Founded in 1918 in New York City, Church Publishing Inc. is celebrating its first century this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Before Alice Waters, Mark Bittman, or Food Network star Ina Garten, there was Edna Lewis (1916–2006). The granddaughter of former slaves, she gained renown for her cooking and cookbooks that revived refined Southern cooking. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years ago Matthew Lore, who had been v-p and executive editor at Da Capo Press, teamed up with his business partner, Peter Burri, to found the Experiment. The press’s mission is to have a list in which “every book is a test of new ideas.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Original Stories, a new imprint dedicated to short digital fiction and nonfiction, released its first collection, 'The Real Thing,' yesterday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quirk began publishing graphic novels this May and the indie publisher has plans to steadily add more books in formats over the next few years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rounding up this year's big books of BookExpo, according to booksellers on the show floor, range from the former first lady's upcoming memoir to a work of autofiction written by a convicted bank robber. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Good public policy,' the Association of American Publishers says at BookExpo, includes "good copyright policy.' And the Authors Guild is producing a new, major survey of authors' earnings. The post At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’ appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Your competitors like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Audible,' publishers will hear this year at BookExpo and the rival rights fair, 'are more than willing to fill the gap.' The post As BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Open: Warnings for Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the New York Rights Fair, panelists explored the proud tradition of Scandinavian crime fiction and its ongoing evolution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
After introducing Amazon Original Stories last fall for short works of fiction and nonfiction, the digital imprint is adding a new line, Collections, which brings together one or more pieces of fiction and nonfiction from a single writer or a group of writers that are tied together thematically. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once more, downloaded audiobooks are the format leader, up 32.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report. The post As BookExpo Approaches, US Publishers Cite Revenue Up In First Quarter of the Year appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
While most publishers at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week are there as attendees, a growing number of houses are participating as exhibitors as well. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Presented by Publishers Weekly, the 2017 BookExpo Librarians' Lounge offers a place for librarians to relax, as well as a strong slate of exclusive programming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A wartime tale with a Senegalese protagonist in France, a generational family drama from Georgian author Nino Haratischwili, a Catalan classic, two books for young readers, and the Orient Express with Agatha Christie aboard—all are in our pre-BookExpo rights roundup. The post Rights Roundup:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
During BookExpo at the Javits Center next week, trade visitors and rights specialists will be in two different parts of the city, as the New York Rights Fair makes its debut at the Manhattan Pavilion. The post The New York Rights Fair Changes the Rights Floorplan at BookExpo appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK’s sales are up 1.4% in the first quarter of 2018, spurred on by Michael Wolff's January bestseller Fire and Fury (Little, Brown Book Group). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The third year of the International Alliance of Independent Publishers' Tehran Book Fair Uncensored program includes an anthology of writings censored in Iran but not yet published outside the country. The post ‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ Adds an Anthology of Writings Forbidden in Iran... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Beijing International Book Fair's newly dedicated children's book program is announcing a partnership with exposition giant UBM to expand the fair's licensing opportunities. The post UBM Partnership Adds Children’s Books Rights and Licensing to Beijing Book Fair appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Cannes, Voltage is handling world rights to the film adaptation of Anna Todd's 'After' from Wattpad Studios. In New York, a newly announced panel with the Motion Picture Association and AAP looks at film collaborations. The post BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ Names Telles,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year, BookExpo is the place for librarians to connect with the books and authors their patrons will be clamoring for. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]