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 ]
Karen Kingsbury, author of the bestselling Baxter Family series as well as standalone Christian fiction titles such as ‘A Distant Shore,’ will produce page-to-screen adaptations of her books through a new company, Karen Kingsbury Productions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 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 ]
Shortlisted authors will learn only when the winner is announced on October 17 who has been selected the German Book Prize laureate. The post The German Book Prize Announces Its 2022 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-21 01:42:16 UTC ]
During this year's Sharjah International Book Fair Publishers Conference, rights professionals will win two new awards. The post UAE: Sharjah Book Authority’s New Awards Honor Rights Professionals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-21 00:42:21 UTC ]
TikTok users can now link their favorite books from Penguin Random House within their videos following a partnership between the video creation platform and the publisher. Users in the U.K. and U.S. can click "Add Link" and select "Book" prior to posting their video, at which point any Penguin... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-09-20 19:30:00 UTC ]
With more than 300,000 audiobook titles available to purchase a la carte, Spotify says this is ‘just the beginning.’ After taking on Apple and Pandora, Spotify appears to be setting its sights on Amazon.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2022-09-20 17:05:45 UTC ]
You do? Well, good for you, I guess. The “book” in question is a 21,450-page single volume edition of the long-running manga One Piece by Japanese manga artist Eiichiro Oda, smushed together so as to make it impossible to read. As reported in the Guardian earlier today, the book isn’t actually... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-20 16:13:25 UTC ]
Sexually abused by his piano teacher, a boy struggles to reclaim his life in Ian McEwan's new novel "Lessons." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-20 15:52:11 UTC ]
More than £300m wiped off market value as company says Zillah Byng-Thorne is to step downFuture, one of Europe’s biggest and most successful digital media companies, has seen more than £300m wiped off its market value after the company said that chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne is to step down... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-09-20 11:10:40 UTC ]
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Yiyun Li, Andrew Sean Greer, Elizabeth Strout, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning out great books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-09-20 09:59:24 UTC ]
Changing consumer buying patterns, labor shortages, and new ways to reach readers were among the topics discussed at a recent webinar where ABA CEO Allison Hill, Ingram's Phil Ollila, and Zando founder Molly Stern were the feature speakers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild hosted a virtual panel yesterday evening with Sherman Alexie, Jonathan Evison, and Ellen Hopkins discussing banned books and what authors can do to support books that are under attack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Book piracy in France has taken a hit, with court action led by the SNE and 12 publishing companies against 'Z-Library.' The post French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-19 20:26:31 UTC ]
My friend Jane Katjavivi, who has died aged 69 after a short bout of ill-health, dedicated her life to Namibia. She and I first met in the 1970s when we were both working in the London office of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), the liberation movement fighting to end South... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-09-19 19:11:37 UTC ]
Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia brings 'The Daughter of Doctor Moreau' to the L.A. Times Book Club Sept. 27 Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-19 17:44:15 UTC ]
The 'Spotlight on Africa' program scheduled for October's Frankfurter Buchmesse is presented by the IPA's Africa Publishing Innovation Fund. The post At Frankfurter Buchmesse: A ‘Spotlight on Africa’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-19 16:24:42 UTC ]
We all have those thoughts, the ones that come to us in the small hours of the night. Who am I? Why are we here? What if my cellphone ran on vacuum tubes instead? Randall Munroe has the answer to, well, only one of those questions, but also the answers to a whole bunch of others collected... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-09-18 15:00:37 UTC ]
Diane Noomin challenged the boys club of underground comics with a character who endured sleazy men and hangovers but loved gossip, cocktails and interior design. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-17 17:39:12 UTC ]
Plus: Alexa will soon give branded answers, ByteDance has its own VR headset in the works, and TikTok pushes a new BeReal knockoff. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2022-09-17 13:00:00 UTC ]