Print book sales by volume in the United States was the highest ever recorded by NPD BookScan, with adult fiction as the leading growth category. The post NPD BookScan: US 2021 Market Unit Volume Up 9 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-11 03:46:38 UTC ]
I’ve kind of given up telling non-publishing people that I write for young adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-11 01:13:46 UTC ]
At the Guardian, Jami Attenberg, author of the recent memoir I Came All This Way to Meet You, reflects on how a key moment of rejection allowed her to carve out her own path as a writer. “I’m old enough to realise that there is one more important part to carving out your creative life: … The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-01-10 21:30:10 UTC ]
The UK and Ireland’s major university presses have launched a new framework for collaboration, EvenUP, committed to inclusive practices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 18:43:30 UTC ]
Pearson reunites with Colin Gottlieb to lead its branded content and client solutions teams. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2022-01-10 17:21:08 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group has scooped a brand new Magic Faraway Tree adventure, inspired by Enid Blyton and written by Jacqueline Wilson. It will be the first Magic Faraway Tree book in 75 years and the first in the series by an author other than Blyton. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:31:13 UTC ]
The coronavirus pandemic may continue to cloud people’s lives, but it has generated a silver lining for the French book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:15:46 UTC ]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and author of the memoir "Lost and Found" unpacks the meaning and importance of joy and grief — and conjuctions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-01-10 14:00:30 UTC ]
Today’s edition of SFF Daily Deals is sponsored by the audiobook edition of The Starless Crown. `the audiobook edition of The Starless... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-10 13:52:42 UTC ]
PC gaming Giant Take-Two has announced that it's making a big move into mobile gaming with the acquisition of Zynga for a total price of approximately $12.7 billion. Take-Two already owns Rockstar Games, Codemasters and 2K, producing games like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-01-10 13:17:58 UTC ]
Storytel reports good momentum for its audiobook and ebook streaming services in Poland, Russia, and Turkey—and less so in the Netherlands. The post Sweden’s Storytel Cites a 20-Percent Gain in 2021 over 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-10 12:45:40 UTC ]
Publishers are increasingly acquiring books from influencers on TikTok and using "BookTokkers" to promote new works, but while the platform is clearly booming, many are still uncertain how best to use it and cracking its algorithm to boost sales remains a mystery to even the most savvy users. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 11:50:25 UTC ]
A messay is a combination of memoir and essay. But something beautiful happens when you smash these words together. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-10 11:38:00 UTC ]
Writers including Candice Carty-Williams, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Inua Ellams and Sara Jafari are to feature at Spread the Word's one-day festival, celebrating diversity and creativity in Deptford, south-east London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 08:43:25 UTC ]
Will Young has written an accessible A-Z guide on mental health, Be Yourself and Happier, for Ebury Spotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 07:27:21 UTC ]
Canbury Press has landed the first memoir by a Uyghur survivor of China’s "re-education" camps. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 06:03:11 UTC ]
Alyson Sinclair is the new owner of online literary publication the Rumpus, acquiring it from Marisa Siegel, its former managing editor and owner since 2017. Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn has been named editor-in-chief. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble sings praises for 'Anthem,' 'Good Morning America' brings on 'The Maid,' and more in this month's book club picks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Staff at independent comics and graphic novel publisher Image Comics voted January 6 to certify union representation by a vote of 7-2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has snapped up the rights to the authorised biography of business leader Ratan Tata by Thomas Mathew. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 03:56:03 UTC ]