Through a deal with Apple, titles selected for the club will be promoted in the tech giant's bookstore, and authors of those books selected will be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in a new series that will stream on Apple's new streaming service, Apple TV+. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
While indies throughout the country reported varying sales figures for Michelle Obama's highly-anticipated memoir, Chicago indies reported stratospheric first-day sales as Obama launched her national book tour there with Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colson Whitehead won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in fiction Monday for “The Underground Railroad.” It caps a sweep of accolades that the book has received since its publication by Doubleday in August 2016, including winning the National Book Award in November and being selected by Oprah Winfrey for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah WInfrey's first cookbook, 'Food, Health, and Happiness,' is the #1 book in the country. Plus comics anthology 'Love Is Love,' a tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting, debuts on our list, and the 'Fifty Shades Darker' movie whips up fan enthusiasm. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes time to woo potential advertisers, TV networks have their upfronts, digital publishers have their NewFronts and, for the past several years, Hearst Magazines has hosted an annual MagFront. On Tuesday, the company hosted its fourth MagFront presentation at Hearst Tower, previewing... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to publish Oprah Winfrey’s first cookbook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
"It's a great time to be marketed to as a woman," said Jonathan Adams, chief digital officer, Maxus Americas.If most women wouldn't measure an era in those terms, exactly, it's true that nearly every month publishers roll out a digital media product aimed at them and the marketers that sell to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan's Flatiron Books has announced that it will be publishing a memoir by Oprah Winfrey, and that the book, called 'The Life You Want,' will be the lead title in a new nonfiction imprint dedicated to titles selected by the media magnate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement was once enough to boost books to bestseller lists and send sales soaring of products dubbed her “favorite things.”Now Weight Watchers International Inc. is counting on that influence to propel its waning weight-loss brand past the competition of free diet and fitness... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two Roads has acquired a début novel that has been picked by Oprah Winfrey for her Book Club 2.0. Lisa Highton bought British Commonwealth rights excluding Canada to Ruby by Cynthia Bond from Lance Fitzgerald at Crown US. Ruby is an “epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Zuckerberg is not Oprah Winfrey. It may not matter to publishing folk, though. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Audio has announced that Oprah Winfrey is in the studio narrating the audiobook for "What I Know For Sure." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Invention of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd is receiving rave reviews and was recently selected as the latest pick for Oprah Winfrey's revamped book club. But how much of the book actually comes from history? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd.Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lance Armstrong's memoir, "It's Not About The Bike" is the focus of a class-action lawsuit filed this week in California on behalf of unhappy readers.For years, Lance Armstrong denied he had used performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tours de France. There had been accusations; he'd even been... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,' a first novel for author Ayana Mathis, has become the latest book chosen for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club 2.0. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
After two years, Oprah Winfrey's highly influential book club is being revived, with "Wild," by Cheryl Strayed, as the first selection. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]