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 ]
This month's new books include the Dalai Lama’s eighth installment to the Library of Wisdom and Compassion series, a guide to prayer despite difficult times, and a devotional embracing ‘Every New Day.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Our Children’s Starred Reviews Annual features nearly 400 reviews of exceptional books for young readers, a selection of interviews with some of today’s top authors and illustrators, our 50 Best Books of 2022, and a cover by Felicita Sala. 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 ]
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy plan to open The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs in time for Black Friday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House’s agreement to buy Simon & Schuster is set to fall through. Simon & Schuster’s parent company decided not to extend it after a judge blocked the purchase. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-11-21 02:56:51 UTC ]
Traditional TV shunned in favour of digital media and last-minute promotional campaignsMore than two-thirds of the UK’s biggest advertisers intend to cut back spending on traditional TV next year, as the recession fuels a shift to digital media and last-minute bursts of promotion.A survey of 59... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-21 00:01:39 UTC ]
Her store, Art Catalogues, specialized in books for and about museum and gallery exhibitions and became a gathering place for artists and bibliophiles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-11-20 21:18:47 UTC ]
At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-11-19 10:00:26 UTC ]
The writer and illustrator on turning her ‘weird hobby’ into a bestselling YA series and Netflix hit, the importance of asexual representation and lessons from her fans on love bitesAt 28, the author and illustrator Alice Oseman recently achieved what so many of her peers cannot: she bought a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-19 09:00:53 UTC ]
The following is a listing of new and forthcoming adult, young adult, and children’s titles that showcase the multicultural nature of American society and reflect the ever-increasing range of topics and disciplines needed to serve its diverse communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
Two categories’ longlists have just been released in the 17th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, based in Abu Dhabi. The post Sheikh Zayed Award Names More Longlists: Criticism and Nations’ Development appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-18 22:40:21 UTC ]
We all know books have the power to move us to tears, and that those tears have the power to move books. Last year, with the sudden rise on popularity of certain titles, the publishing industry realized that BookTok might have the ability to shape the market. One reader cries on camera about... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-18 18:44:22 UTC ]
A Pulitzer Prize winner, he wrote many orchestral works but was most celebrated for his vocal pieces. He was also well known for writing candidly about his life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-11-18 17:18:04 UTC ]
Though Black Friday is technically a week away, we're already seeing a barrage of sales that we expect to carry over into the shopping holiday. Several of Apple's iPads, Apple Watches and MacBooks are available at their lowest prices to date, for instance, as are a plethora of devices from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-11-18 17:15:53 UTC ]
The digitization of the music industry leveled the playing field for artists. An album can be written, recorded and released from a bedroom without an expensive recording studio or predatory record label. This DIY ethic isn’t new. Bands have been recording and releasing albums on their own or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-11-18 14:00:29 UTC ]
Amazon's Black Friday deals have started going live, and its Echo Show displays, Fire tablets and Fire TV devices are already being sold at a discount. Also on sale? Its Kindle e-readers, some of which are now listed for the lowest prices we've seen for them on the website. The Kindle Paperwhite... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-11-18 13:13:24 UTC ]
The National Books Awards returned in full force on November 16, 2022 for a night of in-person glitz after two years of virtual ceremonies. In front of white tents where the literati gathered for photos on the red carpet, publishing workers with the HarperCollins Union, standing in the cold,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-11-18 12:06:00 UTC ]
These 2023 YA book titles are going to get songs stuck in your head. Enjoy these new YA book title earworms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-18 11:36:00 UTC ]
If you’re a literary genius, you’ve got it easy—right? Wrong. Even Jane Austen, indisputably one of the greatest novelists in the English language, spent years struggling to be published and became so dispirited that there were moments when she almost walked away. The story begins with an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-18 09:54:04 UTC ]