After two years of virtual events, the 2022 ALA Annual Conference is set for Thursday–Tuesday, June 23–28 at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Five prominent library educators defend the profession’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
The head of Canada's busiest airport sought to rally staff on Thursday, amid its continued disruptions and delays, but warned they might encounter more angry customers if the problems continue at Pearson International Airport. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-06-09 23:40:46 UTC ]
The Australian Academy of Science and Springer Nature team up on a first survey, one that may go to markets beyond Australia. The post Survey: Australian Researchers Back Mandatory Integrity Training appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-09 21:37:30 UTC ]
The beloved indie entertainment company A24—creators of Moonlight, Minari, Midsommar, and very cool merch—publishes their first children’s book today. Film buffs may recognize Claire A. Nivola’s Star Child as the book Joaquin Phoenix reads aloud to his nephew in C’mon C’mon (2021). The story... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-09 15:49:42 UTC ]
Microsoft has a lot of news for Xbox owners and Game Pass fans this morning. In an announcement post, the company shared its plans to expand the Xbox app directly to Samsung smart TVs, opening up the streaming platform to players in Argentina and New Zealand. There are also some new... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-06-09 14:47:28 UTC ]
Sloane Crosley’s second novel is an unromantic comedy satirizing start-up culture, modern dating, city-dwelling aesthetes and other millennial woes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-06-09 14:43:17 UTC ]
We’ve said it many, many times before and we’ll say it many, many times again: libraries represent the best of America. Today’s entry: the New York Public Library will give away 500,000 books this summer to help kids, teens, and families build their at-home libraries. In addition to English,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-09 14:17:10 UTC ]
A candidate for Massachusetts's Secretary of State is traveling to public libraries to secretly video their Pride displays. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-09 14:14:42 UTC ]
Two previously unseen short stories by Jackson, rated by Stephen King as one of the great horror fiction writers, are to appear in US magazine the StrandTwo previously unpublished short stories by Shirley Jackson, the queen of gothic fiction, have been released.Charlie Roberts and Only Stand and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 14:05:30 UTC ]
Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK librariesRichard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club was the most borrowed book from UK libraries in the year 2020-21, while the prolific bestseller James Patterson was the most borrowed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 13:22:35 UTC ]
Production of Demimonde halted due to dispute between network HBO and directorA blockbuster science fiction series that was to be filmed in Northern Ireland has been cancelled in a dispute between the US television network HBO and the Hollywood director JJ Abrams.Crews that had started... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 12:00:19 UTC ]
In her memoir “Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me,” Ada Calhoun set out to write a poet’s biography and found a connection to her father instead. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-06-09 09:00:19 UTC ]
The best-selling author crossed paths with John Grisham and Pat Conroy early in his career. Here’s what they taught him. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-06-09 09:00:14 UTC ]
The bestselling author told Seth Meyers he almost embraced the woman before witnessing the theft. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2022-06-09 07:30:46 UTC ]
An industry roundtable, held at the Multipli Forti literary festival in New York on June 6, addressed how independent publishers can get works of translated literature to readers in an era marked by media saturation and increased dominance by major companies over the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah picks a book written by a teenager, two books by Akwaeke Emezi make the list, Salma El-Wardany's debut makes it twice, and more in this month's book club picks roundup. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bole, current CEO of the trade association Independent Book Publishers Association, will leave that role on November 30 to take over as CEO of the publishing technology company Firebrand Group. At Firebrand, Bole will succeed company founder and CEO Fran Toolan on February 1, 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Indie entertainment company A24's publishing division is bringing Claire A. Nivola's 2014 picture book 'Star Child' back into print in a redesigned and expanded edition; the book was prominently featured in the 2021 film 'C’mon C’mon,' written and directed by Mike Mills. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The wondrously entertaining ‘Esmond and Ilia,’ follows the author’s parents from the English countryside to the Cairo in its heyday Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-06-08 19:06:28 UTC ]