The annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) attracted 7,291 attendees to Denver, Colo. Nov. 19 to 22 in what some publishers are calling a return to normal post-Covid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly two months after the case was dismissed, lawyers have amended and re-filed a potential class action suit accusing Amazon and the Big Five publishers of coordinating to eliminate competition in the e-book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and taking place during the Art of Writing conference, the Christy Awards recognized the year’s best in Christian fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
AnimeNYC returned to the Javits Center November 18-20 with a slightly larger crowd than last year, a bigger manga presence, and even bigger plans for the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Christian publishers are working all angles to reach book buyers, with new sales strategies involving book clubs, customer management software, conference attendance, coordinated cross-media campaigns, and much more Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
'My Father's Dragon,' inspired by the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett, is now streaming on Netflix. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-11-21 22:50:04 UTC ]
After a judge blocked the sale of Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House, S&S parent company Paramount pulls its sale offer and declines to appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-11-21 22:50:02 UTC ]
Penguin owner Bertelsmann will not appeal US judge’s ruling that merger would be illegal because it would hit authors’ payPenguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, and rival Simon & Schuster have scrapped a $2.2bn deal to merge, Penguin’s owner said in a statement on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-21 22:41:38 UTC ]
The new open-access agreement announced by Springer Nature is arranged with 10 members of Japan's Research University Consortia. The post Springer Nature Signs Open-Access Agreement with Japanese Universities appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-21 21:29:28 UTC ]
Seriously. They already have too many. They also have too many totes, “old book” candles, library card socks, custom bookmarks, LED book lights. Any number of these is basically too many, except the totes, which don’t count because usually they’re free. I know, this isn’t what you’ve been told.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-21 17:03:41 UTC ]
S&S has decided not to extend the deal's deadline, which prevents PRH from appealing the court's decision to block the merger. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-21 14:58:02 UTC ]
Publishing houses in 16 countries are to benefit from the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre's 'Spotlight on Rights' grants. The post Arabic Language Centre Issues Rights Grants, Signs UAEU Agreement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-21 14:41:00 UTC ]
On Friday, Longwood University announced the finalists for the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize, which is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and which honors “one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers. . . whose work offers incisive, original... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-21 14:30:02 UTC ]
As the DIY publication is collected in a new anthology, creator Osa Atoe and the musicians she inspired reflect on its defiant positivityIn 2006, Osa Atoe picked up pen and paper and began to write herself into history. She had decided to create a fanzine, titled Shotgun Seamstress, with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-21 12:00:20 UTC ]
There are a lot of "captains" in comics, but did any of these comic book captains actually earn the rank? Let’s put them to the test! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-21 11:32:00 UTC ]
The Miami Book Fair began as a two-day event in November 1984, when a small group of determined individuals—including educators from Miami Dade College, independent booksellers, and librarians—founded Miami Book Fair International. In the nearly 40 years since, Miami Book Fair has grown into one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-21 09:59:45 UTC ]
Penguin Random House’s attempt to acquire Simon & Schuster has officially ended. The news came in a filing by S&S parent company Paramount Global with the SEC, which said that, in accordance with the purchase agreement terms, it had terminated the deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
WaterBrook signs a new book from ‘The Bachelor’ finalist Madison Prewett Troutt; Flannery O’Connor’s unfinished work lands at Brazos, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Ethan Chatagnier, author of the novel 'Singer Distance,' recommends 10 mind-blowing stories about encountering alien life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]