In her new role as poet laureate of the United States, Ada Limón will help bridge nature and humanity through new poetry initiatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-07-12 12:00:55 UTC ]
Chrysta Bilton's memoir, "Normal Family," is about her mother's pursuit of a family through donor sperm. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-07-12 12:00:40 UTC ]
Okay, maybe I say this every Tuesday, but I really, really mean it today: we’ve got a good book bounty this week, folks. * K-Ming Chang, Gods of Want (One World) “Relationships between women—familial, beloved, strange, imagined—dominate queer Taiwanese American Chang’s explosive and bizarre... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-07-12 12:00:03 UTC ]
Contestants will enter a writers’ retreat and be given 30 days to write a novel while completing ‘live-wire’ challenges Reality TV producers have exhausted singers, dancers, drag artists, potters, tailors, and beautiful young people hoping to find love. Now, it seems, the spotlight has fallen on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-07-12 11:04:45 UTC ]
The business news publisher Morning Brew, an Axel Springer property, launched its 10th newsletter Monday morning, a product called CFO Brew that aims to reach readers in strategic and corporate finance. The publisher has grown rapidly since selling a majority stake to Insider in October 2020... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-07-12 10:01:54 UTC ]
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Teddy Wayne, Chinelo Okparanta, K-Ming Chang, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning out great books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-07-12 09:59:18 UTC ]
The author of 'The Hurting Kind' and 'The Carrying,' among others, has been named the 24th poet laureate of the United States, succeeding Joy Harjo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the first of a planned series of webinars focusing on branding as a metaphor for modern times, the American Institute of Graphic Arts hosted a conversation aimed at illuminating how books have become recognizable brands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling on abortion, Macmillan Audio is publishing an audiobook edition of three key cases. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bobby Byrd, poet, cofounder and publisher of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Tex., has died. He was 80. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
In “Circus of Dreams,” the literary editor John Walsh writes about the bookish life in London when Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Jeanette Winterson and their generation were in the increasingly bright limelight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-07-12 02:13:37 UTC ]
The American book market, in NPD's report, 'maintained its strength in June, adding 1.8 million print units over the previous five weeks.' The post NPD BookScan for June: Another View of the US Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-11 20:49:57 UTC ]
For Pride month, Penguin Random House installed billboard with quotes from LGBTQ books in areas where LGBTQ books are being banned. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-11 20:07:06 UTC ]
A televised 1990s killing in Zambia has striking similarities to Delia Owens’s best-selling book turned movie. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2022-07-11 18:53:00 UTC ]
The StatShot report from AAP shows United States trade book industry revenues falling 8.9 percent in April and 1 percent year-to-date. The post StatShot: US Industry Down 12.6 Percent in April; 2.3 Percent Year-to-Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-11 17:32:26 UTC ]
Rereading a beloved book is one of many strategies our readers shared for reversing a rut. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-07-11 15:00:32 UTC ]
Goodreads has announced its list of the top 36 most popular historical fiction books of 2022 (so far), according to users' interest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-11 14:45:32 UTC ]
In the back of my favorite bookstore in Brooklyn, there’s a wall covered in all the random things the employees have found in the used books they sell: photos, newspaper clippings, notes, receipts, pressed flowers, etc. It’s a fascinating little archive, both meaningless and somehow magical,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-07-11 14:16:40 UTC ]
Johnson, a former burlesque dancer known as Tanqueray, overcame many obstacles before she was featured in “Humans of New York.” Then things changed quickly. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-07-11 12:00:28 UTC ]
A friend texts me about Poet Voice. I’m out for a run in sunny LA and have to slow down. She’s sitting with her book club in Brooklyn and they want to know: “Why do poets read their work in that weird poetic monotone rhythmic thing?” She’s asking me because I write poems and, on […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-07-11 08:53:10 UTC ]