NPR and Audible veteran Eric Nuzum, who has produced 130 podcasts, has created a book on podcasting basics, Make Noise (Workman, Dec.). Here he talks about what distinguishes the best podcasts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Although she began her career as a novelist, Marjorie Liu, who teaches comic book writing at MIT, says 'Monstress'(Image Comics), cocreated with artist Sana Takeda, could only be a comic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A woman untangles the dark legacy of her family’s possessions in a hard-luck South Carolina cotton town in Andrea Bobotis’s first novel, 'The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt' (Sourcebooks, July). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Karl Marlantes, the much-decorated war veteran and Rhodes Scholar, made his name in publishing writing about war. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A bookseller once said that readers think they love writers, but without knowing it, they love editors just as much. That notion is at the foundation of Avid Reader Press, the newly announced Simon & Schuster imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
For 20-some years, Adam Rippon’s life was dominated by figure skating. Then, after snagging a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the team, he announced his retirement from the professional sphere. To transition between that fierce, competition-fueled era and the next uncertain... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Marc Gian, the author of 'The Inner World of Night Dreams: Use Your Dreams to Expand Your Awareness in Waking Life to Become the Best Version of Yourself' (CICO Books, Sept.) has spent more than 20 years working in the field of health and assisting others in well-being. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'Talking to Strangers' (Little, Brown, Sept.), Gladwell goes in search of an answer to the question at the root of his obsession with the case of Sandra Bland: “What happens when we have to deal with the unfamiliar?” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 'In Conversation: Rowan Williams and Greg Garrett' (Church Publishing, May), Greg Garrett discusses faith, politics, art, writing, and culture with Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Will "political fatigue" end publishers' six year streak of print sales growth? At a late morning session dubbed The State of the Publishing Industry Today, David Walter, executive director, client development for NPD Books, told BookExpo attendees that growth in print sales is trending down,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Murphy says that she was inspired to write for a younger age group because of the reception she received for 'Dumplin' ', which is about what it’s like to exist in a fatter body. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
“It was all about the story. The story I couldn’t stop thinking about, the one I was the most excited to write,” says Sarah J. Maas, best known for her two YA series Throne of Glass and Court of Thorns and Roses, of her decision to create her first epic fantasy series for adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
John Hodgman is an unlikely guy to become famous, and he knows it. “Anyone who has looked at my face knows that my destiny was not to be in film. I can only play villains and creeps because I look weird on camera,” he says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rainbow Rowell says that she is happiest and most productive when writing in different genres for varied audiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year marks the fifth anniversary of PW Star Watch, a partnership between 'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Every summer since 2016, Fiona Davis has delighted readers with her historical fiction set in Manhattan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]