As a struggling literary agent in London, he took a chance on J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, turning her books into the most lucrative literary franchise in history. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
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Jan Berenstain and her husband, Stan, published their first Berenstain Bears book in 1962. Three hundred titles about the family of bears that deal with everyday problems appeared, as well as videos and TV shows.Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, made up one of the most successful... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Netflix has greenlit a YA drama series produced by See-Saw Films based on Alice Oseman’s Young Adult graphic novel series Heartstopper, published by Hodder Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-20 20:54:50 UTC ]
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In Fariha Róisín’s debut novel Like a Bird, protagonist Taylia Chatterjee lives a privileged life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side with her sister Alyssa. Alyssa often receives preferential treatment from their liberal, overbearing parents—a white Jewish mom, a Hindu Bengali dad. Taylia is... Continue reading at Electric Literature
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Is it really true that boys want to read books about boys, written by men? Or is this narcissism and sexism of the saddest, most damaging kind? Night School author CJ Daugherty makes the case that books should be gender free. What do you think? Join the discussion on Twitter @GdnChildrensBks, on... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Al Pacino's book is an eccentric mix of self-reflection and career reframing as one of Hollywood's giants talks about his troubled youth and rise to fame. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall• Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup, and this time, the company is doing so with AI at the forefront. Today, Samsung revealed the Galaxy Tab S10 series, two models that it says are "built with AI enhancements available right out of the box." The 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and... Continue reading at Engadget
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In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading at The New York Times
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The president and CEO emeritus of BookNet Canada died on August 27. “It is impossible to imagine Canadian publishing functioning without Noah Genner’s contributions,” said Jack Illingworth, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon Continue reading at ABC News
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Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says Continue reading at ABC News
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Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by turning Barnes & Noble into the dominant bookstore chain in the United States, then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Betty A. Prashker, one of the first women to rise high in publishing’s editorial ranks and an enterprising editor of feminist nonfiction, died on July 30 at her daughter's home in the Berkshires. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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She was the first openly gay woman to write a comic book about lesbians. She went on to write detective novels with a queer woman in the lead. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Author’s long-running high school book series sold more than 200m copies and led to a hit TV showFrancine Pascal, creator of the long-running Sweet Valley High book series, has died at the age of 92.According to the New York Times, the author died in New York City as as result of lymphoma. The... Continue reading at The Guardian
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