As a cultivated writing praxis, creative nonfiction allows for a broader panorama of experience than a genre restricted to the empirical. It is one which permits dreams to presage and queer bodies to serve as repositories of memory. With the best of intentions, I believe Waiting in the Wings, my... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-07 09:51:50 UTC ]
Sales fell 3% at John Wiley in the second quarter ended October 31, largely due to a 14% revenue decline in its academic and publishing learning group. Trouble in the group prompted the company to lower its revenue forecast for fiscal 2023, though its earnings predictions remained intact. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Ron Wimberly and Brahm Revel’s graphic biography, 'Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard', captures the remarkable life of Bullard (1914-1961), among the first Black military fighter pilots, and one the most decorated and honored veterans of WWI and WWII by the French government. A... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
At a UBS media conference earlier this week, Bob Bakish, CEO of Simon & Schuster parent company Paramount Global, said that with the sale to Penguin Random House now dead, the company still plans to divest the publisher, though he didn’t say how or when. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
The United States' book market 'finished November at 6 percent below 2021,' NPD Books' Kristen McLean reports. The post NPD Books: US Market Underperforming in the Holidays appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-06 17:01:25 UTC ]
Audio production company Audio Up Media and book publishing house Harlequin Enterprises are teaming up to adapt 52 of the publisher's romance titles into scripted podcast series, with an eye to also turn these into--more highly monetizable--TV series. Audio Up, also home to mental health and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-12-06 12:42:46 UTC ]
No DeLorean necessary: Let ten of the best historical fiction books of 2022 -- including Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang -- take you on a trip back in time! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-06 11:36:00 UTC ]
FroHere are eight new horror reads to make you shiver with something other than cold this December, including Mine: An Anthology of Body Autonomy Horror. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-06 11:35:00 UTC ]
Listen for the twists, turns, and secrets in ten of the best audiobook thrillers to listen to this holiday season! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-12-06 11:34:00 UTC ]
Jane Smiley is a master of plot, with multiple awards for her novels, including the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle award for A Thousand Acres (King Lear as set on an Iowa farm circa 1979). She’s also distilled her years of teaching and cultural criticism into a superb writing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-06 09:53:58 UTC ]
BDG, BuzzFeed, Hearst and The Washington Post will host in-person holiday parties this year, though they will not be the stereotypical soirées. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2022-12-06 05:01:00 UTC ]
In an open letter to agents and authors, CEO Brian Murray wrote that he feels "we owe you a response" and wanted to "share some additional background" about the state of the company's negotiations with its unionized employees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Contemporary global crises affected the writing and production of Katherine Marsh's newest middle-grade novel, inspired by her Ukrainian family history, in unexpected ways. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
A timely selection, Chris Williams' 'Chip War' from Simon & Schuster wins the £30,000 FT Book of the Year Award in London. The post Chris Miller’s ‘Chip War’ Wins the 2022 FT Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-06 04:55:26 UTC ]
The classic Marvel comic book anti-hero is known for ultra-violence and vigilante justice: why is he so appealing to law enforcement? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2022-12-06 03:38:55 UTC ]
A prized center of Arabic language, culture, and literature in London is closing amid mounting economic and post-Brexit challenges. The post London’s Al Saqi Bookstore Is Closing, Ending a 44-Year Run appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-06 02:05:02 UTC ]
Guadalajara's book fair has closed with 806,805 visitors, and Sharjah Book Authority's guest of honor pavilion drew at least 450,000. The post At Guadalajara, Guest of Honor Sharjah’s Biggest Stand appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-05 20:11:38 UTC ]
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Photo by Rye White. As we enter what’s basically the last serious working week for corporate publishing (for some, anyway), it’s important to note that as of now, HarperCollins has yet to meet with any of its 250 or so striking contractors who are seeking better wages and benefits, along with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-05 16:10:49 UTC ]
Al Saqi Books in London, which was established in 1978, blames closure on rise in prices of Arabic-language books and ‘detrimental’ effect of BrexitEurope’s largest specialist bookseller for Middle Eastern books, based in London, has been forced to close because of the hike in prices of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-05 15:40:52 UTC ]