5 Reports from the Front Lines of Climate Change

Through reportage, memoir, and critique, authors deliver firsthand accounts of a planet in crisis. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #front lines #climate change

Other news stories related to: "5 Reports from the Front Lines of Climate Change"


Lessons from Black publishing pioneers must catalyse lasting change in the trade

In the midst of Black History Month, the legacy of a number of Black publishers are remembered—and those they paved the way for call for further progress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-30 00:33:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Nobrow lines up three further Hilda adventures as Netflix adaptation enters second series

​Nobrow will next month release three further Hilda books to tie in with the release of the second TV series starring the character on Netflix.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 22:16:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #month release


A Guide to Conquering Your Demons With 5 Mathematical Sci-Fi Books

These mathematical science fiction books use mathematics in world-building to advance the plot and build characters. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-28 10:37:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #science fiction


Experts Say Covid Will Change Book Shopping Patterns Forever

Speakers on a panel organized by the Book Manufacturers Institute agreed that the Covid-19 experience will likely permanently change the way consumers shop for books and that all aspects of publishing will need to adapt to the new landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Jones, Trollope and Reichs in Richard & Judy Christmas line-up

Tayari Jones, Joanna Trollope and Kathy Reichs are among the authors selected for Richard & Judy's Christmas Book Club, which this year is dominated by thrillers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 09:21:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #richard judy #joanna trollope #tayari jones


Frankfurt Report: Italian Book Market Narrows Its Losses

The Italian Publishers Association's Ricardo Franco Levi and his staff in Milan report on progress in one of Europe's hardest hit markets. The post Frankfurt Report: Italian Book Market Narrows Its Losses appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-15 15:25:47 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book market #publishers association's


Google applies its AI tech to reporting with 'Journalist Studio' tools

Since introducing the Google News Initiative in 2018, the company has used the $300 million journalism project to fight disinformation and help publishers make money. Now, Google is also investing in journalism-specific software with Journalist Studi... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-10-14 11:00:47 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #publishers make


Former Republican congressman says Murdoch's media outlets fuelling 'climate rejectionism'

Bob Inglis tells Australian thinktank that Fox News and Wall Street Journal are holding back progress on climate A former Republican congressman has blamed Rupert Murdoch’s media outlets for fuelling “climate rejectionism” among conservatives, suggesting they could be part of the reason why the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-10-14 08:57:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #news corp #event hosted #fox corporation #media outlets #fox news


Monday line-up for virtual Futurebook announced

FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference, has announced the first speakers for its five-day virtual event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:00:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Fox News Is Launching a Book Line

Fox News has created Fox News Books and signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, whose Broadside Books will oversee the imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #broadside books #three-book deal #book line #fox news


AI to benefit academic publishers the most, says PA report

A report compiled by the Publishers Association has found that one in six publishers think Artificial Intelligence will bring about "significant" change for the industry, with academic publishers set to benefit the most. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-06 21:50:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #publishers association #artificial intelligence


This Week's Bestsellers: October 5, 2020

‘Hyperbole and a Half’ cartoonist Allie Brosh has the #3 book in the country with ‘Solutions and Other Problems.’ Plus ‘My Own Words,’ a 2016 collection of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s writings, is the #7 book in the county, and a trio of new recipe collections speak to time-strapped home cooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: ##7 book ##3 book


PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 5, 2020

This week, we highlight new books from Anneliese Mackintosh, Deborah Baker., and Ruby Hamad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #ruby hamad #anneliese mackintosh


Book Deals: Week of October 5, 2020

Nicole Lapin lands a seven-book, seven-figure deal with HarperCollins Leadership; Berkley prevails at auction to take three from Lana Popovic´; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #harpercollins #seven-figure deal #book deals


How One Afro-Latina Comic Book Artist Is Changing The Marvel Universe

Natacha Bustos didn't see Black or brown characters in the comic books she read growing up. Now, she's the one creating powerful superheroes like "Moon Girl" in hopes of inspiring young girls of color. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2020-09-28 12:49:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #comic book #comic books #marvel universe


The Book That Changed My Life: Giving Voice to the Divine, Inexplicable Ocean

In the early summer of 1994, I walked into Alice’s Bookshop in North Carlton; a small shop in an old terrace on a straight boulevard that runs north out of Melbourne, Victoria. Being so close to the venerable sandstone of Melbourne University, there’s an old-fashioned gravity about the place.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 08:48:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #bookshop #small shop #early summer #giving voice


Embracing the Wildness of Diaspora: A Conversation with K-Ming Chang

My correspondence with K-Ming Chang began with fan mail. I had recently read her flash fiction story Gloria in Split Lip—a knife-sharp story about queerness, shame, and faith—and instantly devoured the rest of her fiction and her poetry, moved by the possibilities in her writing. A Kundiman... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 08:48:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #literary award #recently read #k-ming chang


S&S scoops Nadia Shireen's 'game-changing' middle-grade series

Simon & Schuster Children's is to publish Nadia Shireen's first middle-grade series, Grimwood, after winning a heated six-publisher auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 07:15:06 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #middle-grade series


Walter Mosley changes gears with ‘The Awkward Black Man,’ a meditation on health, aging and life

The story collection is a departure for the beloved writer best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #beloved writer #story collection #walter mosley


EUP reports 2% sales rise as Wright retirement announced

Edinburgh University Press has reported a 2% rise in sales for the year to end 31st July 2020 and announced that c.e.o. Timothy Wright will retire next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-15 09:03:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #2% rise