This piece is adapted from the Football Outsiders Almanac 2016, by the experts at Football Outsiders and edited by Aaron Schatz. The full book contains similar essays on all 32 NFL teams as well as player projections and a section on this year’s college football season, and it’s available both as a PDF and a printed book. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Maggie O’Farrell, Kit de Waal, Kate Tempest and Francesca Simon are among those shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Book Awards, in a strong year for women writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "gentle" Swedish guide to preparing for death and a French book on estranged youth who join ISIS are among the books making waves abroad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores open in Louisiana and Pennsylvania; a Japanese bookstore chain preps for its Texas debut; a Christian bookseller works to stop sex trafficking; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlists for poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy's Manchester Writing Competition, comprising the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Manchester Poetry Prize, worth £10,000 apiece, have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisa Moore, the pseudonym of Louise Marley, sells a novel to Redhook; Nancy Miller buys a Joyce Maynard memoir for Bloomsbury; Jackie Martling sells a memoir to Post Hill Press; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is gearing up for the release of J K Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them screenplay (Little, Brown Book Group) today (18th November) to be its second biggest title of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books dropped 2.8% in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an evening of references to the US general election, the National Book Award ceremony brought to the fore writers of color, the Civil Rights movement, and joy as 'an act of resistance.' The post The 2016 National Book Awards: Lewis, Kendi, Borutzky, Whitehead and Politics appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Washington, D.C. store preps for a holiday expansion; a Texas bookstore owner makes a comeback; Canadian stores get the okay to sell books and booze; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday evening, November 16, five finalists for the Young People's Literature prize headed to Cipriani Wall Street in lower Manhattan for the 67th National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thousands of YA fans turned out for the sixth annual YALLFest, a two-day festival for YA books held in downtown Charleston, S.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Members of the publishing industry gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the 67th National Book Awards, where John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell won for 'March: Book Three.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The holidays haven't yet come and gone, but as a look at books hitting shelves in December shows, there's a slew of titles for those ready to get a jump-start on their New Year's resolutions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ina Garten’s 'Cooking for Jeffrey' trounced the cookbook competition in October. Other bestsellers included the latest from Anthony Bourdain and Alton Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the 67th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani New York in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, the junction where politics and publishing meet was in the spotlight from the start. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books dropped 2.8% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers. Sales in the children’s/young adult segment, meanwhile, rose 0.9% in the same period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An iconic New York City store gets a new lease on bookselling and a closing store will return; a Pennsylvania bookstore gets geeky; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Massachusetts bookstore turns publisher; a Wyoming store bans wi-fi; a New Hampshire store celebrates its first quarter century; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adrienne Sharp sells her latest to Ecco, Tor Teen preempts a debut fantasy series, Monica McCarty gets six figures from Berkley, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A California bookseller tries to buy the store where he works; Barnes & Noble to open on Fifth Avenue--in Youngstown; a bookstore pops-up in the Bronx; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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