Audible founder Don Katz to be honored by PEN America

The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored in May at PEN America’s annual gala Continue reading at 'ABC News'

[ ABC News | 2022-02-18 15:03:22 UTC ]
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New Books Question the American Dream

Authors discuss why equal opportunity and pay equity are so difficult to achieve, and what can be done about it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending Thanksgiving Eve at a bookstore is what the Founders intended.

There are a lot of lackluster traditions for the day before Thanksgiving: hitting your local bar at night, prepping yourself to face your cousin with the bad politics, going toe-to-toe with fellow procrastinators over that last bag of cranberries. I’d like to pitch a new tradition for your... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-27 18:17:12 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK Names Brooke Perkins for ‘North American Expansion’

Brooke Perkins becomes Bonnier Books UK's 'specialty markets' lead for North America, after a similar post for Australia's Lake Press. The post Bonnier Books UK Names Brooke Perkins for ‘North American Expansion’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-21 20:22:42 UTC ]
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Christy Award Winners for Christian Fiction Honored at Gala

Among the winners, 'Indigo Isle' by T.I. Lowe (Tyndale House) took home the Christy Award for Book of the Year, and The Amplify Award for Christian Fiction, which seeks to elevate stories from ethnically diverse perspectives, went to 'The American Queen' by Vanessa Miller (Thomas Nelson). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Music Adds Monthly Audible Title Access to Subscription Service

As of today, subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited in the U.S., UK, and Canada can now listen to one audiobook per month from Audible's catalog for free. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina

From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina From the Road [email protected] Wed, 11/13/2024 - 13:36 Photo by Daria ShchukinaUniversity of Oklahoma student Daria... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-11-13 19:36:48 UTC ]
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Historical Fiction for Native American Heritage Month

Which historical fiction novel featuring Native Americans are you picking up this month? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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‘No Americans putting on bad Belfast accents!’ How Disney drama Say Nothing brings the Troubles to life

A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and trying to depict both sides of the conflict“To be honest, I’d always thought of the Troubles as a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
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Here’s how the American press can survive four years of Trump | Margaret Sullivan

The media will be under siege, but former Washington Post editor Marty Baron has some ideas for what journalists can doEverything we know about the next US president suggests that the press in America will be under siege in the next four years as never before.After all, Donald Trump has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-07 17:33:15 UTC ]
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Texas Library Re-Classifies Nonfiction Native American History Book as Fiction: Book Censorship News, November 1, 2024

"We know from history that a way you control a nation is by controlling what its citizens read" — Jodi Picoult Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-11-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
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10,000 Years of Spirituality in America

Thomas Tweed’s sweeping ‘Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age’ explores the history of religious beliefs in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A New History Spans 10,000 Years of Faith in America

Thomas Tweed’s sweeping ‘Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age’ explores 10,000 years of faith in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Report Confirms School Book Bans Are Surging

The report, 'Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves,' confirms that 4,231 unique titles were targeted during the 2023-2024 school year, impacting 2,662 authors, 195 illustrators, and 31 translators. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzanne Nossel Departs PEN America

The PEN America CEO has stepped down to take the helm of human rights nonprofit Freedom House, effective January 7. Chief program officers Summer Lopez and Clarissa Rosaz Shariyf have been appointed interim co-CEOs as PEN searches for its next CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’

The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncannyJoy Williams, 80, has written five novels and four story collections and is the recipient of numerous awards. Her most... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-19 17:00:20 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Launches In-House Sales Team in North America

Bloomsbury US is launching an in-house sales team for North America, selling all trade titles, including those published by its academic division, direct to national accounts. The team is headed by Sarah Rucker, who comes to the house from HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Who Decides What Asian American Literature Is?

In the 1990s, when I was a student at the newly formed Asian Pacific American Studies Department at NYU, the artist in residence at the time, David Henry Hwang, visited my class and spoke about Bruce Lee and the film The Joy Luck Club. He said something that I will never forget: “One... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-11 08:20:51 UTC ]
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Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is making a tabletop RPG party game

Blizzard co-founder and ex-CEO Mike Morhaime’s publishing company Dreamhaven just announced a new game that mixes elements of tabletop RPGs with party games like Jackbox. Sunderfolk looks to be a more casual pick-up-and-play take on something like Gloomhaven. The title has been “designed for... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-10 17:43:24 UTC ]
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Which One of You Sent Me Lonesome Dove in the Mail? Or: Tackling the Great American Western

It was a random day in August when a trade paperback copy of Lonesome Dove showed up in the mail from Simon & Schuster. It didn’t come with a press release or a note, and I’m still not sure who sent it to me (I’ve asked a few S&S publicists and it remains a mystery!), […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-10 11:50:25 UTC ]
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Get three months of Audible for $3 this Prime Day

The deals are flying fast and furious this Prime Day, and there's plenty to be had from within Amazon's own ecosystem. Right now, you can snag three months of an Audible Premium Plus subscription for just a dollar a month. It's not quite as good a discount as it was earlier this year (free!),... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-08 19:11:31 UTC ]
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