'Independent publishers make up the soul of the book world, and I felt that strongly here.' Industry pros rave about rights meetings in Rome. The post Italian Publishers Host an Airy Rights Center in Rome appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-09 22:55:39 UTC ]
New York Times book critics discuss their favorite books and memorable reading experiences of 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-09 20:04:15 UTC ]
The digital media company Vox Media, which houses editorial titles including Vox, New York Magazine and Thrillist, is discontinuing its business of licensing its content management system, Chorus, to publishers, Adweek has learned. Chorus, which has six clients currently, will no longer take on... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-12-09 19:51:02 UTC ]
A filmmaker has accused Canadian writer Leah McLaren of sexual assault, saying that Penguin Random House Canada knowingly published a memoir by McLaren that depicts the alleged incident as consensual. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-12-09 19:13:28 UTC ]
We're in the thick of the holiday season, so we're still seeing good deals on a number of gadgets and tech gear we recommend. Apple's iPad Air, for instance, is down to its second-lowest price to date at $500, while Amazon's Fire HD 8 is down to an all-time low of $55. The Xbox Series S is still... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-09 17:01:40 UTC ]
The chief executive of the largest publisher in the U.S., Penguin Random House, has stepped down. Markus Dohle oversaw the attempted acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-09 14:47:10 UTC ]
The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2022-12-09 13:58:45 UTC ]
The year’s autobiography big-hitters haven’t sold as well as expected, with buyers disenchanted by pricing and lack of feelgood topicsFrom actors and musicians to athletes and presenters, there are no shortage of celebrity memoirs on bookshop shelves. This year has seen new books published by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-09 10:52:17 UTC ]
Rejoice, Bellowheads: on December 12th, PBS is premiering the first-ever major documentary on Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner Saul Bellow. Directed by Asaf Galay and featuring rare archival footage and interviews with Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and others, American Masters: The Adventures of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-09 09:54:28 UTC ]
Yes, using reviews drawn from more than 150 publications, over the next two weeks we’ll be calculating and revealing the most critically-acclaimed books of 2022, in the categories of (deep breath): Fiction; Nonfiction; Memoir and Biography; Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror; Short Story Collections;... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-09 09:52:42 UTC ]
The library community is set to gather for the first-ever in-person edition of the ALA’s nascent winter event, LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, set for January 27–30, 2023, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The library community is set to gather for the first-ever in-person edition of the ALA’s nascent winter event, LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, set for January 27–30, 2023, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year, and what they portend for 2023 Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The week's big debuts include Dav Pilkey's fourth Cat Kid Comic Club book and Louise Penny's 18th Chief Insp. Gamache novel. Plus A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series author Holly Jackson writes her first standalone YA thriller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Pluck any classic novel from a bookstore shelf and it will most likely feature an introduction by a contemporary writer. Especially inspired pairing of authors can imbue an old text with new relevance, highlight its enduring influence, or even become a new selling point for a backlist title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW’s last issue of 1899 featured a cover ad for The Knights of the Cross, the latest from Quo Vadis author Henryk Sienkiewicz. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle has relinquished his position at the head of the publisher, “at his own request and on the best of mutual terms,” just weeks after a federal judge blocked the publisher’s attempt to acquire rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. PRH president and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic Monthly Press buys a Civil War novel from James Lee Burke, Harper Muse takes on a historical novel about Alice Marble, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
One of the least expected announcements at The Game Award creator Mike Mignola and Dark Horse helped pen the story, and the cel-shaded look is more than a little reminiscent of what you saw on paper. b of Wyrd, a roguelite (read: purposefully brutal and repetitive) brawler that revolves around... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-09 01:42:13 UTC ]
Global head of News Corp among Murdoch’s guests. Plus: Toni Collette reveals split with husband after Daily Mail photosLachlan Murdoch’s week began with a deposition on Monday in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News and ended with the News Corp co-chair hosting an exclusive party... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-09 01:26:31 UTC ]