Nivia Evans, editor at Orbit Books, was named PW Star Watch Superstar at a virtual celebration held over Zoom by Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell nearly 20% in the first six months of 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse have extended the 2020 Star Watch deadline for submission to July 15, 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
In tribute to the memory of George Floyd, who died at the hands of the Minneapolis police, and in support of the worldwide outcry over his death, we present this list—compiled by the comics editors at Publishers Weekly —of graphic titles about African American life and history. The titles here... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-06-16 16:00:22 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly has been providing news to book businesses since 1872, weathering many world crises since then. While the coronavirus pandemic brings new challenges to the magazine and the book industry it serves, current technologies are enabling the publisher to adapt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2020-04-09 16:57:30 UTC ]
Nominations are now open for the sixth annual PW Star Watch program, organized by Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Khulood Al Mu’alla Khulood Al Mu’alla was chosen this year as an honorary member of the Costa Rica Poetry Foundation and advisor to the International Poetry Festival of Costa Rica. She was honoured along with three poets as part of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Poets of... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-01-27 10:55:59 UTC ]
Publishers Weekly and BookBrunch, the daily online news service for the U.K., have launched the Selfies book awards for self-published authors in the United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
After beginning 2019 with 10 companies, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index was down to only eight members at the close of the year, losing Barnes & Noble and Simon & Schuster. The remaining companies saw their combined stock price decline by 9%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Sonny Mehta arrived in New York from Pan in 1987, hand-picked by Bob Gottlieb to succeed him as only the third editor-in-chief in the history of Alfred A Knopf. Our paths inevitably crossed after I became book news editor of Publishers Weekly two years later. I’d worked in London publishing, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-01 18:26:58 UTC ]
New York Comic Con 2019 was held October 3-6 at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans attending the annual celebration of comics, graphic novels and popular culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
The San Diego Comic-Con International, held July 17-21 at the San Diego Convention Center, marked its 50th anniversary, celebrating the show’s rise from small gathering of fans to a showcase for global pop culture. Publishers Weekly was there to capture images of the events, artists, publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins’ Martha Ashby has snapped up a novel about "women’s bodily autonomy, motherhood and societal expectations" from American author and Publishers Weekly reviewer Donna Freitas in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 18:53:46 UTC ]