Lorene Cary is the author of the memoir Black Ice, three novels, a book for young readers, and a play, My General Tubman. Her one-act opera and memoir, Ladysitting, explores the author’s relationship and time spent with her grandmother Nana, a fierce and independent woman who managed a business until she was 100, and the […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-19 21:30:48 UTC ]
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Each year around this time, digital publishers and tech platforms typically announce their content plans for the year ahead. These annual upfront and NewFront pitches are a bid to partner more closely with agencies and advertisers to reassemble audiences across the ever-changing video landscape.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-28 13:42:00 UTC ]
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Lockdown Lit @ Lunch with Mary South and Erin Somers Tuesday, May 26, 2pm EDT Lockdown Lit @ Lunch, a new weekly salon that spotlights books published during the coronavirus pandemic, hosts Mary South (You Will Never Be Forgotten) and Erin Somers (Stay Up with Hugo Best) for brief readings and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-26 16:02:55 UTC ]
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During the coronavirus pandemic, Ed Yong, a staff writer for The Atlantic, has written an impressive series of in-depth articles on the virus that causes COVID-19 and the often confusing details about how it has spread, what medical experts say we should be doing about it, and what governments... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-21 11:45:15 UTC ]
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The British Book Awards, the annual celebration of the best books, bookshops and publishers, will return on 29th June with a virtual ceremony open to all. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-20 20:57:55 UTC ]
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Maura Wilding has urged publicists and marketing teams to think about "mirroring the real world" when organising online events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-19 01:03:37 UTC ]
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Virtual Author Series: Emma Straub and Judy Blume Monday, May 18, 7pm EDT Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair present Emma Straub and Judy Blume in celebration of Straub’s new novel All Adults Here. The authors and booksellers will discuss the delights and challenges of their craft, the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-18 16:01:57 UTC ]
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Pan Mac authors will embark on a 10-day virtual tour of high street bookshops this month with writers including Kate Mosse, Ann Cleeves and Prue Leith focusing on stores that mean something to them personally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 12:59:10 UTC ]
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Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series, will be the keynote speaker at the virtual Writers' Weekend, a four-day conference that will now be live streamed from 9th-12th July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-15 23:55:15 UTC ]
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a sudden jolt to organizers of face-to-face events, and perhaps none more so than Informa plc, the world's largest exhibitions firm, which has been forced to cancel or postpone more than 450 live events originally scheduled for the spring and summer. But even as... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-14 17:31:50 UTC ]
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The pair, celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, spent nine months interviewing happy couples about their relationship secrets. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Reedpop has announced two new virtual events taking place this month: BookExpo Online, to be held May 26–29, and BookConline, to be held May 30 and 31. Both will take place on Facebook and be free and open to the public. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lookout Books, a teaching press housed at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, is partnering with indies to provide students and others with virtual bookstore backgrounds to maintain confidentiality during video calls. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are finding that the format is drawing big audiences—albeit with varying degrees of sales success. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has meant sudden disruption for trade show and conference organizers, and its impacts are likely to persist long after the country reopens for business. Based on a survey of 164 executives, new data from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research sheds some light on how... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-30 04:58:00 UTC ]
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At a Google Hangouts Meet this week a question was asked by one of the participants. ‘Can objects be made sentient through this technology?’ Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 15:54:59 UTC ]
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David Higham Associates (DHA) has announced this year's open day will take place online, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 19:47:27 UTC ]
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A J Waines, Fiona Veitch Smith and Holly Watt will feature in this year's National Crime Reading Month, which is now online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-26 19:51:35 UTC ]
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In the weeks since coronavirus took over and everyone went into lockdown, The Bookseller's events site BookGig has seen an influx of virtual event listings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-26 18:11:33 UTC ]
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The event, dubbed ALA Virtual—Community Through Connection, will offer "educational programming, special author events, and social networking" and is set to run from June 24-26, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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