BookCon 2017: Gregg Hurwitz Gruesomely Engages with the Rains Brothers

Last year, with the launch of the Rains Brothers, an alien-meets-zombie series from Tor Teen, Gregg Hurwitz, author of the bestselling Orphan X series for adults, made his YA debut. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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'Run, Brother, Run' author David Berg discusses his brother's murder – a crime made famous for the wrong reasons

Berg's memoir chronicles the death of his brother and the aftereffects of the crime. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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In “Brothers and Ghosts,” a Vietnamese Diaspora Family Cannot Escape Their Generational Wounds

At the beginning of Khuê Phạm’s debut novel Brothers and Ghosts, translated by Charles Hawley and Daryl Lindsey, the narrator makes a confession: “I don’t know how to pronounce my own name.” It’s not something you hear often and something unimaginable for many. But for Kiều, the young Vietnamese... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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How digital publishers are engaging the next generation

Dan Seaman, vp, product, Viafoura Despite attempts to change how media produces news content over the years, only some of these experiments have produced lasting outcomes. When publishers shifted from print to digital, they mostly retained the storytelling formats and content based on print... Continue reading at Digiday

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Beijing Book Fair Expects 70 Nations’ Engagement in June

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At Leipzig Book Fair: Young Germans’ Engagement With Books and Reading

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At Delhi Book Fair: Sharjah Highlights Indian Publishers’ Engagement

The Sharjah Book Authority sent a special delegation to the 2024 New Delhi World Book Fair for meetings. The post At Delhi Book Fair: Sharjah Highlights Indian Publishers’ Engagement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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A father goes missing. Then a brother too. In this 'Great Forest,' a fraught return home

The debut novel from Leo Vardiashvili, 'Hard by a Great Forest,' has its commercial trappings but ultimately lands with lyrical and heartbreaking resonance. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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The Best Podcasts Engaged in Literary Activism

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APA: Audiobooks’ US Share Up 5 Percent, 2017 to 2022

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A Summary and Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Long Rain’

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