With a fresh voice and a winning cast, this Netflix update of the popular book series is the throwback that 2020 needs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-07-02 14:27:22 UTC ]
While the London Book Fair remains on schedule, one of Germany’s most popular book events has succumbed today to the pressure connected with the spread of the new coronavirus. The news that Leipziger Buchmesse, scheduled to run from March 12th-15th, has been cancelled has spread like wildfire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 18:20:14 UTC ]
City officials are going after a group of landlords for operating a ring of illegal short term rentals that they marketed on popular booking sites including Airbnb, Booking.com and Homeaway.com. The... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-20 17:52:51 UTC ]
City officials are going after a group of landlords, accusing them of operating a ring of illegal short-term rentals that they marketed on popular booking sites including Airbnb, booking.com and... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-20 17:52:51 UTC ]
Like previous government documents, the Mueller Report was so highly anticipated that it become a popular book even though anyone can read it for free. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-05-02 09:56:47 UTC ]
The rich remain: The Atlantic’s recent cover story rehashes a popular book to make the argument that it’s the 9.9 percent, not the richest among us, who are responsible for the inequality problem in the United States. Jordan Weissmann explains why blaming suburban professional overachievers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by solid gains through the retail and club channel, unit sales of print books rose 7% this Christmas week over last year. 'The Getaway' remained the season's most popular book, while Rupi Kaur sold a combined 136,000 copies of her two books in the week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The most popular book in Apple's iBooks store is erstwhile Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton's tell-all, 'What Happened,' which unseated Stephen King's 'It' for the #1 slot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fans of the popular book and film franchise The Hunger Games will recognize the hand signal instantly: the middle three fingers of the hand, raised to the sky. A gesture of resistance against the repressive government in the fictional world of Panem, it has now become a very real symbol of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist John Grisham talks about his return to Ford County in 'Sycamore Row' and an unpleasant stint as a politician.John Grisham is the world's most successful author of legal thrillers (and one baseball novel, last year's "Calico Joe") with sales of more than 275 million copies to his credit.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jojo Moyes' latest novel, 'The Girl You Left Behind,' is a tale of two unsinkable women generations apart and the painting that connects them.At first glance, Jojo Moyes' third novel, "The Girl You Left Behind," bears a striking resemblance to a popular book for kids: "The Daring Book for Girls"... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some classic public domain books for the Nook appear to be stripped of any mention of the word "Kindle," no matter what the context, resulting in some odd reading.One blogger recently discovered that his downloaded 99-cent Nook version of War and Peace, ported by Superior Formatting Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 15:22 David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder), the adaptation of which hits cinemas later this week, was comfortably the bestselling book at UK booksellers last week. The novel, first published in 2009, sold 60,410 copies across all printed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]