His 1971 book, "365 Days," was an intimate and searing look at the human costs of war. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 21:35:50 UTC ]
Bologna Children's Book Fair at 60 makes a major rights-trading change, opening its Agents' Center to adult as well as children's content. The post Rights Edition: Bologna Opens Its Agents’ Center to Adult Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-09 18:33:47 UTC ]
It was announced yesterday that Josh Hawley, the senator from Missouri who will always be remembered for fleeing the very crowd he’d recently egged on with a fist, has written a book called Manhood.* The book, to be published by Regnery, purports to call on “American men to stand up and embrace... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-09 14:22:03 UTC ]
In detailing ouster from the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman says former Attorney General William Barr ‘was desperate,’ cites Barr's interference in other investigations Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 13:55:14 UTC ]
Barbie Latza Nadeau's book spotlights Assunta “Pupetta” Maresca, who was 18 and pregnant when she shot and killed the man who had ordered her husband’s murder. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 12:00:00 UTC ]
What makes for a good book club question? Here are some tips to consider before your next book club meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-09-09 10:37:00 UTC ]
Proposals to force northern nations to accept migrants, and to geoengineer a cooler planet, could make our problems worse. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:47 UTC ]
Casey Parks, a gay journalist, weaves her own family story with her efforts to track down the enigmatic Roy Hudgins, said to be a woman who lived as a man. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:22 UTC ]
The celebrated humor columnist skewered the powerful, and secretly battled depression, for decades. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:13 UTC ]
In her memoir, the activist tells her story — and warns that it's no sentimental tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:13 UTC ]
Rabih Alameddine’s The Wrong End of the Telescope is out now in paperback from Grove Atlantic, so we asked him about writer’s block, the best books to re-read, and procrastinating. * How do you tackle writer’s block? I don’t, nor do I wish to anymore. Not unless I have an external deadline,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-09 08:53:14 UTC ]
We look back on our coverage of Reed’s 1996 purchase of the ABA’s annual trade show, which it rebranded as BookExpo America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Angela Merkel’s memoir goes to St Martin’s, Berkley buys a debut novel by a former American Ballet Theatre ballerina, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of the Association for American Publishers discusses the association’s efforts to defend copyright and other initiatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Increases in adult fiction and young adult were not enough to offset declines in the adult nonfiction and juvenile categories, resulting in a 2.4% decline in unit sales of print books for the week ended Sept. 3, 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance convened for its first in-person meeting since 2019 the past Wednesday and Thursday, with 67 booksellers from 37 stores attending the event in New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book with Rebecca Giblin, 'Chokepoint Capitalism,' Cory Doctorow explores how large companies have positioned themselves between consumers and creatives and with a new Kickstarter campaign once again takes aim at the world's dominant audiobook platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a highly anticipated post-trial filing PRH attorneys reiterate their claim that the government manufactured a fatally flawed case to block the nearly $2.2 billion merger—and then failed to prove it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Examining disability activist and writer Alice Wong’s work, it becomes clear that almost all of her life and career is oriented toward community—a community that has thrown itself wholeheartedly behind her new memoir, 'Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
In today's German and international news conferences, key elements of Frankfurt Book Fair were spotlighted by organizers. The post Frankfurt Aims for 70 Percent of Its Pre-Pandemic Size appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-08 20:35:29 UTC ]