Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shopsA comic book has been withdrawn from sale by its Belgian publisher after an outcry over racist depictions of black people and “hyper-sexualised” images of women.The publisher Dupuis announced that its graphic novel, Spirou and the Blue Gorgon, would be removed from shops after the book caused a storm on social media. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-05 13:10:34 UTC ]
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You have a role in saving public libraries and schools by voting. Here's where, how, and why you need to learn about your down-ballot candidates and initiatives. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-25 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Adopting accessible standards is good for the community, writes Lettie Y. Conrad—and good for your business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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International bestselling author Freida McFadden signs a major deal with Sourcebooks; Pantheon lands a graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Trouble Is My Business, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Anne Applebaum, tells her audience, 'Don't let skepticism decline into nihilism.' The post Anne Applebaum: The German Book Trade’s Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-24 17:33:29 UTC ]
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I work as the bookstore manager for a bookstore in the Hudson Valley and one of the things that means is that I handle not only the ordering of most of our books, but the unboxing of them as well. I get to put hands (or at least eyes) on basically every book that comes […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-24 14:25:11 UTC ]
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Ghost friends, nature crafts, how to be a changemaker, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-23 14:55:00 UTC ]
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Hackish campaign memoirs shouldn’t indict the entire genre—there are truly excellent books written about power from the inside. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2024-10-23 14:47:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-23 13:00:20 UTC ]
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Here are this week's new YA releases in hardcover and paperback, including one called BRIDGERTON meets THE BACHELOR. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-23 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing division of Andrews McMeel Universal will add inspirational books to the purview of Amber Lotus imprint next year. The move follows Andrews McMeel’s acquisition of the calendar publisher earlier this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, the British Academy announced the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, which “celebrates exceptional research and the role of non-fiction in bringing to light new perspectives on global histories and cultural identity.” This year’s winner is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 18:15:24 UTC ]
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Absolution, the latest book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series, begins with a mysterious alligator experiment that seems to have gone wrong. Read the first two chapters here. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-10-22 15:30:12 UTC ]
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A fate worse than being cancelled, a pair of wintry romances, a weird witchy read, and more of today's best YA book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-22 13:30:00 UTC ]
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The “One Tree Hill” actor has written a memoir of the decade she spent beholden to the Big House Family — and her escape. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-10-22 09:02:48 UTC ]
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This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “COVID peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Penguin Young Readers imprint, led by Dutton Children's president and publisher Julie Strauss-Gabel, is an “extension” of the bestselling author's hit YouTube channel of the same name, and will launch with ‘Everything Is Tuberculosis,’ Green’s second work of nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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