The publisher’s new board of directors has expertise spanning the life cycle of a book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-07 14:45:23 UTC ]
Roy Schwartz’s Is Superman Circumcised?, a look at Superman’s Jewish influences, has won U.K.-based Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, beating out The Life Cycle of Russian Things: From Fish Guts to Fabergé for the honor. Is Superman Circumcised? won in a landslide, taking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 18:03:46 UTC ]
This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-11-05 11:52:23 UTC ]
Perhaps it was promising, years ago, to see the media industry booming thanks to investments by venture capital-backed funders and large media conglomerates hoping to cash in early on promising new digital media titles. But now, it's the time in the industry's life cycle for those same flashy... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-10-14 15:22:42 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books, the grassroots organization committed to promoting greater inclusivity in children’s literature and the publishing industry, hosted a discussion titled "Life Cycle of a Diverse Book" on June 1, as part of BookExpo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawing on her panoramic reading and her experiences of the authorly life cycle, Atwood surveys her trade with a mix of seriousness and gentle fun“You may find the subject a little peculiar,” warns Margaret Atwood, before she discusses the writer’s relationship with mortality. “It is a little... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]