Sneha, the 22-year-old protagonist of Sarah Thankam Mathews’ debut novel All This Could Be Different, is the dutiful immigrant daughter. Despite the long recession, she bagged a corporate job right after college, and a free apartment in Brewers Hill, Milwaukee. She regularly sends money home to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-08-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
You’ve probably lost hours of sleep wondering which Goosebumps book cover most defines who you are as a person. Finally, here's your answer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-11 10:32:00 UTC ]
“My late mother refused to even buy my books because why buy them when you can get them free at the library?” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is “Raising Lazarus.” “I gave her copies, of course.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-11 09:00:10 UTC ]
In this week’s Media Briefing, senior media reporter Sara Guaglione looks at what Axios's sale to Cox Enterprises signals about the current investment market for media companies. The post Media Briefing: What Axios’ sale says about the valuation of digital media companies appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2022-08-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
A double-digit sales increase in adult fiction sales and higher young adult sales were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile categories, leading to a 2.1% dip in print sales last week compared to the week ended August 7, 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
A huge increase in sales through its physical stores offset a decline in online sales, leading to a 18.9% increase in total sales at Indigo Books & Music in the quarter ended July 2, 2022 compared with the same period of 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
The just-concluded New Voices New Rooms joint virtual gathering of the New Atlantic and Southern Independent Booksellers Associations delved into such issues as book banning, de-escalating confrontations, and ways to generate additional revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
As attorneys for Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster took their turn to defend PRH's purchase of S&S, William Morris Endeavor's Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Gallery publisher Jennifer Bergstrom, and Norton's John Glusman found themselves in the witness chair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
ALA says it is “developing guidance” for libraries and library workers and working with other organizations to “oppose any efforts to limit access to constitutionally protected information or limit privacy protections” for library users. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mudita Venture Partners has made an unspecified investment in the hybrid publisher the Amplify Publishing Group. Launched in 2003, Amplify publishes about 300 titles annually. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
“The Snowman,” a picture book that tells the story of a boy whose snowman comes to life, sold millions of copies worldwide and became an Oscar-nominated film. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-10 19:54:52 UTC ]
In a 'steady' market, NPD sees print sales in the United States decline 1.6 million units in July, typically a month for some losses. The post NPD Books on July’s US Print Market: 6 Percent Lower, Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-10 18:34:37 UTC ]
Richard Charkin offers 'a heartfelt apology,' writing that he now finds literary agents 'trusted go-betweens and understanding partners.' The post Richard Charkin: Dear Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-10 17:00:17 UTC ]
The agreement Springer Nature is touting with the University of California is an extension of its 2020 arrangement for research articles. The post Springer Nature and University of California Renew Deal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-10 13:02:10 UTC ]
How Nielsen and other media companies are navigating the measurement upheaval, plus industry reactions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2022-08-10 12:08:43 UTC ]
Ingrid Rojas Contreras is the author of the memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds, available from Doubleday. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! From the episode: Brad Listi: I want to hear you talk about creative strategies that you undertook to overcome... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-10 08:50:58 UTC ]
Beloved creator of Fungus the Bogeyman and Father Christmas brought a distinctive strain of melancholy to the genre• The Snowman, the Bogeyman and Father Christmas: the world of Raymond Briggs – in pictures• Raymond Briggs obituary• Share your tributes and memories of Snowman author Raymond... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-10 07:20:39 UTC ]
David McCullough, the author of 12 bestselling books, died August 7 at age 89. PW caught up with McCullough in 1992 shortly after his sixth book, 'Truman,' was released by the only publisher he ever had, Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Norman Vincent Peale, known as the father of positive thinking, takes #2 in Religion Nonfiction with his 60-year-old mega-bestseller, ‘The Power of Positive Thinking;’ Debby Giusti debuts at #2 on our Religion Fiction bestsellers list with her new Christian romance, ‘Soldier Protector.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mikella VanDyke, founder of the Chasing Sacred website and conference, signs a multi-book deal with Tyndale; Broadleaf takes a chronicle of the strides Black churches have made toward food security, novelist Katie Powner brings a new romance to Bethany; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]