The beloved Guardian writer finished Holding Tight, Letting Go before she died of cancer earlier this yearA memoir by the late journalist Sarah Hughes, who died from cancer earlier this year, will be published next March, tackling topics from planning your own funeral to the importance of trashy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-13 14:25:04 UTC ]
John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, founders of Get Lifted Film Co., are joining the independent publishing company Zando with their own imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-13 14:00:39 UTC ]
A student of mine was writing a memoir about being in an abusive marriage. She’d divorced her husband in middle age and returned to college, and her prose was stark and beautiful. After a few months, however, her classmates grew restless. “He was horrible,” they said. “A bullying jerk.” Still,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-13 09:51:42 UTC ]
We have entered the month of December, and therefore, everyone who lives and works on the internet is contractually obligated to tell you which books published in the last twelve months were their favorites. Alas, Literary Hub is no exception—but at least we collectively read a lot of good books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-13 09:51:19 UTC ]
Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (The Waiting) and Alexander Chee (How to Write An Autobiographical Novel) spoke to one another as part of D+Q Live, a fall event series by the graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The driving force behind November’s conversation was Gendry-Kim’s second... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-13 09:49:57 UTC ]
Scholastic has landed a new Tom Gates book by Liz Pichon which aims to get everyone drawing in the UK as part of a national campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 08:19:08 UTC ]
Now in its second year, the publisher-owned Fraktura Bookshop serves as a hub of literary events and trusted recommendations in Zagreb. The post Croatian Publisher Fraktura and Its Bookshop: ‘To Present Quality Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-13 07:33:12 UTC ]
Indie publisher Oneworld has created an audio list, which will launch with three titles from across its imprints. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 07:18:08 UTC ]
After Vivendi finishes acquiring additional shares of Lagardère this week, it will own a 45.1% stake in the company, forcing Vivendi to make a tender offer for all remaining shares. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rice, whose books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, died of complications from a stroke on December 11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Norton has appointed Brendan Curry to the newly-created role of director of the publisher's trade group, in which Curry will have oversight of all of Norton's five trade imprints. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Greg Tate, acclaimed author, journalist, cultural critic, musician, activist, and professor, died on December 7 in New York City. He was 64. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Singer John Legend and members of the Get Lifted Film Company have partnered with Zando to form a new imprint, Get Lifted Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House is disputing the U.S. Department of Justice's main argument in the government's lawsuit to block PRH’s acquisition of S&S, namely that the merger would lead to "substantial harm to authors of anticipated top-selling books and ultimately, consumers.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic UK has announced a global publishing deal with 9 Story Media Group and Karma’s World Entertainment for a new Netflix series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 02:29:44 UTC ]
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2021/12/olga-tokarczuks-the-books-of-jacob-an-epic-that-sinks-under-the-weight-of-factsThis week in fiction, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk (Fitzcarraldo) continued to be covered in the newspapers, picking up mentions in the Telegraph and New... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 02:10:37 UTC ]
Profile has acquired the Cundill History Prize-winning Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast, a "gripping and immersive" work of history uncovering a little-known slave revolt, by Marjoleine Kars. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 00:06:45 UTC ]
Abby Voss has won the inaugural Searchlight Awards Best Children’s Bedtime Story Competition with her picture book text "The Witch Who Couldn’t Spell". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-12 23:12:07 UTC ]
The American author Anne Rice, best known for Interview with the Vampire, has died aged 80 with Chatto & Windus paying tribute to the "true one-off". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-12 22:02:56 UTC ]
“What’s a Bookstagram?” I’m asked, and it’s difficult to provide a straight answer that adequately summarises everything this platform does. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-12 21:36:57 UTC ]