The author first hit it big in the 1970s with a string of go-to books for kids. She recently helped turn 'Tiger Eyes' into a film and is busy on a 1950s-set novel.When "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" first came out, publisher Dutton did not send Judy Blume around the country to talk about it. "There were no book tours!" she says. "I don't think they sent children's book writers on tour." Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver Jeffers, children's author and illustrator answered readers questions, submitted via Twitter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:52:41 UTC ]
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Sphere is publishing a 99p activity e-book for people in need of "affordable distraction" during the lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 18:30:57 UTC ]
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Faber has revealed an online programme designed to "console, entertain and inspire readers", in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 00:22:57 UTC ]
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Though Harry Potter might be one of the most easily recognizable books about magic schools, there are many books that go beyond Hogwarts. Find them here. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-02 10:36:55 UTC ]
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As part of a new virtual book club, publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove will be in conversation with a Dialogue author about their book on Instagram live every Thursday at 8 p.m. for the next 10 weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 22:24:25 UTC ]
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Some Canadian publishers are offering special deals on e-books in a bid to entertain readers and pay authors during the COVID-19 shutdown. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-03-23 09:00:00 UTC ]
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There are plenty of ways to access paperbacks, audiobooks, story time and more without leaving the house. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-21 13:00:00 UTC ]
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A new report from the National Endowment for the Arts tracking American reading habits in 2017 revealed that more than half of all U.S. adults, 55%, or 132 million people, did some form of book-reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This morning, both the Chief Librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library and the President of the New York Public Library released statements announcing that they would be cancelling public library programs for the rest of March, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and encourage social... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-12 16:51:47 UTC ]
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I SIT WITH María Lynch and Sandra Pareja in the sixth-story office of Casanovas & Lynch, a literary agency in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. Lynch is a partner at the agency, Pareja does foreign rights, and both of them are also literary agents. We talk about the many roles an agent... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-03-06 13:30:42 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records has revealed the cover of its next edition and launched a competition for one lucky reader to appear on it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 07:40:22 UTC ]
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Novels by Philippa Gregory, Christy Lefteri and Mike Gayle are among the six-strong line-up for the Richard & Judy Book Club this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 12:29:23 UTC ]
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Kid-focused brand extensions are no new phenomenon in magazine publishing. Sports Illustrated Kids, Time for Kids and perhaps the longest-running of all, National Geographic Kids, have each endured for decades and remain among the most widely circulated titles geared toward young readers. But... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-11 20:35:39 UTC ]
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You up? It's People. Starting Sunday, People magazine says it will be offering free, exclusive Oscars red carpet and backstage content to users who text 212-479-1704 and sign up by providing their name and phone number. The project is part of a partnership with Community, a messaging platform... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-04 19:22:48 UTC ]
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This year, we asked our readers to tell us who they think are some of the industry’s most valuable players. Here’s what some of them wrote. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Galley Beggar Press was facing ruin after the collapse of The Book People, but the public has supplied Christmas magic of a kind I don’t usually buy intoIf a novelist had submitted a story to my publishing company about someone losing £40,000 one day and then regaining it the next, thanks to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-12-19 17:31:08 UTC ]
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Novels by début authors Alex Michaelides and Harriet Tyce will join Lisa Jewell on Richard & Judy's Winter Book Club list, with W H Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 13:56:54 UTC ]
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Gaby Wood, literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation, has said prizes like the Booker are for readers first and foremost, and that they should be treated as an investigation rather than an act of judgement shaping the canon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-25 12:59:25 UTC ]
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From student workshops and academic conferences to literary awards and book clubs, African American literary organizations work to support writers and readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The boom in "smart non-fiction" has been a boon to university presses, with several publishers investing in new or ramped-up trade crossover lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 12:05:56 UTC ]
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