In-person regional bookseller conferences came roaring back to life this fall with six high-energy shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
We look back on our reporting on the winner of PW’s store window display contest in October 1931. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Kids grow up, but publishers are providing books to parents who still call on God to guide and protect them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Lopez serve up a picture book 'Con Pollo,' #9 on our children's picture book list. Plus neuroscientist Friederike Fabritius advocates for 'The Brain-Friendly Workplace,' and clinical psychologists John and Julie Schwartz Gottman write 'The Love Prescription.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Several new and forthcoming faith-based books on marriage and parenting feature straight-talk, Scripture, and a spike of humor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 10.5% in the week ended Oct. 15, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Australian independent publisher’s application to strike out parts of Murdoch’s reply also failed ahead of defamation trialFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch’s application to have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-21 03:20:47 UTC ]
Among issues discussed in audiobook market development: more business models and Spotify's entry with à la carte pricing. The post At Frankfurt: ‘Many Different Approaches for Publishers’ to Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 23:29:00 UTC ]
The Ukrainian president made the case in his Frankfurt Book Fair address that culture, like life, is under fire under the Russian assault. The post Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky Addresses Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 20:26:21 UTC ]
Ahead of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, we asked some of the most seasoned literary agents what issues and titles are top-of-mind this season. The post International Rights Pros at Frankfurt: Trends and Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 15:25:26 UTC ]
“What about ‘O Pioneers!’ or ‘My Ántonia’?” asks the documentarian and author of the forthcoming photo book “Our America.” “For that matter, what about Gabriel García Márquez? We do not have a copyright on the word ‘American.’” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-10-20 14:28:19 UTC ]
"Ice Cold," a new photo book on hip-hop bling, amplifies the theme of W. David Marx's "Status and Culture" and advocates for jewelry as an art form. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-20 13:00:51 UTC ]
As the world book industry gathers in Frankfurt, UK executives share insights on today’s top publishing concerns—chief among them is cost. The post UK Execs: When Business is Booming and So Are the Costs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 12:25:15 UTC ]
On May 13, I finally got to read my wayward science fiction story “It Is the Voice That Unnerves Me” in The Dread Machine. I had been submitting the story since the spring of 2019, and had thought many times about consigning it to the “retired” list. I knew every word, sentence and section break... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-10-20 11:05:00 UTC ]
Something evil this way comes to Netflix this month: 'The School for Good and Evil,' based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, which launched a bestselling book series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last week announced a new proposed rule he says will protect minors in the state’s libraries, but librarians and freedom to read advocates say the unwieldy new rule is a "First Amendment minefield." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
'You have to be what you want to be,' Scholastic's Peter Warwick tells the new Frankfurt Kids program. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Stages Its Debut ‘Frankfurt Kids’ Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-20 03:56:50 UTC ]
Amazon doesn't want to limit itself to streaming football games on Thursday nights. The internet giant has struck a deal with the NFL for Prime Video to livestream a yearly match on Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving. The first game airs November 24th, 2023 at about 3PM Eastern,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-10-19 21:10:50 UTC ]
Combat veteran Bill Glose’s short stories in “All the Ruined Men” crack open the challenges faced by Gulf War soldiers and their families. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-10-19 15:00:11 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Stephen Buoro’s debut novel The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, which will be published by Bloomsbury in April 2023. Here’s how the publisher describes the novel: Andrew Aziza is a fifteen-year-old boy living in Kontagora in Northern... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-19 13:30:34 UTC ]