With its divesture program behind it, the company reported solid increases in its ongoing research and learning groups in the second quarter of fiscal 2025. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Taylor Swift’s publishing gambit has paid off on the strength of her brand, with ‘The Eras Tour Book’ selling just over 814,000 copies in its first week on sale and only through Target locations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Officials at the nonprofit have decided against exercising their last option, an appeal to the Supreme Court, ending the closely-watched case over the scanning and lending of library books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
On the day of the release of ChatGPT 4.0, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted "her"--a reference to the 2013 science fiction film in which an AI chatbot named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, develops an intimate relationship with her human user. The tweet called... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-12-04 17:25:13 UTC ]
Longtime Hearst Television executive Shawn Oswald has been named president and general manager of Hearst Television's Milwaukee, Wisconsin ABC affiliate WISN. He will take over for Jan Wade, who is retiring at the end of the year. This is a return to WISN for Oswald, who... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-12-04 14:08:26 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-04 14:00:29 UTC ]
This week's new YA releases include family secrets, a nod to Zora Neale Hurston, a queer gothic romance, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-04 13:30:00 UTC ]
Mazviita Chirimuuta’s work is hailed by the Al-Rodhan jury as not overlooking the true complexity of the brain. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘This Remarkably Original Book’ n a remarkably busy season of competition announcments, the United Kingdom’s Royal Institute of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-12-04 12:38:47 UTC ]
The digital media company BuzzFeed Inc., which owns BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and the properties Tasty and First We Feast, is facing a potential $124 million debt crisis related to funds it raised in June 2021 to finance its acquisition of Complex Media. According to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-12-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
The last time I wrote a novel set in what I considered to be the present was 2009-2010. The iPhone had appeared in 2007, but it had nothing to do with my characters, who were poor or old or both and lived on the scrappy outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since then, my books have […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-04 09:56:57 UTC ]
I wrote What It’s Like in Words in my dressing room in the St Martin’s theatre in the West End whilst playing Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap, and over nine months and approximately 300 shows it occurred to me how similar the processes of writing and acting are. They may appear binary forms of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-04 09:55:59 UTC ]
Gas-industry sponsored series of stories presented as news on front page of News Corp newspapersHow can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | CommentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-04 05:37:04 UTC ]
Independent bookshops around the country are reporting that, despite a late start to the holiday season, sales last weekend were mostly on par with or better than the 2023 post-Thanksgiving weekend, with Small Business proving especially busy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The bimonthly magazine, which covers and reviews audiobooks, has named its best audiobooks of the year across nine categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year two titles shared the Book of The Year title and the top books were named in 15 categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Effective January 1, Penguin Random House will raise its entry-level salary to $51,000, from $48,000, as well as base salaries across seven other employment levels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
This year two titles shared the Book of The Year title and the top books were named in 15 categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The theologian and author will be the fifth general editor, first New Testament Scholar, and first woman to lead the 68-year-old series of commentaries and reference works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
HarperPop “will partner with high-profile brands and personalities to craft unique books for their fans and communities” under a new imprint to be overseen by executives from HarperCollins Children's Books and Morrow’s Dey Street Books imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Many writers are open to having their works used to train AI models, provided that they give permission and receive fair compensation and credit, according to a survey of 13,574 members of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]