A new edition of Felix Salten's 'Bambi: A Life in the Forest' will be released next month, translated by Jack Zipes and featuring illustrations by Alenka Sottler; this is the first English version to be published since 1928. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
After cancelling its in-person Winter Institute over Covid-19 concerns, the American Booksellers Association has announced that it will expand its virtual Snow Days event from two days to three. Originally set for March 8-9, the event will now run March 8-10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Manchester University Press (MUP) has launched an audiobook pilot programme, following claims students with 'screen fatigue' are increasingly turning to the format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-13 00:08:43 UTC ]
Hodder Studio has landed Letters from Brenda by Emma Kennedy, a memoir that explores the author's relationship with her mum, inspired by the discovery of 75 lost letters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 23:00:44 UTC ]
September Publishing has acquired an updated edition of Samson Kambalu's "wickedly funny, artistic" childhood memoir The Jive Talker: Or How To Get a British Passport. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 20:46:36 UTC ]
The publishing industry is booming. According to Publishers Weekly, sales of print books rose 8.9% in 2021, selling 825.7 million units, up from 757.9 million in 2020. This is the second year in a row to see a similar sales jump; in 2020, sales were up 8.2% from 2019, in which 693.7 million... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 19:07:42 UTC ]
Roxane Gay is launching a new one-year fellowship programme which will see her support three aspiring writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 16:04:26 UTC ]
IPA, CPJ, and several embassies condemn the defamation verdict against PRH Peru's Jerónimo Pimentel and author Christopher Acosta. The post PRH Peru Chief and Author in Defamation Case: Publishing Industry Support appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-12 15:59:10 UTC ]
Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by AfterShock Comics`AfterShock... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-12 13:56:03 UTC ]
The pandemic is showing the holes in social safety nets across the U.S., but public libraries aren't the answer to those problems. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:42:00 UTC ]
If you got a new Kindle for the holidays, keep it protected and looking great with these handmade or custom options from Etsy.- Matt Grant Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:35:00 UTC ]
Media.Monks has completed its first merger deal of the year with 4 Mile Analytics as it expands its data and digital media capabilities. The merger will see the Californian-based data consultancy join the holding company S4 Capital's fold to bring in its analytics capabilities--as well as data... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-01-12 10:53:08 UTC ]
Also, remembering Sidney Poitier and discussing Lost & Found: A Memoir with author Kathryn Schulz. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2022-01-12 10:05:00 UTC ]
In “Mala’s Cat,” Mala Kacenberg describes her time hiding out in the forest during World War II after losing her family. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-01-12 10:00:02 UTC ]
Two decades ago, I wrote my very first novel while working at The Community Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. That job enabled me to complete my book, not just because of the flexible hours, but because the other staffers were all aspiring writers, and many of our... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 09:50:45 UTC ]
When I reviewed Jabari Asim’s first short story collection, A Taste of Honey (2010), I knew him to be a prominent essayist and cultural critic, author of What Obama Means and The N Word, former Washington Post deputy books editor and editor in chief of the iconic The Crisis, the journal of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 09:49:19 UTC ]
BookLife, PW’s subsidiary devoted to helping self-published authors, will hold the first BookLife Indie Author Forum on March 19 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. The forum will cover the writing and publishing of adult and children’s books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Two books by Fox News personalities—one by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy and another by Shannon Bream—cracked the top five on our Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list for December. Mitch Albom tops in Religion FIction with his latest novel, ‘The Stranger in the Lifeboat.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
After reiterating its resolve, as recently as January 5, to go ahead with an in-person Toy Fair New York on February 19-22, the Toy Association canceled the 2022 edition last night. It is the second year in a row that the fair, which attracts a large number of publishers, canceled the event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]