J2 Global Acquires BabyCenter In case you missed it: late last week, Johnson & Johnson sold BabyCenter—the online parenting and pregnancy resource that claims to reach "7 in 10 new and expectant moms in the U.S." across its website, newsletters, social media channels and apps—to Everyday... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-09-06 18:12:01 UTC ]
Delia Owens wrote the bestselling book of the year so far. But before she was an author, she was known for some notorious exploits. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-07-30 20:55:21 UTC ]
Amazon has landed the rights following a reported "competitive situation" to develop a script-to-series drama based on the Jack Reacher character from Lee Child’s bestselling book series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 05:20:07 UTC ]
The combative LBC presenter on why it’s not fair to call him smug, tackling prejudice and the therapeutic powers of a good walkJames O’Brien is an award-winning radio presenter and podcaster whose current affairs phone-in show on LBC has almost a million weekly listeners. Described as “the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-09 11:00:23 UTC ]
“Dreyer’s English”, a bestselling book, is rare in being authoritative but not arrogant Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2019-02-28 15:42:15 UTC ]
Chelsea Clinton’s 2017 New York Times bestseller, “She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World,” is heading from the page to California stages next month. Announced on Wednesday, “She Persisted, the Musical” will be brought to life by Bay Area Children’s Theatre in its world premiere... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year's surprise fiction hit, Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' has taken the #1 position in Apple iBooks store, followed by the bestselling book of 2018, 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama, at #2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Another week on sale means another feather in the sales cap for Michelle Obama, whose 'Becoming' became, within two weeks, the bestselling book of 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama's 'Becoming,' now in its sixth printing, has sold more than two million units in the the U.S. and Canada in the two weeks following its November 13 publication, Penguin Random House said. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week’s headlines: Tributes pour in for former Librarian of Congress James Billington; a new report suggests library ebook lending generates reader awareness and sales; and it took just two weeks for Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' to become the year's bestselling book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has reported that Bob Woodward's 'Fear: Trump In the White House' sold more than 1,100,000 copies through its first week on sale in all formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Donald Trump has this much in common with Barack Obama: Both presidents’ first years spawned books that chronicled crises. Obama’s crisis, however, was inherited. Trump’s has been largely self-made. Trump even provided the alliterative title — “Fire and Fury” — for the book that has roiled... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Professor Barbara Oakley's massive online open courses complement her books—and vice versa. Here's how. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book “My Brilliant Friend” is headed to the small screen, courtesy of HBO and RAI, Italy’s national public broadcasting company. Set in Naples, “My Brilliant Friend” centers on Elena Greco, as she recalls her lifelong relationship with dear friend — and dear enemy —... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert James Waller famously wrote the bestselling book and film in only 11 days. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian businessman F. Ross Johnson, the former RJR Nabisco chief executive depicted as the epitome of corporate greed in the bestselling book and movie "Barbarians at the Gate," has died. He was 85. The Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center in Jupiter, Fla., said Johnson died Thursday.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barry Crump's fourth wife says she wrote the outline of the bestselling book on which the film Hunt for the Wilderpeople is based, and she wants credit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brian Selznick's bestselling book "Wonderstruck" is headed to movie screens, and Julianne Moore has signed on to the project, Deadline reports. Selznick's hefty illustrated children's books have earned him an adoring fan following. "Wonderstruck," published in 2011, followed 2007's "The Invention... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A response to inaccurate statements made by O'Reilly about 'Publishers Weekly' and his book sales history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child and Paula Hawkins gave Transworld two fiction number ones last week, with Child nabbing his 11th top spot on the Official UK Top 50 since records began. Child’s 19th Jack Reacher book, Personal (Bantam), sold 31,994 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market, shifting... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]