“The demand for gender equality is growing louder, and it is coming from all over the world,” Gates told attendees at the opening of the ALA meeting. But progress is not inevitable, she warned. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#gender equality
Part three of our annual salary survey looks at compensation levels for publishers, account executives, and marketing directors. The post In Sales and Marketing Salaries, Gender Inequality Remains a Major Issue appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#account executives
At a panel called "Women in Comics" held at the L.A. Public Library, five women comics creators discuss how gender and minority diversity in the pop culture industries has improved, and how much more work needs to be done. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#comics industry
#panel called
#public library
We asked a number of agents and scouts attending this year’s Bologna fair to talk about the trends they’ve been noticing: in themes, in genres, and in international demand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ya trends
#bologna fair
#scouts attending
#international demand
The award honors organizations or individuals who have championed the public’s right to government information. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#government information
The Association of American Publishers' annual meeting, held at Penguin Random House earlier this week was themed “Charting the Future,” its centerpiece a Q&A interview by PRH c.e.o. Markus Dohle of Barnes & Noble c.e.o. Len Riggio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#american publishers
#annual meeting
#qa interview
#len riggio
Is there such a thing as “business is business” in publishing any longer? Susan Hill recently wrote in the Spectator that she had withdrawn from a bookshop event when she learned that the shop refused to stock pro-Donald Trump literature. She said that “bias was interfering with the rights of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Librarians are standing up to Trump, and they want the American Library Association to follow suit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#follow suit
Surprised by a study that found that most Jews identify themselves as Jewish culturally rather than religiously, Pogrebin set out observe every holiday in the Jewish calendar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
AWP 2017's keynote speaker, Azar Nafisi, the author of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran,' blasted President Trump in a fiery presentation and urged writers to use their imaginations to resist the tyranny of the Trump administration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#keynote speaker
#azar nafisi
#reading lolita
#urged writers
#trump administration
Jim Bankoff turned Vox into a content juggernaut, a purpose-built digital media company; at PubTech Connect, he’ll discuss what it takes to build the media company of the future Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pubtech connect
#vox media
#keynote speaker
#ll discuss
#media company
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel '1984' surged to the top of the iBooks bestseller list in the wake of political controversies surrounding the first week of the presidency of Donald J. Trump; it is also the #1 book in the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ibooks bestsellers
#george orwell
#classic dystopian
Down by seven points in the third quarter, South Gate got its act together and rallied for a 59-48 victory over Los Angeles Roosevelt on Monday, improving to 8-0 in the Eastern League. David Mixon scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. In the Western League, Fairfax got a scare but... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fourth quarter
#western league
The overall message coming out of Winter Institute is that independent bookselling is thriving, particularly in light of the decline in ebook sales, Barnes & Noble’s continuing stumbles, and growing opportunities for community engagement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#winter institute
#independent bookselling
#ebook sales
#barnes noble
#community engagement
Dan Simon of Seven Stories Press and Tom Hallock of Beacon Press are leading the effort to form an advocacy organization to support and promote independent presses in a rapidly changing industry, Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#stories press
#beacon press
#advocacy organization
Russell Westbrook scored 45 points to help the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-hand-ed Dallas Mavericks, 109-98, on Thursday night. Harrison Barnes scored 31 points for the Mavericks, who were without four of their top five scorers, including Wesley Matthews (hip strain). Dallas cut an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nba roundup
#thursday night
Lion Forge senior editor Andrea Colvin will oversee Lion Forge's newly expanded children's comics imprint, Roar Comic/CubHouse. She talked with 'PW' about the newly expanded imprint and the publisher's plans for the ALA Midwinter meeting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#graphic novels
#comics imprint
Steve Bohme, research director at Nielsen Book Research UK and Sophie Corcut from retail trends consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence will keynote this year’s Quantum Conference at London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#steve bohme
#quantum conference
#research director
The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia addresses extremist propaganda and other challenges modern Muslims face in ‘Letters to a Young Muslim.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Author E L James has reportedly been in talks with theatre bosses to turn Fifty Shades of Grey into a musical. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |