“A Wild Murakami Chase” Continues with Kafka on the Shore!

Publishing Perspectives' online book club covering the works of Haruki Murakami starts "Kafka on the Shore," perhaps the Japanese author's most beloved novel. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debate over Scottish Poetry Library's anti-'no platforming' stance continues

The Scottish Poetry Library has come under fire from transgender and non-binary authors for its stance against “no-platforming” authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 19:17:37 UTC ]
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Ronan Farrow Drops Publisher Over “Wildly Unprofessional” Decision to Publish Woody Allen’s Memoir

The author of Catch and Kill says he won't work with Hachette Book Group after it announced plans to publish his father’s book. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2020-03-04 19:50:27 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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He raised his son to love wild places. Then his son disappeared.

Explorer and biologist Roman Dial reflects on parenting in this memoir of the search for his son, who vanished while solo hiking in Costa Rica. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 23:38:32 UTC ]
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Review: Chasing homers, ballplayers and dreams

Emily Nemens' debut novel about a fictional baseball team takes on the social swirl of spring training. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-02 15:00:12 UTC ]
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Nielsen’s Advanced TV Push Continues With Addressable Platform Beta Test

Less than a year after creating a video advertising group dedicated to expanding available addressable TV inventory, Nielsen is taking another step toward an addressable future. The company today is introducing a beta version of an addressable TV advertising platform, with more than a half-dozen... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-01-07 14:00:50 UTC ]
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Shipping Delays Continue for Some Indie Booksellers

With just days to go before Christmas, independent booksellers are adapting to persistent delays from UPS and FedEx in a number of regions across the country, particularly the Northeast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Kosovo declares Peter Handke “persona non grata” as Nobel controversy continues.

Peter Handke, the Austrian writer whose Nobel win has been causing upheaval in the literary world since it was announced in October, is now persona non grata in Kosovo, the country’s foreign minister Behgjet Pacolli announced Wednesday. Handke, who has defended or downplayed Serbian war... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-12 20:22:06 UTC ]
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John Crowley continues an uncharacteristically prolific period with the singular ‘And Go Like This’

This is Crowley’s first collection of short fiction since 2004’s “Novelties & Souvenirs.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-06 22:40:44 UTC ]
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Guadalajara Book Fair Continues to Grow in Importance

The largest book event for publishers and authors in the Spanish-speaking world is burgeoning in size and value year after year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What we're listening to: Sturgill Simpson and 'Chase Darkness with Me'

In this installment of our audio IRL, senior editor Andrew Tarantola's affinity for anime leads him to an unlikely musical discovery. Senior editor Jessica Conditt is addicted to true crime podcasts, but her recommendation is an audiobook with podcas... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-12-03 14:30:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Continue the Battle Against Book Tariffs

Publishers are currently fighting something of a rearguard action to exclude books from tariffs that were imposed September 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Chasing Echoes by Dan Goldman and George Schall

Dan Goldman and George Schall’s new graphic novel 'Chasing Echoes' is a comically driven story of a Jewish-American family’s search for their pre-Holocaust roots in the old country. In this 10-page excerpt we meet the unwieldy, indeed, dysfunctional clan as they arrive in Poland at a time when... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Listening up: Nielsen data shows the audio sector continuing its recent growth

Audiobook sales have rocketed in 2019, and look set to achieve another record year, as the sector continues to attract first-time listeners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 08:43:01 UTC ]
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Congress launches digital markets competition inquiry as US e-book lending row continues

Congress has launched an inquiry into digital markets competitions as the row over e-book lending to libraries in the United States continues. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 13:43:25 UTC ]
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Natural Light Seltzer runs first TV ads as it chases market leader White Claw

Anheuser-Busch InBev is putting more marketing muscle behind Natural Light Seltzer as the brewer tries to make up ground in the hot-selling category dominated by White Claw and Truly. The line extension, which hit stores in August, will run its first TV ads starting this weekend during college... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-18 21:39:48 UTC ]
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