Auto-narrated audiobooks will not replace human narration but will help "elevate" text-heavy books and help eliminate the gap between e-books and accompanying audiobooks, says Ani Attamian, head of publishing partnerships for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:45:35 UTC ]
The industry must source talent in innovative ways and focus on hiring differently and looking outside London if any tangible progress is to be made on representation, The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:33:30 UTC ]
“Our Journey Together” includes more than 300 photographs, along with captions written by the former president. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-20 00:37:09 UTC ]
His books were full of lovers, dysfunctional families, pirates and hunters, and set in locations from ancient Egypt to colonial Africa. They sold in the millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-19 23:10:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House chief Markus Dohle has said the publisher is sceptical of streaming platforms as a viable method to distribute audiobooks, following recent buyouts by audio firms. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 18:47:42 UTC ]
On Sunday night, both the 2020 and 2021 winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize accepted their awards in an in-person ceremony—including Chanel Miller, who won the 2020 Prize for nonfiction for her memoir Know My Name. Dayton, Ohio is the hometown of Brock Turner, who was convicted of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-19 18:22:33 UTC ]
Guardian sports writer whose wit and talent redefined what a football column could beIt is not customary to look forward to Monday mornings but, in the heyday of the Guardian’s print sales in the late 1970s and 80s, many readers relished Monday’s paper more than anything else.On a features page... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-11-19 17:41:00 UTC ]
Publishers and industry "gatekeepers" need to rethink and “revamp” the way they market books, authors Roxane Gay and Elizabeth Uviebinené have said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:39:30 UTC ]
Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
In “Taste Makers,” Mayukh Sen profiles successful female chefs and cookbook authors – immigrants – who made an impact on American food culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-11-19 17:00:15 UTC ]
We're officially one week out from Black Friday and it seems most retailers have launched at least a portion of their deals and sales already. You can find the exhaustive list on our deals homepage, but we've gathered the highlights here. Bose's new QuietComfort 45 headphones remain on sale for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2021-11-19 16:45:10 UTC ]
Agents should begin pivoting towards film and television as well as traditional publishing, according to Rachel Mills Literary agent Nelle Andrew. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 16:18:52 UTC ]
Greenpeace ambassador and former Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright's guide to changing habits and living more sustainably has been signed by Quercus imprint Greenfinch. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 15:44:54 UTC ]
In her essay collection “These Precious Days,” the novelist and bookstore owner explores friendship, marriage and mortality. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-19 15:41:34 UTC ]
Amazon has changed the publishing ecosystem more than anything else due to its “proprietary” capturing of data, FutureBook delegates have been told. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 15:38:24 UTC ]
Woody Holton looks beyond the founders to find who shaped the push for independence. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
The civil rights leader offers a blueprint for tackling current issues, Keisha Blain writes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
Using “genotypic scores” could level the playing field in schools, Kathryn Paige Harden argues. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
Fatima Daas’s debut book explores the writer’s conflicted identities as a lesbian, Muslim woman with an immigrant background. In France, it was an unlikely literary hit. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-19 10:21:37 UTC ]
Amazon's Fire tablets make great portable, secondary devices, or primary devices for the kids in your life. They're already pretty affordable — that's one of the best things about them — but Black Friday has knocked their prices down even more. Most Fire tablets are on sale right now, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2021-11-19 09:30:03 UTC ]