The new iteration of the francophone book fair in Beirut was designed 'to have the author meet the public' in beleaguered Lebanon. The post Beyrouth Livres: A First Staging in a Troubled Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-31 15:18:37 UTC ]
New book by Australian reporter Paddy Manning hints at Succession-style feud with ramifications for US rightwing politicsIt’s long been thought that the succession plan for Lachlan Murdoch to take control of Fox Corporation and News Corp was set in stone for when his 91-year-old father, Rupert... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-31 13:39:54 UTC ]
Is there anything scarier than not knowing what great book you’re going to read next? Big love to the booksellers at Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL), Raven Book Store (Lawrence, KS), Copper Dog Books (Beverly, MA), and The Haunted Bookshop (Iowa City, IA) for their generous recommendations.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-31 08:59:42 UTC ]
The proprietor’s name is Amy (except that, of course, it isn’t). She’s a kind, petite woman in her forties, the owner of a ghost-themed bookstore in a small southern city. I won’t tell you which city. It’s for your own safety. This is, after all, a ghost story. And most importantly: it’s true.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-31 08:57:03 UTC ]
Hearst wants to find a way to shorten the time between discovering a product, learning more about it and ultimately buying it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2022-10-31 04:01:00 UTC ]
Harlequin said the name change reflects an expansion into more inclusive love stories that will explore more sides of "happy ever after." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a brief two-page order issued late on October 31, Judge Florence Y. Pan blocked PRH's bid to buy S&S, saying the government had succeeded in showing that the proposed merger would harm "competition in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sharjah's Guest of Honor Italy, digital publishing in the Arab world and more open the 2022 Publishers Conference professional program. The post At Sharjah’s Conference: ‘Let’s Not Leave Anyone Behind’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-31 02:43:28 UTC ]
Women have faced gender-based discrimination in the workforce throughout history, denied employment in all but a handful of subservient roles, regularly ignored for promotions and pay raises — and rarely ever compensated at the same rates as their male peers. This long and storied socioeconomic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-10-30 14:30:31 UTC ]
Comic book writer Alan Moore has been saying for years that fans need to critique their dark heroes. He has a point—but only kinda. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Strike the Zither by Joan He`Strike the Zither by Joan... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-10-29 10:30:00 UTC ]
Historian and critic Elvis Mitchell talks about his revealing Netflix documentary that focuses on an often forgotten eraI’m worried about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The original, released to great fanfare in 2018, was such a hit across the board – with critics, at the box office, as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-29 06:17:49 UTC ]
Actor Geena Davis’ memoir “Dying of Politeness” tells the story of how her movie roles gave her the confidence to move beyond extreme deference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-10-28 18:56:26 UTC ]
Peter Orner's 'Still No Word From You' melds memoir and criticism and, in the process, brings reading to life as a multi-sensory, communal experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-28 15:00:54 UTC ]
Bethanne Patrick's November highlights include musings from Dylan, Tarantino and Jerry Saltz, the returns of Russell Banks and Katherine Dunn and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-28 14:02:44 UTC ]
The Publishers Association's Dan Conway called sustainability 'the issue we will all be judged on in the future." The post At Frankfurt: IPA Stages Its Second ‘Sustainability Summit’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-28 13:30:17 UTC ]
The vending machine, created by Bogle Bartle Hegarty, was placed at Comic Con in London, as part of a seasonally appropriate activation for the new Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2022-10-28 12:44:39 UTC ]
The Sussexes draw more ire than genocidal dictators – from people who struggle to articulate exactly what their problem isThe interior designer and social commentator Nicky Haslam has just released the latest annual version of his fabled tea towel, on which he lists some more of the things that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-28 12:28:22 UTC ]
It’s possible to love a video game. To be devoted to it, to value what it does for you and how it makes you feel, and to want the best for it. Not in the same way you love a person — or at least, I hope not. But take a look at any major fan convention for video games, movies, TV, or almost... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-10-28 10:45:00 UTC ]
'Every mobile can became a pocket library,' according to digital book distributor Juan Pirlot de Corbion at YouScribe. The post Juan Pirlot de Corbion on YouScribe: Betting on Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-28 10:40:56 UTC ]