The Fort Smith, Ark.–based small press is committed to publishing books by Mid-South writers that are accessible to readers everywhere. Publisher Casie Dodd hopes that its newly inked distribution deal with IPG will help make this goal a reality. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen Prothero, author of 'God the Bestseller: How One Editor Transformed American Religion a Book at a Time' (HarperOne, Mar. 14), explores Eugene Exman's role in publishing books that remade America's religious life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
On today’s episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan is joined by Marjana Savka and Victoria Amelina from Ukraine, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, what it’s like publishing books in Ukraine right now, and what we can still do to support the Ukrainian efforts against Russia. From... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-15 08:49:47 UTC ]
Iowa's Ice Cube Press finished 2021, its 30th anniversary, with a solid increase in sales over 2020. Steve Semken started the press to showcase local Iowa stories as well publishing books that document changes in rural America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Siv Bublitz, speaking in the digital Frankfurt Conference on Oct 12, has led S. Fischer to optimize its editorial and book publishing strategy. The post A Frankfurt Conference Interview: Siv Bublitz on Publishing ‘Books That Speak to Each Other’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-10 01:16:33 UTC ]
This piece was going to be about the art of editing and how vital this is for career progression. It was going to talk about the challenge faced by young editors to get editing hours under their belt. The day-to-day job of publishing books, all the marketing and the admin, means that editing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-09 21:01:40 UTC ]
What is The Green New Deal, and why is everyone publishing books about it? Get the deets on this climate plan and the reading list here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-20 10:39:24 UTC ]
In Publishers Weekly, Sally Lodge reports that HarperCollins Children’s Books will be launching a new imprint “devoted to publishing books by Native creators that introduce young Native protagonists and showcase the present and future of Indian Country.” Heartdrum is currently scheduled to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 14:30:41 UTC ]
This fall, four indie presses distributed by Consortium Books & Distribution are expanding beyond their well-established adult niches by publishing books for young readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the nearly half-century that the Boston-based David R. Godine has been publishing books, no book has ever been relaunched—until now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jessica Kingsley Publishers is releasing 30 Years of Social Change, a collection of original essays exploring the past, present and future of many of the helping or altruistic professions, to mark 30 years of publishing books on social justice and difference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot air and rightwing controversy fuel social media and fill column inches, but there’s no evidence they make people buy books. Quite the oppositePublishing has always been a controversial industry. Its history of banned books, lawsuits and angry letters wouldn’t look out of place in the most... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In addition to launching the Christian Writers Institute (CWI), a website offering classes for writers in a range of formats, literary agent Steve Laube is now publishing books under a new CWI imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The University of Regina Press has made a name for itself by publishing books about Cree, an indigenous language from Canada's aboriginal culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing books for the Star Wars franchise requires a understanding of interlocking multiverses, authorized storylines — and it hasn't always gone smoothly. The post Understanding the Complex World of Star Wars Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everyone is the poorer for publishers' widespread assumption that nobody wants to read about this part of societyI have spent the last 25 years selling and then publishing books, so I read with interest Melvyn Bragg's recent comments on working-class characters in fiction being stereotyped and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Who are the Beatles?" The question ricocheted across Twitter during the 2014 Grammy Awards, where Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited to perform.It's an absurd question, even from those barely old enough to tweet. The Beatles' official Twitter account has more than 2 million followers. Paul... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Layton, Utah publisher Gibbs Smith has a well-deserved reputation for publishing books that celebrate the American West, and company founder Gibbs Smith is high on a fall book that takes a different look at the region and its culture. West, set for release November 1, is by the Swedish team... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]