Audible comes to the Apple Watch

Apple's latest Watch Series 4 has enough power to free you from your phone, but apart from music, there aren't a ton of entertainment options. Now, Audible's audiobook app has come to the watchOS 5, letting you listen to books directly from your wris... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WATCH: How People Are Failed by the Health Institutions Meant to Protect Them

Greenlight welcomes poet and author Emma Bolden for a virtual evening celebrating her new book, The Tiger and the Cage. This exquisitely wrought debut memoir recounts Bolden’s lifelong struggle with chronic pain and endometriosis, while speaking more broadly to anyone who has been told “it’s all... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-10 09:52:30 UTC ]
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PW Star Watch 2022: Publishing’s Brightest

Our annual celebration of the rising stars of book publishing features profiles of 36 honorees and five finalists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify accuses Apple of impeding its fledgling audiobook business

Spotify launched its audiobook business just last month with 300,000 titles, but is now saying that Apple is engaging in "anticompetitive" behavior that is impinging the new business, the company wrote in a blog post. It said that Apple rejected its audiobook purchasing system three times due to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-10-26 07:02:10 UTC ]
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PW Announces Five 2022 Star Watch Finalists

Selected honorees include publishing professionals from Clarion Books, Tordotcom, Lerner Publishing Group, Familius and Little, Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple releases macOS Ventura, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16

It's a major Apple update day, as the company is rolling out new versions of its iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems. While iPhone users at large have already had a taste of iOS 16, this will be the first time that most folks will get their hands on iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura.Apple delayed... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-10-24 17:08:44 UTC ]
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The Eerie Experience of Watching My Science Fiction Story Become Real

On May 13, I finally got to read my wayward science fiction story “It Is the Voice That Unnerves Me” in The Dread Machine. I had been submitting the story since the spring of 2019, and had thought many times about consigning it to the “retired” list. I knew every word, sentence and section break... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-10-20 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly Announces 2022 Star Watch Honorees

This year's honorees come from all parts of the publishing industry and will be saluted at an event set for November 15 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iCloud photo libraries will soon be viewable in Windows

It should soon be much easier to access your iPhone's photo collection on a Windows-based PC. Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with the option to directly view iCloud photo libraries in the Photos app — you won't need your browser, just an iCloud app from Microsoft's store. So long as your... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-10-12 14:17:46 UTC ]
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New audiobook platforms are launched to rival Amazon’s Audible

Spiracle will feature titles from independent presses, while last month, Spotify also began offering audiobooks to US customersA new audiobook platform which aims to create a “lovely, welcoming, independent bookstore kind of vibe” has launched, as audio giant Spotify also enters the fast-growing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-10-03 18:09:30 UTC ]
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WATCH: Saeed Jones on the Apocalypse as a State of Being

Greenlight is thrilled to welcome award-winning author and long-time friend of the store Saeed Jones back to our Fort Greene events stage to celebrate the release of his new poetry collection, Alive at the End of the World. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, pierced by grief and charged... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-29 08:56:48 UTC ]
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Watch Silvia Moreno-Garcia at the L.A. Times Book Club

Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses "The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" at the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-27 22:03:43 UTC ]
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Qian Julie Wang on Commuting, People-Watching, and Letting the Story Marinate

Qian Julie Wang’s Beautiful Country is out now in paperback from Anchor, so we asked about her routine and the intersection of writing and litigating. * What time of day do you write? I wrote Beautiful Country on my iPhone during my subway commute to and from my law firm job—so it was both the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-26 08:51:56 UTC ]
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The graphic memoir of an Apple Valley 'Afro-Punk' mirrors cross-racial journeys like mine

James Spooner's 'The High Desert' chronicles a journey into punk as a Black teeen's escape from exurbia. It's a more common story than you'd think Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-25 13:00:59 UTC ]
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How to watch chef Keith Corbin discuss 'California Soul' at the L.A. Times Book Club

Keith Corbin talked about growing up in Watts, going to prison and finding an unexpected career as a chef. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-23 19:57:41 UTC ]
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Watch the trailer for Tegan and Sara’s High School and fuel your inner indie teenage angst.

TEGAN AND SARA TRAILER DROP, TEGAN AND SARA TRAILER DROP—this is not a drill! If you clicked on this, you’re probably well aware that the beloved sister indie pop duo published a memoir in 2019 called High School. Amazon Freevee (boo) is adapting it into a TV show (yay) starring Railey and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-18 16:25:50 UTC ]
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With Hearing Set, Court Urged to Dismiss Closely Watched Virginia Obscenity Lawsuits

A Virginia state judge has set an August 30 hearing for two lawsuits that seek to ban two popular books from bookshelves across the state, alleging they are “obscene” under an obscure state obscenity law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch Annapurna Interactive's games showcase here at 3PM ET

Annapurna Interactive is set to hold its second games showcase today at 3PM and you can watch it below. The powerhouse indie publisher just released one of the most anticipated games of the year in Stray, as well as the acclaimed, speedrun-friendly Neon White. It's about to offer a look at... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-07-28 18:00:16 UTC ]
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Alan Tudyk on His Favorite Sci-Fi to Watch Right Now

The Resident Alien star—and science fiction fan—gave WIRED his picks for the best shows on TV, from Severance to Peacemaker. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2022-07-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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How to watch actor Jennifer Grey at the L.A. Times Book Club

Jennifer Grey discusses her bestselling memoir, "Out of the Corner," and the "Dirty Dancing" sequel. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-27 22:08:56 UTC ]
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All the Cool Kids Are Watching Anime at the Cinema

Art house cinemas and a variety of arts institutions are increasingly treating anime as art, and screening series are proliferating—including one at the Japan Society in New York, which will show Hayao Miyazaki's 'Princess Mononoke' in 35mm film on July 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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