Even though no adult coloring book sold as well in 2016 as the bestsellers in 2015 did, the adult nonfiction category, which includes those titles, posted the biggest unit gains among the major print categories last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot properties include a novel about Venezuela that sold to a new HarperCollins imprint and a Finnish parody of adult coloring books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Essay collections from Québec may most often be written in French, but they feature a distinctly North American perspective on history, literature, and politics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction was announced on Wednesday, with books on history and social issues making up the bulk of the nominations. Notable titles on this year's list include Steve Coll's "Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New winners in annual awards programs are Ida Vitale and Graciela Montes, as named by Mexico's leading international book fair organizers at Guadalajara. The post Guadalajara Book Fair Announces Awards in Young Adult Books and Romance Languages appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten books have named to each of the National Book Foundation's 2018 longlists in young people's literature and the widely welcomed new National Book Award in translated literature. The post National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Nonfiction and Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newest NEA survey of public participation in the arts found that adults reading novels fell between 2012 and 2017, but that reading poetry rose. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a Catalan novel recently sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the heatwave and the World Cup in Russia, the UK print market sold 42 million books for £344.2m between the first week of June and the third week of August, via Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has appointed former HarperCollins publicist Polly Osborn to the position of adult marketing and publicity director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington is renewing its dedication to nonfiction with an expanded list and books on a wider array of topics. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO’s popular drama series “The Deuce” is set in Times Square in the 1970s before the New York neighborhood was purged of its X-rated movie houses and adult book stores. But the cleanup of the cable network’s own red light district is already complete. Earlier this summer, HBO quietly removed... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the Washington Nationals conducted a fire sale of veteran players, sending second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the Cardinals, the Dodgers put in a claim to to acquire the biggest star on Washington’s roster: Bryce Harper. “I think we claimed him,” manager... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Australian debut novel which just sold in Italy, and a French memoir by a Rohingya refugee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians' remains on top of Apple's iBooks store as its film adaptation continues to do well at the box office, while Rachel Hollis's 'Girl, Wash Your Face' climbs up the list to #2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a 1,000-page, five-volume German novel, and a Flemish debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pat Barker’s latest novel may be set 4,000 years ago but there are plenty of parallels with modernity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Silva's latest remains #1 and Gillian Flynn's recently-adapted 'Sharp Objects' is #2 on the iBooks bestsellers list in Apple's iBooks store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world’s most beautiful libraries are monuments to knowledge. It’s not every day that the internet agrees on something. But last week, it united to defend the humble local library after Forbes published an outrageous article proposing that cities should shut down all libraries and replace... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include a Christmas-inspired story from bestselling author Maja Lunde, and a German debut novel which just sold to HarperCollins in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Companies including The New York Times and NPR are staffing up as they try to figure out how their editorial voice will sound on smart speakers. The post For news publishers, smart speakers are the hot new platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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