In this week's episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Steve Wasserman, former editor at Yale University Press and the Los Continue reading at 'HuffPost'
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The purchase of children's publisher Dry Climate, best known for its alphabetical books spotlighting cities, states, and regions across the U.S., is the latest in a string of acquisitions made by the regional books publisher Arcadia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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When Dogs Could Talk: Among Words in a State of Grace, by N. Scott Momaday Essay [email protected] Mon, 01/29/2024 - 21:29 Illustration by Marla Johnson“When Dogs Could Talk“ appeared in WLT’s landmark 2007 issue devoted to endangered languages,... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Poet, Translator, Mirror: A Conversation with Miho Kinnas, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Tue, 12/05/2023 - 15:32 Two-time Pushcart Prize nominee Miho Kinnas recently published Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias, her third book... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Publisher pays tribute to ‘genius’ who was an ‘inspirational leader’Peter Usborne, the founder of the children’s books publisher Usborne and the co-founder of Private Eye magazine, has died aged 85, the publisher has announced.He died “unexpectedly but peacefully” surrounded by his family this... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books publisher of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez`Flatiron Books publisher of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Record sales show that even the ability to carry thousands of books in one portable electronic device is not enoughIn 2009, when Amazon’s Kindle ebook was launched in the UK, it seemed impossible to imagine that a dozen years later booksellers would be reporting a record year of sales of... Continue reading at The Guardian
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On November 17, author, comedian, and Tiny Reparations Books publisher Phoebe Robinson presided over the second virtual National Book Awards ceremony in a row and the first under the Foundation's new executive director, Ruth Dickey. Martín Espada and Jason Mott were among the night's winners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Mango Publishing Group and the Italian children's and illustrated books publisher White Star have entered a publishing agreement in which Mango will acquire exclusive rights to publish certain White Star books in English, while White Star will acquire identical rights to to translate and sell a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Bernette Ford 1950–2021 Boxer Books publisher David Bennett writes: About 30 years ago, while on a sales trip to New York, I met Bernette Ford. I had no idea then that she would become my best buddy and our families would grow so close. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Interviews Since 2015, award-winning Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans has been immersed in bringing the literary classics to new audiences through Restless Classics. These editions come with introductions by prominent diverse writers from around... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-05-12 15:41:23 UTC ]
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LARB PRESENTS AN EXCERPT from Peter B. Kaufman’s The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge, out today from Seven Stories Press. ¤ In Too Loud a Solitude, Bohumil Hrabal’s comic allegory about the life of the printed word in Czechoslovakia, the wise fool Hanta — Hrabal’s hero — works... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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Helen Mackenzie Smith has been promoted to the newly created role of picture books publisher at Simon & Schuster Children's. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Fundraiser for retailers facing hardship during the coronavirus pandemic reveals that benefactor is internet giant widely blamed for trade’s declineAmazon, the internet retail giant vilified for years as public enemy No 1 to booksellers, has been revealed as the surprise mystery benefactor that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-04-23 11:37:33 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT The Neustadt International Prize for Literature, one of the most prestigious global literary awards, has entered its 50-year anniversary at the University of Oklahoma. Often referred to as “the American Nobel,” the biennial award... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-04-14 14:03:16 UTC ]
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For retailers and companies looking to build deeper connections with consumers or cast a wider net for audience engagement, launching a print magazine is a bourgeoning trend. Online vacation rental company Airbnb, luggage retailer Away, dating app Bumble and golf equipment and apparel brand... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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The Wing, a women's-only social club and co-working space with locations in Manhattan, is the latest brand beloved by millennials to embrace the printed word. Launching this week, No Man's Land is a bi-annual print magazine created by The Wing with an editorial team including writers and... Continue reading at AdWeek
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In this week's episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Steve Wasserman, former editor at Yale University Press and the Los Continue reading at HuffPost
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The psychology and self-help books publisher is expanding with its new spirituality imprint, Reveal Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sometimes it isn’t enough for data to be big. Consider Google Books, a searchable archive digital archive of millions of texts spanning the history of the printed word. This enormous corpus has inspired researchers to rethink the ways we map the history of language, allowing them to make... Continue reading at Slate
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