When NASA sends its next mission to Mars on May 5, from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, Calif., it will be the first ever interplanetary launch from the West Coast. If skies are clear, Californians from San Diego to Bakersfield will be able to watch an Atlas rocket rise vertically from its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Family, friends and public safety colleagues will gather Saturday to salute a firefighter from Escondido who lost his life facing down the largest wildfire in California history. The private 10 a.m. service at the Rock Church in Point Loma will honor Cal Fire engineer Cory Iverson, who served the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the last few years, manga publishers have been shifting their focus and exhibition marketing dollars to Anime Expo, a major show focused on manga, anime and Japanese pop culture based in L.A., over the San Diego Comic-Con International. The trend continued this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Books, the e-commerce giant’s seemingly incongruous bricks-and-mortar venture, is now open in San Diego. The store marks the company’s second foray into offline retail. The 3,500-square-foot shop at a mall in the University City neighborhood premiered with little fanfare Sept. 7 and is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is opening a second physical bookshop this summer, it has been confirmed, after new signage was spotted outside the shop’s future premises at open air shopping centre Westfield UTC in San Diego, California. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's second brick-and-mortar bookstore will open in San Diego this summer, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The final sign of the bookstore was just that — a sign. Signage over construction in the University Towne Center Mall in San Diego reads, "Coming this summer — Amazon books." Last... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
After opening its first physical bookstore last year in Seattle, Amazon is opening a second bricks and mortar outpost in San Diego, Calif. 'The San Diego Union Tribune' reported that the new store will open this summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
After debuting its first physical bookstore in Seattle last year, Amazon is expanding its footprint with a second location.Amazon is building a second brick-and-mortar bookstore in a San Diego mall, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports, with plans to open the store this summer. The new location... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and the other in 2016. Jaelyn Valencia was born New Year's Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day. Join the conversation on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), based in Mexico City, is one of the largest publishers in Latin America and has had an office in San Diego since 1990. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tens of thousands of pop culture fans descended on San Diego July 8-12 and PW Comics World was around all weekend at Comic-Con Internattional: San Diego, the biggest pop culture convention in North America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the first full day of Comic-Con unfolded in San Diego, one of the biggest stories is the continuing push, from publishers, to release more diverse material for a wider audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the recent annual meeting of religion scholars in San Diego, publishing professionals gave aspiring academic authors cold-eyed advice on how to--and how not to--get published. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Religion scholars met before Thanksgiving in San Diego to exchange ideas, find books for their courses, and stock their personal libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The circus came to town, yet again: this year’s Comic-Con: International ran from Wednesday through Sunday, July 23–27 and brought 130,000 attendees, hundreds of exhibitors, and thousands of professionals to San Diego, Calif. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major book publishers such as Penguin Random House and HarperCollins are once again investing heavily in promotional materials for the five days of Comic-Con International: San Diego, held at the San Diego Convention Center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.H. WIlliams III in Merced, CA; Corinne Mucha in Chicago, IL; Comic-Con International: San Diego, CA Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hoping to counter the glut of show-biz razzle dazzle at Comic-Con in San Diego with some comic book firepower, Image Comics has announced the third Image Expo, an all-Image Comics media day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Entries for the 2014 Will Eisner Awards for the best comics and graphic novels published during 2013 are being accepted by Jackie Estrada, administrator of the Eisner Awards under Comic-Con International: San Diego. Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 17, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Patricia Churchland, a neurophilosopher at the University of California at San Diego, says our hopes, loves and very existence are just elaborate functions of a complicated mass of grey tissue. Accepting that can be hard, but what we know should inspire us, not scare us. Her most recent book is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]