Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Mullen has been playing with genres for a long time. He has mixed historical fiction with magical realism, played with the spy novel, and is now mixing a police procedural with a fact-based piece of historical fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two mainstays of children’s publishing have teamed up to create a picture book, "In Plain Sight" (Roaring Brook, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A husband-and-wife duo preps to open a new bookstore in Washington state; NYC's Book Culture cozies up to the NYRB; Rainy Day Books goes Scottish; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New book from Sir Brian Vickers claims the revisionist movement that believes the Bard shortened the text himself is mistakenAs the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of his death, battle lines are quietly being drawn in the world of Shakespeare scholarship over the text of King Lear.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Italian thriller about an American investigating a decades-old murder emerges as one of the big pre-London Book Fair titles. Deals for the book have already closed in 16 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A North Carolina store adds a West Coast location; a California bookseller considers closing; and a veteran Minnesota bookseller prepares to call it quits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jackson, currently v-p and executive editor of PRH's Spiegel & Grau imprint, has been named publisher of One World. The pioneering multicultural imprint, which had been inactive, will relaunch with a new list in fall 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins nabs a book about video game development, Scribner signs a picture book author for an adult title about birding, Other Press buys a book about a Boko Haram captive, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece, plus Chester Brown's latest graphic novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Laguna Beach’ alum Lauren Conrad’s latest lifestyle guide celebrates its debut at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus new books by Peggy Orenstein and Augusten Burroughs talk about sex, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired All the Good Things: a "major" debut novel by Clare Sita Fisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Supreme Court delays Google decision and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By weighing in on the Great Bat Flip Controversy, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper fundamentally changed one of the most heated arguments in sports. Trout said he would not flip his bat after hitting home runs, placing himself on the opposite end of the ideological spectrum from Harper, the reigning... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the first of a new series, Nick Barreto, co-founder of new digital publisher Canelo, shares five things inspiring him to think and work differently right now. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers and publishers met up in Denver, Colo., from Jan. 23-26, for the 11th annual ABA Winter Institute. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian scriptwriter Shirley Barrett's début novel Rush Oh! immerses itself in the early 20th-century New South Wales whaling community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the final day of the show, small and university presses promoted their offerings to booksellers at a luncheon and closing reception. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"I'm the 'say yes guy,' the inspiration guy," said Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medalist for 'The Crossover,' on the third and final day of WI 11 in Denver, at a breakfast keynote. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The central problem is still with us,” Authors United founder Douglas Preston said, referring to Amazon, at a Winter Institute session called Authors, Agents, and Booksellers--United for a Fair Marketplace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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