Joseph Earl Thomas won this year’s Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for his book God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer. Congratulations! The novel has made it onto several best-of-2024 lists, and has been praised as “a powerful examination of every day black life–of health and sex, race and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-11 16:36:55 UTC ]
Our favorite books of the year, TIME's top 10 nonfiction picks, the old self-help book hitting bestseller lists, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-11 16:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-11 14:00:17 UTC ]
This week's new YA releases include a queer spin on THE PRINCESS DIARIES, dangerous woods, a little revenge, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-11 13:00:00 UTC ]
Dr. Guy Leschziner explores the science behind the more unsavory aspects of our personalities. | Lit Hub Science Sara B. Franklin on reading children’s lit in troubled times | Lit Hub Memoir What do we really need from our literary heroes? | Lit Hub Memoir “Every food tells a story, and like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-11 11:30:59 UTC ]
Emergence Magazine is an online publication with annual print edition exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. As we experience the desecration of our lands and waters, the extinguishing of species, and a loss of sacred connection to the Earth, we look to emerging... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-11 09:17:07 UTC ]
Johnson, who served nearly half a century as president of Bethany House Publishers, is widely credited with helping establish Christian fiction as a powerful publishing category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
For the second year in a row, the top spot on our annual graphic novel critics poll is shared by two titles which, while distinctive in style, share remarkably similar themes, delving into the inheritance of trauma across generations and the fraught dynamics of mothers and daughters. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks is moving more directly into international markets with its fast-growing Bloom Books, launching imprints in multiple international markets to publish translations of the imprint’s romance titles by entrepreneurial authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Another big year in the comics business saw traditional book publishers continue to increase their investment in the medium as publishers of all shapes and sizes doubled down on manga and webcomics in print. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will distribute all titles published by Boom! Studios, which it acquired this August, starting next July, taking over distribution to the bookstore trade from Simon & Schuster and to the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO, who took the reins at Abrams two years ago, has amped up digital marketing initiatives at the publisher while doubling down on publishing into such trends as books-as-objects and manga. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Deluxe editions of popular titles are driving sales of print books this holiday season, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said at a media conference this week, adding that the company is looking into how it might use various AI-driven products to enhance its business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The cartoonist and filmmaker’s first graphic novel in more than a decade is a dazzling post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
The independent comics festival, which runs December 14-15 this year, returns live and in-person to the City of Angels for the first time since 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rose (a.k.a. Melisse Shapiro), an early advocate for self-publishing as well a bestselling author and book marketer, died unexpectedly on December 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump's appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press with Kristen... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-12-10 21:44:39 UTC ]
Parmy Olson's book on battle between AI firms wins the 2024 FT Schroders Business Book of the Year award in London. The post UK: Parmy Olson’s ‘Supremacy’ Wins the FT and Schroders Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-12-10 20:39:01 UTC ]
Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the UK writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledgedThe Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on celebrities and the publishing industry to properly acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly those aimed at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-10 16:42:22 UTC ]
Elsevier investigates journals by scientist who created discredited rankings of countries’ intelligenceA leading academic publisher is reviewing its decision to publish research papers by the late British professor Richard Lynn, an influential figure in the discredited field of “race science”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-10 14:14:49 UTC ]