In a May 20 panel, four young publishing professionals discussed workloads for lower-level staffers in publishing, a growing dissatisfaction among a new generation of book business workers, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The organized assault on the freedom to read has highlighted core values taught in library schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
John W. Bubbles was the father of rhythm tap, but the dancer is little known. A new biography explores his life and contribution to the arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
What happens when animation geeks get the greenlight to produce whatever they want? You get Netflix's Love, Death and Robots, an anthology series that's meant to remind viewers that cartoons aren't just for kids. You'd think that would be a foregone conclusion in 2022, decades after anime has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-21 13:00:32 UTC ]
"Elektra," "Darling Girl" and "How to Be Eaten" reimagine Greek myth, "Peter Pan" and various fairy tale characters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-21 12:00:20 UTC ]
The acclaimed science-fiction writer turns his hand to nature writing in a book that’s part hiking journal, part history lesson Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-21 11:00:28 UTC ]
“To live with other people is to be responsible for protecting them from your moods. Or perhaps, to protect the delicate gift of your moods from them.” Seema Reza on the joy of being (completely) alone. | Lit Hub Memoir Hilary A. Hallett investigates the romance genre’s radical roots, from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-21 10:30:28 UTC ]
The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Penguin Teen.`Penguin... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-21 10:30:00 UTC ]
A book for “White Lotus” fans, a coming-of-age story in the Canary Islands, Werner Herzog’s debut novel (yes, it’s grim) and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-05-21 09:00:17 UTC ]
She was accused of ‘betraying motherhood’ when she was revealed as the author of the Guardian’s Living With Teenagers column. Will her novel about a child with addiction issues reopen old wounds?Few writers have published and been damned with quite the ferocity Julie Myerson was back in 2009 for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-05-21 08:00:14 UTC ]
Outside Inc. told staff on Friday that it would be laying off around 15% of its 580-person workforce--between 85 to 90 people--as the bundled publisher continues its transition to a primarily digital company, the Denver Business Journal reported Friday. The media company, which is composed of 36... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-05-21 00:26:05 UTC ]
Being fired as an advertising executive freed him to write a blistering memoir about his Southern family and an erotic novel that became a best seller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-05-21 00:03:50 UTC ]
As fiction editor, he helped mold the stories of generations of writers. As a sportswriter, he was enshrined in the writers’ wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 21:24:22 UTC ]
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-05-20 20:53:25 UTC ]
Plus, Ad Age Agency Report 2022, Nielsen alternatives, macroeconomic news in a nutshell and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2022-05-20 17:50:22 UTC ]
In very 1984 news, Belarus has banned the sale of 1984. Belarusian weekly newspaper, Nasha Niva, reported that security forces detained Andrei Yanushkevich, publisher and bookstore owner, and confiscated 200 books, with a focus on 1984. Nasha Niva also reported that they had obtained a copy of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-20 14:23:20 UTC ]
Providence Journal editor John Revelstoke Rathom also had a fake biography, writes journalist Mark Arsenault. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 12:00:53 UTC ]
The former White House coronavirus official recalls using subversion and subterfuge to get the truth out. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 12:00:38 UTC ]
There were six great naval powers before the war, writes historian Paul Kennedy; afterward, there was just one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 12:00:33 UTC ]
Emma Straub's novel follows a woman who can revisit the past and reshape the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 11:00:35 UTC ]