Every now and then, Edmund White stops by my house for a party. A long-time non-drinker, he often arrives and leaves early, but in that short window, when he’s sitting on a stool or a chair or on the sofa, a little line forms. One by one men—and they’re usually men—enter the room, see him, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 09:47:55 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#national book foundation
A “beautifully designed” debut cookery book by London restaurateur Russell Norman has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#waterstones book
Author Kevin Powers wins the Guardian First Book Award for his 'unforgettable first novel' The Yellow Birds Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book award
The Slate Book Review runs but 15 pieces a month. Hundreds upon hundreds of books fall through the cracks! We asked SBR writers what 2012 titles they felt were criminally underappreciated. Check out the buried treasures they unearthed. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#overlooked books
Politicians have backed the Reading Agency's Six Book Challenge in an attempt to improve... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#reading agency
#book challenge
It used to be easy to give your loved ones books for the holidays. You went to a bookstore, browsed the shelves , and picked out something thoughtful: Jodi Picoult’s latest for your mom, Harry Potter for your niece, maybe a Bill O’Reilly rant for that uncle who never shuts up at Thanksgiving. ... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gift card
#jodi picoult
#harry potter
Tuesday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2012. Wednesday: The overlooked books of 2012. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#dan kois
#overlooked books
A couple of years ago, I embarked on a quixotic quest: I gave up the Internet. Surfing, emailing, YouTube-watching—it had taken over my life, eating into time I wanted to be spending with my family, my students, and my work. I documented my four-month Internet fast in a series of articles for... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#comic book
In Latin America, ebooks are a huge opportunity for governments to provide their citizens with access to quality content while overcoming the problem of distribution. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#latin america
#huge opportunity
#quality content
Mobile reading may revive entire genres of literature, such as mid-length novels and poems, which have fallen out of favor. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cell phones
#read books
#mobile reading
The largest children’s library in Mexico—Biblioteca BS-IBBY México—in Mexico City boasts some 25,000 titles, of which more than 3,000 are in digital format. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#largest children
#digital format
Hachette Children's Books has begun making its picture books available as ebooks from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#picture books
#hachette children
Children's publisher Nosy Crow has partnered with John Lewis to create a picture book of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nosy crow
#publish book
#john lewis
#picture book
A patent, titled “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface,” gives Apple the exclusive right to the page turn in an e-reader application. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Tablets and other digital reading devices are expected to be big sellers this holiday season due in part to the growing number of devices available from a host of manufacturers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing number
Hilary Mantel, James Meek, Stephen May and Joff Winterhart are in the running for best novel in the Costa Book Awards shortlists Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hilary mantel
#james meek
An unlikely band comes together to heroically achieve a goal. A writhing sequence of events beset with bloody struggles, mysterious moments, and difficult obstacles overcome. This is the story of how Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, and Yudu brought Peter Jackson's production of Tolkien's... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#houghton mifflin
#digital life
OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#buy books
CourseSmart has introduced an analytics program that allows professors to monitor how pages read, notations and more for their student's e-textbooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pages read
Penguin has bought the Puffin Book Club back from The Book People. The club was originally... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book people
Bilingual Books has entered into a distribution agreement with Publishers Group West for PGW to handle the U.S. sales, marketing and distribution of BBKS’ approximately 40 language-learning titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#distribution agreement
#bilingual books