A famous 5: Jamie roars back to number one

The starting pistol for the race to Christmas number one has sounded and Jamie Oliver is out of the blocks early, with his 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food (Michael Joseph) shifting just under 37,000 units through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market in its first two days on sale. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attention Parents: The Bible Has Your Back

Christian parenting, Lifeway, Devin Maddox, Zondervan, Webster Younce, MennoMedia, Crossway, Paraclete, Lillian Miao, IVP, Elissa Schauer Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Making peace with Spock: Adam Nimoy on reconciling with his famous father

Adam Nimoy, son of Leonard, has published a memoir that centers on the distance he felt from his father and the quest for reconciliation. We talk with Adam ahead of a double screening and talkback in Los Angeles this weekend. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-28 19:48:37 UTC ]
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Back to School 2024: New Year, New Books

With summer vacation in the books and the 2024–2025 school year beginning, teachers and librarians are raring to go with new lessons, updated spaces, and plenty of books to recommend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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14 back-to-school gadgets you didn’t know you needed

Some back-to-school purchases are no-brainers, like a new laptop or Chromebook. But other helpful products aren’t always as obvious. They can seem purely optional—stuff to buy when you have money to burn. But don’t discount tech gadgets and accessories, especially if you’re often... Continue reading at PC World

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Good media news! The Onion is back in print.

Beloved comedy publication The Onion has started back up with a paper-and-ink print edition for the first time in over ten years. As announced on the comedy institution’s website and in a story in The New York Times, The Onion has decided to return to their roots as a newsprint, fish-wrappable,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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How Houston Students Are Pushing Back On Censorship, and More Library News

Catch up on the latest news relevant to libraries, including upcoming adaptations, high profile book club picks, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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5 New Travel Guides to Dream Destinations

Books from Accidentally Wes Anderson, Atlas Obscura, and others take readers on the adventures of a lifetime. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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5 New Books About Bookstores

A slate of recent books about bookselling extolls the manifold virtues of bookshops, which serve as community pillars, literary salons, political entities, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of August 5, 2024

MCD Books lands a new novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Adam Johnson, Berkley will publish bestselling German author Mona Kasten's Maxton Hall trilogy in English, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films Continue reading at ABC News

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5 tips to effectively judge people using personality science from an organizational psychologist

Insight into personality is dramatically more important than emotional intelligence. Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies. Clients include... Continue reading at Fast Company

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5 New Female-Centric Fantasies

Out this week are five fantasy novels featuring strong, complicated female protagonists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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5 Frothy New Contemporary Romances

These novels, out this week, feature an array of diverse leads and cover all your favorite genre tropes, from slow burns to fake relationships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired

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The Top 5 Prime Day Kindle Deals—Plus More Amazon Devices (2024)

Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired

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5 Audible alternatives audiobook lovers should check out

Love audiobooks? There are plenty of worthy Audible competitors out there. You just need to know where to look. While Amazon-owned Audible dominates the audiobook market, it’s far from the only player in town. Continue reading at Fast Company

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Small Press Community Slowly Builds Back after SPD Failure

A little more than three months after Small Press Distribution abruptly closed, leaving some 400 indie publishers without a trade distributor, publishers and distributors both are finally moving forward—even as damage assessment continues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors

Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVoice actors say they’re... Continue reading at The Guardian

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NYC libraries are getting their funding back.

As the saying goes, you know you’ve fucked up when the librarians start protesting—and while New York City makes a sport out of hating its mayors, current problematic mayor Eric Adams really stepped in it when he announced cuts to the city’s libraries in the mid-year budget last fall. As we... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Washington Post’s newly named editor backs out of job, will stay in Britain

Robert Winnett’s departure is the latest of the news outlet’s woes. The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong.The... Continue reading at Fast Company

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