One of the central questions I had when shaping my story collection, Proof of Me, was how to invite into it a unified feel, how to place each story to be in conversation—geographically, thematically, linearly—with what follows. I also sought for each story to stand on its own, offering a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-08-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
Follow my lead and no one will find out that you didn't read the book club book. Step one: praise the art of bookbinding. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-05 10:34:00 UTC ]
Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton shares quirky details about the making of the movie, and illuminates its themes of aging and regret. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-05 10:00:28 UTC ]
Quantum cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton winds back the clock to ponder the origin of our universe's origin. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-05 10:00:13 UTC ]
Dana Milbank identifies Gingrich as the culprit who began steering the GOP away from Reagan and toward Trump. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-05 10:00:11 UTC ]
Victoria Shepherd explains some of psychology's landmark cases with empathy and understanding. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-05 10:00:02 UTC ]
In 2008, after 13 years together, my literary agent and I parted ways. (To preserve her anonymity, let’s call her Michael Ovitz.) Between 1995 and 2002, Michael Ovitz sold two of my novels, including my debut, Hunger Point. By any measure, our partnership was a terrific success. Michael Ovitz... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-05 08:53:09 UTC ]
It's taken 35 years, but Neil Gaiman believes he's done the impossible: adapt his hugely successful comic book The Sandman for the screen. He just had to wait until everything about movies, TV and media consumption changed before he could do it. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-08-05 08:00:00 UTC ]
A compilation of PW's coverage of the DOJ's bid to block Penguin Random House's acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
In roughly five hours of testimony on Thursday, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle jousted with government lawyers over PRH's market share, his commitment to allow PRH and S&S editors to bid on the same books if the merger is completed, and other issues tied to what the impact of a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bora Chung soars into the unchartered territory of the imagination with her stunning, provocative collection of stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown buys a memoir from MacArthur fellow Nicole Fleetwood, Spiegel & Grau takes on a debut novel, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
We look back on our coverage of the first American Booksellers’ Association convention, held July 24, 1901, in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
We look back on our coverage of the first American Booksellers’ Association convention, held July 24, 1901, in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
The move of Oxford University Content to its online portal is a bid to provide 'streamlined access' to the publisher's content. The post Oxford University Press Is Migrating Its Catalogue to Its Online Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-04 17:10:39 UTC ]
Amid news of the NPD-IRI merger, NPD BookScan reports US print holding at 6 percent below 2021’s level in the week ending July 23. The post NPD and IRI Have Announced an Unnamed Merger in Data and Analysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-04 15:57:40 UTC ]
On the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of Ruth Asawa's work in England and Norway, the show’s co-curators have edited a book of essays about her life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 15:37:02 UTC ]
It’s a tale as old as time: a Brazilian writer sets her Kindle aside for a few weeks to work on her own novel, and when she goes back to get a little reading done, finds that the device has been infested with a horde of tiny white ants. “My virtual library had become a […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-04 13:07:23 UTC ]
In our final column for The Post, we revisit books we have savored and many more we hope to read. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
Winamp is the music software that just won't die. In the first update in four years, the producers described it as the "culmination" of years of hard work, including two teams and a pandemic-dictated hiatus. The result is a lot of under-the-hood upgrades and improvements, but it’s still the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-08-04 11:15:22 UTC ]