The Boston-based publisher—the only organization in the U.S. that publishes its own books by blind authors for blind readers—has been leading the way in improving access in the book business for nearly a century. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday morning, The Washington Post’s Ron Charles published a summary of “what readers hate most in books“—the result, Charles tells us, of asking the readers of the Post’s Book Club newsletter to write in with their pet peeves. “The responses were a tsunami of bile,” Charles writes.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-09 16:26:13 UTC ]
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Finalists in six categories for the annual awards honoring the best books of the previous publishing year have been announced. 'New York Times' critic Jennifer Wilson, poet Joy Harjo, and City Lights Booksellers & Publishers have won special awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s January and you know what that means—a reset for your TBR pile! There are so many amazing books to look forward to in 2023, but before we get too far into the new year, I think it’s worth spotlighting some of the titles you might have missed last year. And 2022 was an incredible […] The... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-01-27 12:05:00 UTC ]
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The author has always been drawn to the fringes of publishing, and is staking a claim for herself on those fringes this year, when she will launch her own indie press, Rose Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Produced between 1930 and 1973, Cambridge University Press' Christmas gift books were testaments to the company's capabilities. The post Digitizing Its ‘Christmas Books’: Cambridge University Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-12 17:32:06 UTC ]
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Amazon's Black Friday deals have started going live, and its Echo Show displays, Fire tablets and Fire TV devices are already being sold at a discount. Also on sale? Its Kindle e-readers, some of which are now listed for the lowest prices we've seen for them on the website. The Kindle Paperwhite... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-18 13:13:24 UTC ]
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The National Books Awards returned in full force on November 16, 2022 for a night of in-person glitz after two years of virtual ceremonies. In front of white tents where the literati gathered for photos on the red carpet, publishing workers with the HarperCollins Union, standing in the cold,... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-11-18 12:06:00 UTC ]
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Tess Gunty received the fiction prize for her debut, “The Rabbit Hutch.” Art Spiegelman, the author of “Maus,” received a lifetime achievement award. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-11-17 12:12:22 UTC ]
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Sabaa Tahir received this year's Young People's Literature prize for her YA novel 'All My Rage'; during her tearful acceptance speech, Tahir noted, "I am the first Muslim and Pakistani American woman to win this award.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Tess Gunty, John Keene, Imani Perry, Samanta Schweblin, and Sabaa Tahir are the winners of this year's National Book Awards, which were bestowed on September 16 at the first in-person NBA ceremony since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The winners of the 73rd National Book Awards—given every year in Young People’s Literature, Translation, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction—will be announced next week in a ceremony hosted by Padma Lakshmi at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City (and streamable online). Ahead of the festivities,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-09 09:53:33 UTC ]
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Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 15:50:31 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-04 14:15:32 UTC ]
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Twenty five books, spread across five categories, were named on Tuesday, including fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The winners will be announced next month. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-10-04 14:00:07 UTC ]
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Gayl Jones, Sharon Olds, Imani Perry, and Yoko Tawada are among the finalists for the 72nd annual National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation is preparing for its first live marquee event since the pandemic hit—even as its team looks to the horizon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2022 longlists for the National Book Award in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-16 17:05:07 UTC ]
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Among the fiction authors longlisted for a 2022 National Book Award are Tess Gunty, Jonathan Escofferey and Jamil Jan Kochai. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-16 14:16:02 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. The judges for this year’s award are Ben Fountain (Chair), Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Dana Johnson, and Michelle Malonzo. The 10 longlistees were chosen from a total of 463... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-16 14:15:50 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Poetry, including volumes by a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and three Whiting Award winners. The judges for this year’s award are Kwame Dawes (Chair), Juan Felipe... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-15 14:15:58 UTC ]
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