Penguin Young Readers Licenses has secured the trade publishing rights for 'Super Sema,' an animated series from licensor Kukua Education Limited that began its second season as a YouTube Original on June 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the run-up to Banned Book Week, Firsts London will feature censorship from past centuries. The post England’s Firsts London’s 65th Outing Features Historic Banned Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-17 20:10:29 UTC ]
Earlier this week, I was having a perfectly normal dinner with some friends who were in town, and I can’t remember how we got on this topic, but we ended up spending a good 30 minutes trying to track down the name of a middle grade/young adult book from our youth. One friend in particular […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 19:26:23 UTC ]
In what feels like a truly inspired bit of casting, Chlöe Sevigny and Naomi Watts will star in the second installment of the FX anthology series, Feud, as “Capote’s women.” More specifically, the pair will play C.Z. Guest (Sevigny) and Babe Paley (Watts), New York socialites who featured... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 17:48:18 UTC ]
The first major review for Breaking History—odious lickspittle Jared Kushner’s memoir about his tenure at the Trump White House—has dropped, and it is a doozy. Published by Broadside Books (a lamentable neocon imprint of Harper Collins which boasts a stable full of prize grievance ponies like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 15:19:36 UTC ]
Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson Books `The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-17 14:24:08 UTC ]
Alice Sedgwick Wohl's 'As It Turns Out,' on power duo Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, is not a memoir but an investigation of a cultural obsession. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-17 13:00:01 UTC ]
In the latest book from Taylor Jenkins Reid, a retired tennis player returns to the court to defend her record Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
With a reputation for having more authors per capita than any other country, Iceland is a destination for readers. Olaf Olafsson, whose most recent book is “Touch,” leads a literary stroll through its capital. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-17 09:00:05 UTC ]
On Episode 10 of Ursa Short Fiction, Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton welcome writer Michael A. Gonzales for part two of our deep dive into the life and work of Diane Oliver, who published six short stories before her death at age 22. (Part one of our series is here.) Diane Oliver was just a […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-17 08:51:56 UTC ]
The 24-year-old’s debut novel Bestiary gained plaudits in 2020. Now her love of fairy tales and queer literature has led to a collection of short storiesK-Ming Chang’s origins as a writer can be traced back to when she was approximately eight years old. At school in California, she would amuse... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-17 08:32:12 UTC ]
He explored God and faith in nearly 40 works of fiction, nonfiction and memoir, earning comparisons to C.S. Lewis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-17 04:01:31 UTC ]
Acclaimed superhero cover artist Alex Ross’s 'Fantastic Four: Full Circle', a passionate homage to Marvel’s great superhero artist Jack Kirby, is his first solo effort at writing and drawing a full superhero graphic novel. An eight-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
A survey released by the Association of American Literary Agents has found that 87% of respondents oppose the acquisition of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House, citing, among their chief concerns, that the deal would result in “less competition” for titles and “lower advances.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
After limiting his trips to independent bookstores during the pandemic, Europa Editions's editor-in-chief Michael Reynolds recently concluded a whirlwind tour of stores in the Lone Star State. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
After months of steady increases compared to the pandemic-induced slump in 2021, bookstore sales declined 8.2% in June, falling to $605 million from $659 million a year ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mad Cave Studios, a Miami graphic novel publisher, has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking independent children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005 by Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Cookbook fans ‘heartbroken’ after John Clark’s derogatory outburst on social mediaThe cookbook author known as the Meal Prep King will no longer be published by Penguin Random House after he posted a misogynistic video on social media.John Clark, whose book The Meal Prep King Plan was a Sunday... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-16 17:55:17 UTC ]
Author of The Horse Whisperer, the 1995 book that was turned into a popular film, starring and directed by Robert RedfordNicholas Evans, who has died aged 72 after a heart attack, was the unlikely author of the bestselling novel The Horse Whisperer (1995), which became a Robert Redford film.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-16 17:09:25 UTC ]
The antitrust trial to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster has riveted the industry—and raised larger questions about the business of books. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2022-08-16 16:22:22 UTC ]