BookExpo 2017: PEN America Named BookExpo Ambassador Award Winner

BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing: AUPresses’ 91 Design Winners and Ukraine Content

A competition in academic publishing design and an aggregation of content relative to Ukraine from the Association of University Presses. The post Academic Publishing: AUPresses’ 91 Design Winners and Ukraine Content appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-29 15:50:11 UTC ]
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Publishing Two Ways Makes Rowman & Littlefield a Winner

The combination of professional and trade publishing keeps one of the country's largest independent publishers moving forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. Adam Schiff, Véronique Tadjo and Paul Auster among winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes

After a few years of virtual ceremonies, the 42nd Los Angeles Times Book Prizes was held in person Friday at USC, kicking off the Festival of Books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-23 04:25:08 UTC ]
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SNE’s Publishers Name May as France’s ‘Mois du Livre Audio’

In France, the publishers' syndicate is gearing up to drive an audiobook adoption campaign – boosters, not just beneficiaries, of the format. The post SNE’s Publishers Name May as France’s ‘Mois du Livre Audio’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-21 18:51:12 UTC ]
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Conservative Publishing in America Today

Former Regnery Books president and publisher Marji Ross argues that conservative publishers, after finding their voice and audience, now face challenges to being heard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of this year’s Story Prize is Brandon Taylor’s Filthy Animals.

Tonight, The Story Prize announced that the 2021 winner is Brandon Taylor for Filthy Animals. The Story Prize’s $20,000 top prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. book award for fiction. Now in it’s 18th year, The Story Prize annually honors the author of an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-14 01:11:02 UTC ]
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Comcast names Comscore as Nielsen alternative

Deal with Comcast's Effectv covers 66 local markets, 35 million subscribers and supports shift toward selling custom audiences during pandemic.  Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-04-12 14:40:50 UTC ]
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Treva B. Lindsey’s ‘America, Goddam’ Explores How State And Sexual Violence Impact Black Women

Invoking #SayHerName, this new book fuses together history, data and first-person stories to envision a world free of violence. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2022-04-11 14:10:48 UTC ]
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First Issue of Captain America Comic Book Sells For $3.1 Million

With the sale, Captain America joined Superman and Spider-Man in having debut issues that topped $3 million at auction. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-04-08 13:21:14 UTC ]
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Here are the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists

The Hugo Award is the biggest science fiction award in the literary world, and it has just announced its 2022 finalists. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-07 16:12:38 UTC ]
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Kelly, Smart Named Co-CEOs at DK

Paul Kelly and Rebecca Smart will take over as co-CEOs of DK worldwide June 1 when its current CEO, Carsten Coesfeld, moves to head Bertelsmann Investments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling Swedish Author to Pen Next Three 'Dragon Tattoo' Books

Knopf will be publishing three new books in its Millennium series, which launched with Stieg Larsson's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' The new titles will be written by bestselling Swedish author Karin Smirnoff, with the first of them set to be released on September 5, 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gayatri Patnaik Named Director of Beacon Press

Following Helene Atwan's retirement, Patnaik has been promoted to director, effective July 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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America's Biggest Publishers Keep Posting a Profit

The four of the Big Five publishers to release their financial results publicly all saw strong increases in earnings in 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A winner of this year’s Windham-Campbell Prizes dropped out of the literary scene for 40 years.

New hero alert: Wong May, the winner of this year’s $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in poetry, who expressed surprise at the award given than she has consciously eschewed the literary world in favor of the work itself. On the Windham-Campbell website, Wong May has one of the all-time great... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-29 19:56:25 UTC ]
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Awards: HarperCollins India Wins Top ‘Publishing Next’ 2021 Industry Honor

The eighth cycle of the Publishing Next industry award recognizes Indian publishing houses, professionals, and books. The post Awards: HarperCollins India Wins Top ‘Publishing Next’ 2021 Industry Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-29 17:11:25 UTC ]
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Bologna Is Back: Brisk Programming, Meetings, Awards

The third day of its 2022 run saw Bologna Children's Book Fair catch its in-person stride with wall-to-wall activity. The post Bologna Is Back: Brisk Programming, Meetings, Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-23 17:55:41 UTC ]
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Tyndale Names Simpson Bible Publisher

Amid growing sales for Tyndale’s Bibles division, Amy Simpson will succeed Blaine Smith as Bible publisher following Smith’s retirement on March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Grady Named to Expanded Role at Chronicle

Chronicle Books has appointed Lynn Grady group publisher for a newly formed division that will encompass Princeton Architectural Press alongside the recently launched imprints Chronicle Prism and Chronicle Chroma. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna 2022: Marie-Aude Murail and Suzy Lee Win 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

This year’s recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award are France’s Marie-Aude Murail (l.), for writing; and Suzy Lee, from the Republic of Korea, for illustration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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