Two books examine what makes a ballpark great, and what happened in one of the wildest games ever. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-06 15:24:40 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#books examine
W H Smith has reported a "good performance" for the 20-week period to 15th January 2022, with total group revenue at 85% of 2019 levels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 20:43:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#good performance
#w h smith
Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#record number
#public libraries
#libraries
Michael Eric Dyson explains the intersection of race, entertainment and survival. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
With modern consoles offering gamers graphics so photorealistic that they blur the line between CGI and reality, it's easy forget just how cartoonishly blocky they were in the 8-bit era. In his new book, Creating Q*Bert and Other Classic Arcade Games, legendary game designer and programmer... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-12-25 16:30:11 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#greatest thing
#holy grail
#libraries
Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has become the UK’s bestselling adult hardback book since records began, according to figures released by publisher Ebury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 07:15:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#records began
#charlie mackesy
#sthe boy
#figures released
#hardback
PEN America has announced their 2022 Literary Award longlists, with awards in 11 different categories. Here they are. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-15 17:59:20 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pen america
#literary award
Claire McGowan’s true crime investigation, The Vanishing Triangle, has been acquired by Little A, the literary imprint of Amazon Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 16:24:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#claire mcgowan
#literary imprint
#amazon publishing
I’ve been writing this column for seven years, now, and it never gets old for me. Getting to sift through each previous month’s fiction titles is the best kind of treasure hunt, always rewarding and sometimes astonishing. For the second year in a row I’m gathering up my favorites from the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-14 09:51:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#previous month
#treasure hunt
#fiction titles
It was a chance to finally get around to Tolstoy or Proust, but the charts tell a different story. Which books did we actually turn to in the lockdowns? • Let us know in the comments what you were reading Back in spring 2020, when it became clear that coronavirus wasn’t going away, book lovers... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-12-11 09:00:06 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lost time
#diana evans
#richard osman
#mrs hinch
#david walliams
#jk rowling
#joe wicks
#sally rooney
#normal people
#reni eddo-lodge
#longer talking
#white people
#harry potter
#bestseller lists
#audiobook
Mr. Men Little Miss, the children’s book series created by Roger Hargreaves, turns 50 this year. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-12-08 10:00:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#children’s book
Ethnographer Carolyn Chen draws on research conducted in the Silicon Valley to argue why the workplace is increasingly replacing houses of worship and how some tech giants have appropriated religious language and culture in her new book, ‘Work, Pray, Code.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#research conducted
#silicon valley
#tech giants
Unbound is reprinting 70,000 copies of Cain's Jawbone, as the literary mystery by Edward Powys Mathers continues to prove a TikTok sensation and bookshops experience high demand from customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 14:34:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#literary mystery
#tiktok sensation
A project to develop a guide to make literature events accessible for disabled people has reached its research and development phase target budget following support from the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 01:08:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The Every by Dave Eggers (Hamish Hamilton) took the media by storm this week picking up mentions in The Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times, Times, iNews and Scotsman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 14:18:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sunday times
Iran's state TV says a cyberattack has disrupted access to the country's privately owned Mahan Air Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2021-11-21 09:33:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#privately owned
Woody Holton looks beyond the founders to find who shaped the push for independence. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Nancy Pearl, possibly America’s best-known librarian and recommender of books, shares her thoughts on choosing what to read, and when to stop reading. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-11-16 23:20:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nancy pearl
#libraries
Shafak’s new novel weaves the tumultuous history of Cyprus into a story of young lovers split apart. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#elif shafak
Lawyers for the AAP and the plaintiff publishers insist that communications and documents being withheld in the case are in fact privileged, and accused the IA of "attempting to litigate this case and their desired policy gains in the press based on a false narrative rather than in the courtroom... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
As concerns about paper shortages continue, one press has said it will have to wait until the New Year if it wants to reprint popular titles through some European firms. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:54:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#indie hit