Laird Hunt's 'Neverhome,' which was published by Little, Brown on Tuesday, is the author's sixth book, and his first from a major house. It's also, for editor Josh Kendall, a hoped-for literary breakout. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio presenter and author Christian O'Connell talks about his forthcoming book Radio Boy, illustrated by Rob Biddulph. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Small Business Saturday, Josie Leavitt and Elizabeth Bluemle celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Flying Pig Bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has called on publishers to give authors “the right to say no” to high-discounting practices as part of its campaign for fairer, more transparent contracts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to raise concerns that under the proposed merger of the W3C and the IDPF, the book industry will lose influence over the continued development of the ePUB ebook file standard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Krugman is right to condemn journalism’s ‘weasel words’ about Hillary Clinton. The hardest subjects require the most exacting press standardsSometimes journalists can’t live by a hand-me-down codebook. They themselves are responsible for what’s published. They live, after all, in the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hecht recently left her position as executive director of children's and YA scouting at Mary Anne Thompson Associates to launch her own company, Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From accounts of near-death expriences to ways of talking to kids about death, a wave of new books offer for the dying, the grieving, and the questioning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart talks about consumer and lifestyle brand Penguin Living and its first event, the Careers 360 Immersion Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ryan, who previously hit the 'New York Times' bestseller list with 'Screwed,' took the top spot on the iBooks list with the first title in her Imperfect Love series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watching for a day when 'generosity flows in both directions,' ALLi's leadership assesses new development—and division—in the indie-publishing sector. The post ‘Self-Publishing 2.0’? An Industry Alliance for Indies Calls the Question appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amberley is to publish But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s new Kindle Oasis e-reader has received praise from reviewers for its design and engineering, but with a price tag of £270 for the cheapest model and £330 for added 3G internet capabilities it has also been called "too expensive for the average user". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arnaud Nourry, chief executive of Hachette Livre, has publicly questioned the decision to allow the Publishers Association of China to become a member of the International Publishers Association (IPA), citing newspaper reports of censorship in the country. Nourry said he hoped the IPA members... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a Scottish newspaper publishes details of a sex scandal, when does a legal fight to ensure privacy become a pointless exercise to restrict free speech?On 23 June, 1986, the Guardian reported that the UK government was seeking an injunction in Australia to prevent a retired MI5 officer called... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Incoming ALA president Julie Todaro talks funding, Spanish-language services, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 13 titles longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction translated into English, some question the gender balance on the list. The post Questioning Gender Ratio in the Man Booker International Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucas, the first woman and first African-American to lead the National Book Foundation, talks about her plans for making the organization more relevant to those outside New York publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Harper Lee's passing, the questions about her second book and her retreat from public life over the past half-century have only deepened the mystery about her. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New digital media companies have to figure out how to scale an audience, but along the way, they face crucial branding decisions. The Huffington Post grew to top 100 million monthly uniques by stretching its mother brand across myriad subject areas, but Bustle and Vox Media say individual brands... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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