That’s the same perilous American wilderness that almost killed Leonardo DiCaprio, except 200 years younger, sprier and, one would assume, significantly more bear-ful. Now, I don’t know how many bears feature in three-time National Book Award finalist, Guggenheim fellow, and winner of the Story... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-30 16:33:32 UTC ]
In a predictable—but nevertheless horrifying—extension of the ongoing wave of book bans across the country (not to mention the bomb threats to a children’s hospital for providing gender-affirming healthcare), Motherboard has reported that at least a dozen public libraries across the country have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-30 16:07:29 UTC ]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has done vanishingly few interviews during the course of his career. In these early ones, some newly uncovered, he is less guarded. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-30 13:09:07 UTC ]
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the massive amounts of news from Amazon’s recent event. There’s a Kindle you can write on! And Amazon also wants to track your sleep on bed. We discuss what’s interesting about all of this gear, as well as why we still don’t trust Amazon with some of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-09-30 12:30:58 UTC ]
Have you noticed how YA book covers and protagonists don't exactly look like real teens? One writer considers why this may be. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-30 10:38:00 UTC ]
Calvin Kasulke’s Several People Are Typing is out now in paperback from Anchor Books, so we asked him about routine, empathy, and what to re-read. * What time of day do you write? I am an inveterate night owl. It’s not the optimal arrangement for a life. I’ve tried to follow the path of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-30 08:52:53 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation is preparing for its first live marquee event since the pandemic hit—even as its team looks to the horizon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 17.3% increase in adult fiction print unit sales was not enough to prevent print unit sales overall from falling 4.2% in the week ended Sept. 24, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
For many authors, being handed the reins of a bestselling series might seem impossible. But it's exactly what happened to Marshall Karp, who is now the sole writer of the NYPD Red series, which he cocreated with James Patterson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Osman hits our hardcover fiction list at #3 with 'The Bullet That Missed,' his new Thursday Murder Club mystery. Plus Elizabeth Strout and Andrew Sean Greer revisit favorite protagonists, and Colleen Hooever has a new(-ish) book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
We talk with Michelle Lewis and Charles Hannah, who own and operate Third Eye Books, a store in Portland, Ore., focused on anti-racism and social justice titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bethanne Patrick's October highlights include the biographies of Bob Dylan and Samuel Adams, new fiction from John Irving and Celeste Ng and plenty more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-29 13:00:19 UTC ]
David Ulin talks with Lynne Tillman about "Mothercare," her memoir on managing her mother's decline — just as he begins a similar journey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-29 13:00:09 UTC ]
In the studio, the best-selling author surrounded himself with people he loves. It shows in his audiobook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-29 09:00:24 UTC ]
Greenlight is thrilled to welcome award-winning author and long-time friend of the store Saeed Jones back to our Fort Greene events stage to celebrate the release of his new poetry collection, Alive at the End of the World. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, pierced by grief and charged... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-29 08:56:48 UTC ]
“Sorry to interrupt, what does TK mean?” I hear a puzzled voice ask the presenter of the video call I’m in. Having spent the past decade working in book publishing I almost unmute myself to shout out the answer, but as I’m brand new to the company I wait for the presenter to politely reply. […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-29 08:54:20 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books declined 4.2% last week as good debuts in adult fiction were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and children's fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three graduates of the Denver Publishing Institute described their journey in landing jobs in book publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
On October 4, Smart Pop is publishing two Star Trek board books under license from Paramount Consumer Products; together, the two books teach STEAM concepts to the youngest readers, with plenty of Easter eggs for adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse will present two panel discussions on Arabic literature and publishing. The post At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-28 20:05:10 UTC ]