There is no clear path yet for nonfungible tokens in the book world, explains Bill Rosenblatt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Brand has always been a complex thing in the book world. Most publishers lack widespread brand recognition beyond the industry, with the obvious exception of Penguin. Many prefer to dilute their brand with numerous sub-brands in the form of imprints, rather than consolidate under one bigger... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-11 13:19:53 UTC ]
Has this Google lawyer written the book of the year? The part-time author talks about the inspiration for her thriller about siblings who flee abusive parents and their ‘house of horror’Abigail Dean was about to turn 30 when she suddenly realised that her job as a lawyer was using up all the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-01-25 06:00:07 UTC ]
Dust off your formal wear and break out the bubbly because the National Book Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars of the book world) are nearly upon us. Yes, in just a few short hours, five dumbstruck authors will be fêted, garlanded, and welcomed into the American literary pantheon. For those of you... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-18 17:04:53 UTC ]
Apparently, this week is the Super Bowl for the book world (or at least the book world media). Which means you need to do two things to prepare: assemble your snacks (check) and place your bets. Six novels are up for the Booker Prize, the biggest literary prize in the UK, which comes complete... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-18 14:30:15 UTC ]
Are you happy in your current book world job? Do you arise each morning with a sense of purpose? Does social isolation, political turmoil, and inclement fall weather agree with you? Can you turn up to work barefoot and go snorkeling on your lunch break? If you answered “no” to any of the above... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 16:47:43 UTC ]
When a group of thieves stole $3.2 million worth of rare books from a London warehouse in 2017, including seminal scientific texts by Isaac Newton and Galileo, they shocked the antiquarian book world and inspired a number of theories about what had happened. Who would target such rare... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-18 17:44:04 UTC ]
Last week was a relatively quiet one in the book world, with unit sales of print books falling 0.9% from the week ended August 15 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Check out these bookish tools that you can incorporate into your life to keep up to date on the book world and stay focused on your reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-01 10:34:41 UTC ]
It kept happening. On Twitter, on Facebook, in your WhatsApp chats. The bookish people you know, the introverts, declaring that lockdown would give them more time to read. Or the people who know you, and know that you might be bookish, declaring that you’d got a head start on them in terms of... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-29 15:15:00 UTC ]
We talked with five middle grade editors about upcoming titles they are looking forward to introducing to the children’s book world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The S&S CEO left behind a prospering publishing company and earned the respect and affection of the book world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Book groups are a massive force in the book world - but also a mystery. We don’t even know how many exist. Reading Groups for Everyone (which is part of The Reading Agency) has collated a list of 10,000 online and offline book groups in the UK. But academic surveys suggest that the real figure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 06:17:00 UTC ]
The fourth annual On Air Fest, held earlier this month in Brooklyn, prominently featured a number of figures and institutions from the book world, reflecting a growing publishing and literary presence in the podcast sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
An author examines how tours canceled due to Covid-19 impact all parts of the book world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke to the director of a new documentary on the world of antiquarian bookselling about how the movie came about, what the future of the rare book world looks like to him, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
From international book fairs to book manufacturing, the virus is causing lots of disruptions in the book world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
London-based charity the Literacy Pirates is appealing for more people from the book world to volunteer their skills to help young people. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 04:47:16 UTC ]
The book world can be a small one. We're playing a game of six degrees of separation, starting with Gabriel García Márquez, ending with Susan Sontag. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-26 10:41:27 UTC ]
As the book world grieves the loss of legendary author Toni Morrison, many writers and readers took to Twitter to recognize her legacy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-12 10:33:56 UTC ]