Somewhere along the way Pearson lost her sense of humour and now finds herself at the centre of a stormWe need to talk about Allison.Thirty years ago Allison Pearson was an award-winning TV critic for the Independent. Funny and sharp. About as close to a bleeding heart north London liberal as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-18 19:10:42 UTC ]
The Bookseller has selected six books for their 46th annual Diagram Prize shortlist for The Oddest Book Title of the Year, a prize they’ve been awarding since 1978. (According to Sarah Lyall, the prize began “as a way for Bruce Robertson, co-founder of the Diagram Group, an information and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 19:09:25 UTC ]
25 of the most important cookbooks of the last 100 years, the best historical fiction of 2024, and Martin Scorcese's adaptation plans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-18 16:00:00 UTC ]
On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book Santa’s Husband: the book’s publisher, HarperCollins, was offering $2,500 (non-negotiable) for the right to use... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 13:36:53 UTC ]
Making Love to an Ancient Poem: In Conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam, by Graziano Krätli Interviews [email protected] Mon, 11/18/2024 - 07:26 In this interview focused on devotional Indian poetry (bhakti), Arundhathi Subramaniam (b. 1973)... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-11-18 13:26:54 UTC ]
Crain’s exclusive list of the largest privately held companies in New York is back, featuring 100 businesses ranked by 2023 revenue.On average, these companies saw revenue jump 15% from 2022 to 2023. Last year’s median revenue likewise increased about 15%, up to nearly $660 million.Combined,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-11-18 11:03:10 UTC ]
Some time ago–a decade at least, but it feels longer–a literary agent read a manuscript that I’d written and told me that she loved it, loved my style, but the book felt too calculated, too much like a math problem. It didn’t lack heart per se, she said, but it felt too much like a […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 09:55:11 UTC ]
The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum of around $16 million per year to license its content, according to public financial documents from IAC, the parent company of Dotdash Meredith. The figure is a minimum... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-11-18 09:18:13 UTC ]
The independent distributor of some 150 publishers will close by the middle of 2025, leaving Independent Publishers Group as the remaining independent distributor of significant size in the United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
While many Christmas titles for tots are more jingle than Jesus, some publishers are explicit about salvation and the Son of God. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
PM’s comments come as controversy continues about investigation into Telegraph columnist’s deleted tweetWhat is the Allison Pearson ‘racist’ tweet incident all about?Responding to tweets should not be the police’s first priority and forces should “concentrate on what matters most to their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-17 22:00:19 UTC ]
In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn’t read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-11-17 10:00:52 UTC ]
Force says Telegraph writer accused of inciting racial hatred, rather than committing a non-crime hate incident as she had claimedEssex police have defended their decision to investigate the Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson over a social media post, saying she is accused of “inciting racial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-16 17:13:03 UTC ]
Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operationThe Sunday Express editor, David Wooding, has become the latest top editorial executive to depart Reach, as the national and regional newspaper publisher embarks on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-16 14:19:24 UTC ]
Gabrielle Bellot on the radical and harrowing nature of being trans in Trump’s America. | Lit Hub Memoir Lili Anolik explores the tumultuous, iconic, and unmistakably literary friendship between Eve Babitz and Joan Didion. | Lit Hub Biography “I am glad not to be a Greenland shark; I don’t have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-16 11:30:58 UTC ]
B&N's book the year, Reading Rainbow gets a Prime spot, and more in today's book news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-15 20:04:44 UTC ]
The 11th edition of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair has opened its busy weekend run. The post Shanghai’s Book Fair: Bright Stands, Busy Meetings appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-15 18:47:39 UTC ]
Laughter and terror: these will most certainly be the primary contributions of a second Donald Trump administration to the national mood. To wit: a new report from Columbia Journalism Review details a letter from Trump’s lawyer sent to the New York Times and Penguin Random House seeking $10... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-15 17:45:51 UTC ]
This time of year has a lot of merry and bright things to be excited about, but it can be stressful if you’re stumped on what to get your mom, dad, best friend, coworker or kids’ teacher as a holiday gift. Whether you enjoy or dread buying gifts for people, it’s safe to say we all want to give... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-11-15 15:12:30 UTC ]
The latest Amazon Fire HD 8, updated last month and starting at $100, is a modest refresh, offering more RAM, a nominally upgraded camera and some new AI features. The general sales pitch, however, remains the same: You get a just-competent tablet for the essentials at a dirt-cheap (and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-11-15 14:19:25 UTC ]