From student workshops and academic conferences to literary awards and book clubs, African American literary organizations work to support writers and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
From cool technology to book clubs to a tricky round of Jeopardy, a bookseller plays librarian for a day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 12:00:45 UTC ]
The Mueller report can be intimidating. Book clubs have emerged to get Americans to read, and engage over, the divisive publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-06-13 23:27:51 UTC ]
Authors Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp have launched GalleyMatch, a matchmaking program that gets galleys into the hands of book clubs directly from publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
June Sarpong, Sophie Mackintosh, Anton du Beke and Max Porter are some of the authors preparing to take part in this year's Bookshop Day on Saturday 6th October, according to The Booksellers Association, whose "unmissable" line-up also has children running bookshops, alongside poetry karaoke,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bushwick Book Club has everything—big performances, chapters across the country and overseas, and a podcast. All it doesn't have is a book club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Book Club Favorites," a new direct-to-consumer program, is intended to promote titles from imprints across the company deemed of particular interest to book clubs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
His Dark Materials novelist says today’s steep price cuts devalue authors’ work and cheapen the experience of readingWith more than two months to go before Philip Pullman’s long-awaited new novel from the world of His Dark Materials is published, pre-orders have sent La Belle Sauvage flying up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can the robust tradition of recommendation seen in book clubs be scaled up through digital? Nathan Hull and a Dutch company intend to find out by offering a ‘Choice.’ In our series with specialists who’ll tackle issues in the seven pivotal publishing markets of Frankfurt Book Fair’s and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over 2,000 bookshops are preparing to celebrate the UK’s inaugural Bookshop Day on Saturday 8th October with events and book clubs, according to The Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of German publisher dtv's latest initiatives is an information portal aimed at marketing their titles to the numerous book clubs around the country. The post German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The importance of book clubs to the bottom line has rebounded alongside print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Masonic Charitable Foundation, a charity funded by the Freemasons, has awarded £40,000 to help organise tactile and audio-based "Touch to See" book clubs for older blind and partially-sighted people across the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon goes Ivy League; book clubs get a store of their own; a Long Island favorite returns with a new look; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Good afternoon! There’s nothing more exciting, in journalism, than when reality confounds your expectations in ways that make you feel genuinely afraid for the future of the world. That’s what’s happening in the Republican primary race, where pundits who dismissed Donald Trump as a clown are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribd has acquired Librify, a social e-reading platform, for an undisclosed sum. Librify was founded in 2013 and launched publicly last summer as a social e-reading site for book clubs with a retail offer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin's MIRA imprint has launched a new website, BookClubbish, aimed at promoting titles suitable for book clubs and discussing pop culture. The post Harlequin’s MIRA Launches BookClubbish appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookClubbish is a new site devoted to book-and-pop-culture-related content, from titles across all publishers, to be shared with with readers, booksellers, librarians, book bloggers and book clubs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three bestselling authors discussed how book clubs have helped propel their careers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Icelandic publishing company Edda Nordic Ltd., which has been licensing books, magazines, and book clubs from Disney for nearly three decades in its home territory, has opened a North American division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]