PW talks with Rina Ayuyang, an artist and the publisher of Yam Books, about her new graphic memoir, 'Blame This on the Boogie,' a look back at her love of musicals, disco and growing in an immigrant Filipino family in the 1970s. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a wide-ranging conversation, PW's Annie Coreno talks with R. David Lankes about community engagement, libraries as publishers, and his new book, The New Librarianship Field Guide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FloSports, which covers niche sports like volleyball and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grew subscribers by 22 percent after changing up its Facebook content and advertising strategy. The company now puts up nearly 400 videos per month on Facebook and has started targeting users based on characteristics... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Voice actor and television host Chris Hardwick, who last year bought a storied estate in Los Feliz with his fiancée Lydia Hearst, has sold his home in Hollywood Hills for $3.477 million in a deal closed off-market. Set behind gates on a quarter of an acre, the 1920s two-story has an eclectic... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer-winning humorist on writing for kids, and the trick to showing kids how reading is "less boring than math." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children who grow up with a large number of books in the house earn more money later in life, according to a new study published in the Economic Journal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We're two-thirds of the way through N.K. Jemisin's potent fantasy book, and we can't shut up about it. The post WIRED Book Club: We Can't Stop Talking About The Fifth Season appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distinguished former Random House President talks to PW about his new memoir 'Speaking Freely' and his work founding Human Rights Watch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While there are always plenty of big books and authors from major publishers at BEA, in talking to frontline booksellers and librarians we found a lot of interest in books from smaller houses as well. Here we present a sampling of the books that especially caught the eyes of conventiongoers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What began as a quirky little musical at New York’s Public Theater has now blossomed into the most hyped show on Broadway. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polish publishers see a promising future in the country's billion-dollar book market, but growth will not come without challenges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berrett-Koehler has added titles from New World Library to its b-to-b digital subscription service, BKpedia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With BookExpo America set to open in Chicago this week, American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher reported to the AP a 63-store increase in membership from last year. The jump marks the seventh straight year that the ABA has swelled in its ranks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'You'll Grow Out of It' by Jessi Klein, a memoir about the bizarre side of womanhood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran African American pop culture writer David Walker discusses writing for two popular black comic book superheroes: DC's half-man/half-machine, Cyborg, and Marvel's Luke Cage, aka Power Man. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On April 30, New York City will add a third children's specialty store, Stories, launched by novelist Maggie Pouncey and her husband, tech entrepreneur Matt Miller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Digital Hall of this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair featured a score of digital service providers, companies offering software solutions, and independent producers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's AWP, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from March 31–April 2, was a vibrant mélange of multicultural voices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In October, the New York Times launched its first immersive virtual reality (VR) application, creating an engaging new kind of journalism that suddenly, jarringly, placed viewers alongside the children displaced by Syria’s civil war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna Thomas is back with a new book, 'Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore,' that aims to get everyone eating together at the same table, no matter what their position is on bacon or quinoa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a recent BBC report, some 15,000 volunteers have been recruited to run UK libraries, the paid staffers of which have been laid off. A standoff in south London is throwing the situation into sharp relief. The post ‘Occupy Carnegie’: The UK’s Fast-Growing Library Crisis appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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