America’s baseball stadiums: The hits and the misses

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 ]
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Is Ball Four the Greatest Baseball Memoir Ever Written?

Fifty years ago this month Jim Bouton set the baseball world on fire.  His kindling was Ball Four, a book that torched everything the game’s standard bearers held sacred. There had been sports diaries before, which, structurally-speaking, was what Ball Four was, but there had never been a sports... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-15 08:48:10 UTC ]
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‘Valley of the Dolls’ may be the best bad movie — and novel. A new book explores Jacqueline Susann’s cult hit.

Stephen Rebello’s “Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!” is a more than just a gossipy look at the making of the film everyone loves to hate. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-12 12:12:21 UTC ]
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Manilla signs memoir exploring womanhood and choice in Trump's America

Bonnier Books UK has acquired Christa Parravani’s "harrowing and beautifully written" memoir Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and Womanhood for its new literary imprint Manilla Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 17:12:09 UTC ]
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CUP's online coronavirus essays prove a hit with readers

Cambridge University Press has revealed that its collection of online essays about coronavirus, Cambridge Reflections: Covid-19, has attracted 44,000 visitors in the month since it launched. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 09:01:30 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: Sorry I Missed You aims true for the top spot

Suzy Krause’s Sorry I Missed You (Lake Union) posted straight to the top of the Bookstat e-book chart for the week ending 6th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 20:33:24 UTC ]
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Most authors' incomes taking a hit, SoA's second poll suggests

The proportion of authors reporting a drop in income since the coronavirus pandemic began has increased, with almost 60% now seeing a decline in their income following the outbreak according to the Society of Author's latest poll, up over a third from a month ago.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 06:12:06 UTC ]
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Wayétu Moore Escapes a Civil War in Liberia. In America, She Encounters a New Kind of Danger.

“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women” is a migration memoir of separations, relocations and reunions. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-02 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has transformed 'surprisingly well' despite severity of pandemic hit, says Newton

Bloomsbury chief executive Nigel Newton has said the beginning of the pandemic had a severely negative impact on Bloomsbury's sales, but that overall the company had "transformed surprisingly well". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-02 01:56:06 UTC ]
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News Corp Carnage: Fine Print Reveals Even Greater Hit to Local Journalism

Of the 112 printed newspapers shut down by News Corp this week, 76 will survive as digital-only publications but the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-29 21:38:27 UTC ]
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News Corp carnage: fine print reveals even greater hit to local journalism | The Weekly Beast

Suburban and regional papers won’t have standalone websites. Plus: ABC reposts tweet after backlashOf the 112 printed newspapers shut down by News Corp this week, 76 will survive as digital-only publications but the devil is in the detail.The suburban and regional papers – such as the Inner West... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-29 01:07:11 UTC ]
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9 Books for Those of Us Missing Libraries and Bookstores

We may not be able to escape to bookish destinations right now, but we can be transported by these books about libraries and bookstores. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-28 10:39:03 UTC ]
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University Presses must 'be part of solution' for Covid-hit institutions

University Presses need to make sure their institution's senior management teams think of them as part of the solution to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, a University Press Redux Online webinar heard last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-25 18:15:39 UTC ]
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“Miss Aluminum,” Susanna Moore’s Memoir of Trauma and Transformation

Naomi Fry on “Miss Aluminum,” a new memoir by Susanna Moore, who is known for her 1995 thriller “In the Cut.” Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2020-05-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Future of Q magazine in doubt as coronavirus crisis hits media

Bauer reviews portfolio of UK titles as pandemic accelerates fall in print advertisingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe music monthly Q is one of 10 magazines that could disappear from newsagents’ shelves as one of the UK’s biggest publishers considers the future of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-18 19:16:59 UTC ]
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Librarians, America Is Counting on You

In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, another critical transformation looms for public libraries. And the American public is counting on librarians to get it right. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The book behind the cable series ‘Mrs. America’

‘Divided We Stand’ digs into the previously untold story of the successful backlash against the Equal Rights Amendment. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 08:11:35 UTC ]
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Sleight of Hand: On Meena Kandasamy’s “When I Hit You” and “Exquisite Cadavers”

THE UK PAPERBACK cover of Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You shouts out with a chorus of one-word reviews: “Scorching” (The Observer), “Searing” (The Financial Times), “Explosive” (the Guardian) and “Shattering” (The Daily Telegraph). My experience of reading it was that I often realized I had... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-05-06 12:30:45 UTC ]
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The Go-Go’s had a reputation as America’s wholesome sweethearts. Bassist Kathy Valentine tells a different story.

“All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir” offers a vibrant look at the band’s alcohol- and drug-fueled heyday. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-05 12:13:40 UTC ]
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First Quarter Industry Report: The Coronavirus Hits China’s Publishing

A first assessment of the Chinese market, January to March, shows physical bookstore sales plunging 60+ percent, printing stalled, supply chain disrupted. The post First Quarter Industry Report: The Coronavirus Hits China’s Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-05 03:15:53 UTC ]
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