Namwali Serpell's second novel follows a woman grieving the loss of her brother. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 12:00:27 UTC ]
On her first day at an American high school, the protagonist of my novel, Hira, faces a dilemma. She considers herself well-read, but as she rifles through a thick textbook in her English Literature class, she realizes that none of the American authors in there are familiar to her. It is 2010,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-09-22 11:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah has been selecting books for her book club since 1996. How well do you know which ones have made this prestigious list? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-22 10:35:00 UTC ]
Three books explore the endurance of China's Communist Party, its standoff with the United States and its designs for the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 10:00:36 UTC ]
Iuliia Mendel describes the challenges and achievements she witnessed as Volodymyr Zelensky's press secretary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 10:00:14 UTC ]
In his memoir, poet Javier Zamora recounts in gripping detail his boyhood travels from El Salvador to the United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 10:00:06 UTC ]
With marketing ploys that are just transaction schemes extended into a digital space, marketers are falling behind the innovation pack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2022-09-22 09:30:00 UTC ]
Higher costs increased Scholastic's first quarter loss to $58.1 million, from $32 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, despite a 1.2% increase in sales. The results were "on plan," the publisher said, adding that it still expects sales and earnings in fiscal 2023 to rise over fiscal 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jon Yaged, who will officially succeed Don Weisberg as CEO of Macmillan Publishers US later this year, will take over day-to-day responsibilities for running the company, effective today, along with other changes among executive personnel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
New marketing approaches and sustainable publishing were two of the main topics on the final day of the PNBA fall meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers appreciated the mix of big and small and regional and national publishers who made the trip to Tacoma for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association fall trade show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the adult division of Maine's Tilbury House Publishers in a deal that adds 70 regional titles to R&L's list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the first half of 2022, consumers bought more ebooks per capita and paid more for them, offsetting a smaller buyers' base. The post Germany’s Ebook Market January to June: ‘Slight Growth’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-21 22:30:20 UTC ]
The Washington Post’s books section starts its new chapter, in print every Sunday and with a refurbished and revitalized presence online. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-21 15:00:01 UTC ]
Friendship is such a universal and central theme to all of our lives, that picking just a small number of the best short stories about such a broad theme is always going to be a challenge. However, the following stories are by some of the finest masters of the short […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-09-21 14:00:43 UTC ]
Orlando Figes, whose most recent book is "The Story of Russia," on the country's love of strongmen, the fate of dissenters and how the war will end. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-21 13:30:12 UTC ]
The “Thursday Murder Club” author talks about how he gets in character, where he hides his clues — and the murder story in his family history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
The United States Senate voted on Tuesday to elevate the judge overseeing the lawsuit that will decide the fate of the proposed merger of Penguin Random House with Simon & Schuster to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, filling the seat that belonged... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
SPX, aka the Small Press Expo, held September 17-18 at the Marriott Hotel in Bethesda Md., returned as an in-person event after two years as a virtual show during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Phiiipp Deines new graphic biography of Hilma af Klint (1867-1944), he depicts her path to creating abstract paintings, the role of spiritualism in her life, and the individuals that helped to shape her distinctive and innovative works of art. A 9-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]