The MSNBC counter-terrorism expert and former US navy servicemember discusses his decision to take up arms in UkraineMalcolm Nance, MSNBC’S former military and counter-terrorism expert, is always fighting someone.As a personal and professional acquaintance of Nance, I wasn’t the least bit... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-04-29 10:00:38 UTC ]
In his new book “The Puzzler,” Jacobs explores the history and psychology of games like Sudoku and Wordle. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-29 10:00:00 UTC ]
“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” I’ve always found these words by E.L. Doctorow a compelling argument for the unique power of fiction to enliven the past. Yet when thinking about the lives of people of color in America, you can’t count on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-29 08:49:53 UTC ]
In “Hilde on the Record: Memoir of a Kid Crime Reporter,” Hilde Lysiak cracks her own case. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-29 04:30:37 UTC ]
Amazon reported a net loss of $3.8 billion in the first quarter of 2022 as online sales fell 3%, to $51.1 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The mood was celebratory as mystery publishers and authors honored the best in the genre, live and in-person, for the first time since 2019 at a ceremony last night at New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bill, if signed, would vest members of the state’s textbook commission with the final decision on whether a challenged book can remain available in public school libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
In April 1890, the planned merger of four school book publishers into the American Book Co. was stirring debate over the risks and benefits of consolidation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Record sales growth in the category in the U.S. has been tempered by supply chain delays. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dave Pilkey's latest Cat Kid Comic Club installment, 'On Purpose,' is the bestselling book in the country for second week in a row. Plus a pair of celebrity debuts – Janelle Monáe's 'The Memory Librarian' and Randy Rainbow's 'Playing with Myself' – hit our lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year, 'The White House: An Historic Guide,' coedited by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, celebrates its 60th year in print and, with it, the WHHA’s 60th year in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The books we love coming out this week include new titles by John Gleeson, Mieko Kawakami, and Jill Hopper. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
With sales declining in every category, overall unit sales of print books dropped 12.6% in the week ended Apr. 23, 2022, from the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Texas, where libraries are a political battleground, the Texas Library Association recently convened its annual convention in person for the first time since 2019—in the district of a state representative Matt Kraus eager to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
There's still time to register for the fifth installment in the AAPI Communities in Conversation series featuring Jai Chakrabarti, author of 'A Play for the End of the World,' in conversation with University of Iowa librarian Jenay Solomon. The Live stream is set for Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Former NFL player Steve Gleason sells a memoir to Knopf, S&S buys a relationship book from a therapist popular on Instagram, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Silvia Matute, president of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial’s U.S. division, discusses the company’s growth and the Spanish-language book market in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
The combination of professional and trade publishing keeps one of the country's largest independent publishers moving forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dyer's gloriously shape-shifting literary project — intensely perceptive, essayistic memoir — continues with "The Last Days of Roger Federer." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
“Everything she wrote then matters now,” says the novelist, whose latest book is “The Good Left Undone.” “The great writers can see into the future.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-28 12:20:08 UTC ]