Susan Coll’s new novel makes clever use of her experience working in one of the country’s foremost independent bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsFast CPUGorgeous 3.5K OLEDGreat audioConsOnly two USB-C PortsMiddling battery performanceNo headset jackOur VerdictDell’s XPS 13 Plus once again tries to set standard for all laptops and largely succeeds, but its battery life and lack of ports don’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-08-04 10:45:00 UTC ]
Is there anything better than a series that has you immediately reaching for the next book? The best book series of all time deliver. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-04 10:34:00 UTC ]
In part two of a new series, 13 Ways of Looking, Joseph Osmundson considers the visual side of virology. | Lit Hub Science Let us not repeat the mistakes of The Gilded Age: How to adapt Edith Wharton like the great Terence Davies. | Lit Hub Film & TV Lulu Miller in praise of “the […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-04 10:30:05 UTC ]
This week on The Maris Review, CJ Hauser joins Maris Kreizman to discuss her new memoir in essays, The Crane Wife, out now from Doubleday Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts. * On the beauty of the second person: I have a beloved teacher, the writer Mark... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-04 08:52:39 UTC ]
A linear city in the desert is a provocative vision of the city of the future—but it’s been tried before. Saudi Arabia’s proposal for a 105-mile-long building called the Line has all the stuff of a science fiction paperback. The stark desert setting. The kingdom in control of vast amounts of one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2022-08-04 04:30:19 UTC ]
Second quarter sales jumped 34% over last year’s second quarter at Simon & Schuster, and operating income leapt 54%. The strong results followed a first quarter which CEO Jonathan Karp said "defied gravity." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Jonathan Karp was again the featured witness as PRH attorneys pressed their case that the merger of the two companies would be good for S&S's authors. Morrow's Liate Stehlik and Michael Jacobs of Abrams also took the witness stand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Randi Economou, most recently at Renaissance Learning, has been named the new CEO of the educational and children's publisher Capstone. She succeeds principal and owner Bob Coughlan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
After a rare week in which sales rose over 2021, unit sales of print books fell 5.9% last week compared to the week ended July 31, 2021. Every segment but adult fiction had a decline. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
NFT advocates often tout the technology's ability to grant the creator a cut of second-hand sales as one of its major attributes. Artists can earn from one of their digital creations years after first selling it. Others are looking at NFTs to earn a buck from the secondary market too, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-08-03 20:10:20 UTC ]
Ella Risbridger’s new book beautifully explores the consolations of friendship and cooking (recipes included). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-03 12:00:28 UTC ]
People trying to remove books from libraries insist it's not a book ban. Everyone wants to ban a book, but no one wants to be a book banner. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-03 10:40:00 UTC ]
'Being Interesting' features selected articles from Trott’s long-running blog about creativity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2022-08-03 10:34:37 UTC ]
The children’s book characters had a makeover and now TikTok users really want to know which one they are. Alyx Gorman explains it to Josh TaylorSo Alyx, I’ve seen lots of Little Miss memes all over the elderly internet (Instagram and Facebook), but apparently they’ve now morphed into quizzes... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-03 06:11:48 UTC ]
Trinity University Press has launched two new imprints: Tinta Books, which will focus on the culture, history and current affairs of Mexico and Mexican American life, and Terra Firma, about nature and the environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
A Virginia state judge has set an August 30 hearing for two lawsuits that seek to ban two popular books from bookshelves across the state, alleging they are “obscene” under an obscure state obscenity law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
'This Goes Out to the Underground: A Mother, Her Daughter, and How We All Rise Together,' the debut memoir from Pardis Mahdavi, was canceled by Hachette Book Group shortly before its planned July 26 release. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Day two of the DOJ's trial to block PRH from acquiring S&S featured a little star power: bestselling author Stephen King. In terms of the case before the court, however, the highlight of the day was the testimony of S&S CEO Jonathan Karp. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist, essayist, professor, and, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Charles Johnson has worked for years as a professional cartoonist and illustrator, and his new book, 'All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End,' collects 50 years of his cartooning. An 11-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]