How do writers and publishers handle charged topics like climate change? Environmentalist Jamie Clarke makes a case for including more perspectives, both for the sake of book sales and the planet. The post Can Better Writing Make Climate Change Less Polarizing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Nevada court defeat means Lachlan Murdoch’s siblings could have a much greater say in the company’s future - with significant ramifications As the Black Summer bushfires ravaged Australia, coverage of the disaster in the News Corp publications sparked a rare public airing of the divisions... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-12-13 14:00:50 UTC ]
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Catch up with the latest in library news, including mental health literacy resources, Japanese libraries trying out book sales, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-12-13 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Through reportage, memoir, and critique, authors deliver firsthand accounts of a planet in crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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"After the water receded and the clean up began, many writers began to process what they experienced through writing, while others couldn’t write at all." Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-20 11:30:00 UTC ]
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Urano will publish two English-language books by bestselling Venezuelan author Nacarid Portal, Little, Brown takes a heartbreaking book that weaves a paleoclimatologist’s personal loss with climate change, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Lack of time, difficulties with scientific rigour, an uninterested public … television meteorologists open up about why they’re so quiet about the reasons for extreme conditionsWhy do TV and radio forecasts rarely contextualise extreme weather events in terms of the climate crisis? After all,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-25 14:00:08 UTC ]
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Earlier this May, an Esquire article by Kate Dwyer called “Why Are Debut Novels Failing to Launch?” channeled the fear of debut novelists everywhere: What happens if no one buys my book? Book sales are an important way for editors and agents to gauge whether to invest in an author. If her first... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2024-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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I’ve been reading from outside of Phoenix, where there have been over 120 days of 100 degree temperatures as summer comes to a close. With Hurricane Helene devastating the Southeast and war spreading in the Middle East, the uncertainty about our collective futures—whether it is from climate... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-10-11 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Whether it’s heat waves, wildfires, or floods, news of weather events intensified by climate change is hard to miss. And the publishing industry has been paying attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether it’s heat waves, wildfires, or floods, news of weather events intensified by climate change is hard to miss. And the publishing industry has been paying attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Several recent hit Netflix series were adapted from books, leading to a boost in book sales. Next, the streamer is turning to Holly Jackson's book series "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-08 10:00:33 UTC ]
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April was far from the cruelest month for book sales, with the 1,277 publishers that report results to AAP’s StatShot program showing a 18.3% increase over April 2023 following a flat first quarter. Every major category posted an increase over a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Costco has been pulling back from book sales for years, hurting the publishing industry. Now, the company reportedly plans to primarily limit book sales to the holiday season, from September to December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Earth Day, settle into "A Fire So Wild," Sarah Ruiz-Grossman's debut novel about the societal impacts of climate change. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2024-04-05 09:45:24 UTC ]
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The genre has departed from classic themes, with new books dealing with war, politics and powerlessness – and sales have risen 54% year-on-yearHorror fiction is having a moment, according to data showing 2023 was a record-breaking year for book sales in the genre.Between 2022 and 2023, sales of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-04-04 13:22:32 UTC ]
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Two publishers in Frankfurt are seeing success with up-and-coming children's book authors, both at home and through foreign rights deals. The post Frankfurt: Swedish, Lithuanian Publishers See Booming Children’s Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-20 11:38:33 UTC ]
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Following a July slump, book sales were up 8.5% in August at the 1,233 publishers that supply data to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Encompassing a wide range of genres from historical fiction to fantasy to poetry to investigative journalism to memoir, this exciting abundance of books published in 2023 by emerging and acclaimed Native writers speak to the rich diversity of the Indigenous experience. From meditations on the... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-10-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Forthcoming titles from religion and spirituality publishers aim to get families talking about right-to-life messaging, sex trafficking, climate change, houselessness, gender roles, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In his long career in book sales and marketing, Clepper worked at Macmillan, Harper & Row, Houghton Mifflin, and Oxford University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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