quite enough to top sales from a year ago. As a result, unit sales fell 4.1%, marking one of the smallest declines this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 2.9% in October compared to 2021, falling to $636 million from $655 million last year, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]