At a panel called "Women in Comics" held at the L.A. Public Library, five women comics creators discuss how gender and minority diversity in the pop culture industries has improved, and how much more work needs to be done. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rebranding efforts in libraries are not uncommon, but a recent, ill-fated bid to rebrand the Seattle Public Library generated a public controversy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five years ago, in a 2010 BEA preview article for PW, Sachem (N.Y.) Public Library’s Lauren Gilbert playfully dubbed librarians the Rodney Dangerfields of BookExpo America—the “dowdy, poor relations” who get no respect at the publishing family reunion that is BEA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert Dawson, author of "The Public Library: A Photographic Essay" (Princeton Architectural Press, 9781616892173), will appear on "Weekend Edition Saturday" on Saturday, April 12. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
ReadersFirst was born because libraries need to have in-house ebook collections,” explains Rachel Wood of the Arlington Va. Public Library, a member of the Leadership Working Group of ReadersFirst, an international coalition of libraries that have banded together to set down principles,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A public library in Franklin, Tennessee has launched its own publishing imprint, Academy Park Press, using the IngramSpark platform for distribution and print-on-demand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is what's known in online circles as a world–class troll. For the uninitiated, a troll is someone who expresses a controversial and often contrarian opinion in order to get a rise out of people and draw attention to himself. If someone is widely... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]