PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from this year’s ALA Midwinter professional program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Tori Amos opens up about her creative process (hint: it involves listening to The Muses). | Lit Hub Memoir In honor of the 155th anniversary of Alice’s tumble down the rabbit hole, 20 artists’ visions of her adventures in Wonderland. | Lit Hub “They had the same power—to stick in the throat of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-04 10:30:42 UTC ]
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This week, we highlight new books from Jeffrey Deaver, Rumi Hara, and Charlie Kaufman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the book categories of fiction, history, biography, poetry, and general nonfiction, for books published in 2019, on May 4 via YouTube. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With much of the book business still wrestling with the short-term impact of the coronavirus crisis, it may feel too soon to imagine what happens next. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 11:09:51 UTC ]
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In the run-up to November’s presidential election, publishers are courting readers who won’t be eligible to cast ballots this year or, in some cases, for many years to come. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors track the surprisingly long and varied history of political mistruths in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King takes to his couch to read from ‘If It Bleeds,’ the #2 book in the country. Plus Glennon Doyle talks up new books by Jen Hatmaker and Sue Monk Kidd, and 2004’s ‘The Great Influenza’ makes a comeback. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Pulse nabs a debut by an undergrad at auction, and Berkley wins a novel it calls “Crazy Rich Asians meets Weekend at Bernie’s.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and publisher Matthew Fitt has received the Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books Award in this year's Scottish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-30 09:34:51 UTC ]
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One bookstore company has offered medical workers a lifetime 20-percent discount in China, as the virus pressures normal sales. The post China Bestsellers March 2020: Bookstores Buck the Pandemic’s Paralysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-28 14:51:33 UTC ]
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Learning a Language — this list of questions facing anyone taking a new language for a test run just burns with truth. (Also: encouraging to see how many of these questions are answered by the Cookbook format) OpenVAS — Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner, aka “what a cheap external security... Continue reading at O'Reilly Radar
[ O'Reilly Radar | 2020-04-28 11:42:15 UTC ]
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This week, we highlight new books from Nina Renata Aron, Brett Cyrgalis, and Karen Tei Yamashita. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror Books will publish Handle with Care: True Confessions of an NHS Health Visitor by Rachael Hearson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-26 21:27:34 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-24 10:30:04 UTC ]
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Flexibility and follow-through, new business books say, are key to navigating a world in flux. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group posted its first profit since 2016 last year, despite a sales decline. The financial forecast for 2020 is clouded by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has already led to "falling orders and revenues," the publisher said. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 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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Among the big deals this week are a six-figure preempt for a debut novel by a former Marie Claire staffer and a guide to relationship texting by Facebook’s in-house shrink. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tthe Publishing Certificate Program at the City College of New York has recently found its graduates facing the same problem as everyone else in the book business: dwindling job prospects in an industry reeling from the impact of Covid-19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbook,’ the debut from Pressure Luck Cooking vlogger Jeffrey Eisner, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Abby Jimenez launches ‘The Happy Ever After Playlist’ from her living room, and ornithologist David Allen Sibley explains ‘What It’s Like to Be a Bird.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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