The Pulitzer Prize winner’s latest book, “Bewilderment,” features a widowed father whose troubled son is transformed by a novel neurofeedback therapy with profound implications for the human race. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2021-09-21 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Former US president Barack Obama has named British author Naomi Alderman’s The Power as one of his favourite books of 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2015, BuzzFeed tasked five employees with a single objective: Craft the perfect viral Facebook video. To ensure maximum share-ability, such a video had to be short — no more than 40 seconds long — and enjoyable either with or without sound as users scrolled their feeds. The team found its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Matt Haig, Jo Nesbo and Lisa Jewell join debuts from Beth Underdown and Cara Hunter on the next Richard & Judy Book Club list with W H Smith, which features titles published almost exclusively by Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing experts spoke about standing out in a crowded marketplace at the third annual Global Kids Connect conference, held in New York City on December 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four top children’s book publishers and agents closed out this year's GKC conference with a discussion of global trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The multi-million-pound-selling Kate Atkinson is back next September with a new novel based on the life of a female former Secret Service worker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foreign rights experts gathered during this week's GKC conference for a discussion of some of the areas of recent growth within the children's market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Economic markers are positive,” proclaimed NPD-BookScan's Kristen McLean in the opening presentation at the Bologna Book Fair/Publishers Weekly Global Kids Connect conference in New York. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children's held a breakfast at the Ritz to celebrate 10 years of publishing Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid novels, and to thank the retailers and journalists who have supported the series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the third annual Global Kids Connect conference, held Monday in New York City, children's publishing luminaries discussed hot topics in the kids' sector, in GKC's first afternoon-only event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graham Sharpe, co-founder and chair of judges of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, reflects on how the submissions to the prize have changed over the years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miriam Robinson takes a look at Profile's campaign for Mary's Beard's Women & Power. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sephora is becoming something of a chatterbox. The beauty retailer regularly converses with customers, whether that's by sharing prom tips with teens on the social media platform Kik, or helping shoppers book in-store appointments via Facebook Messenger. This type of interactive exchange--in... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Prieur, executive director of ANEL in Québec, talks about the association’s work to support the flourishing francophone book market in Canada. The post ANEL’s Richard Prieur on the Strengths of the French Canadian Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kid Normal by Greg James and Chris Smith (Bloomsbury Children's) has been chosen as 2018 Young City Read for children across Brighton & Hove and "beyond". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lies have become alternative facts and truth irrelevant in the face of power, while we all give up our privacyIn Book 8 of The Odyssey we read that the gods weave misfortune so that later generations have something to sing about. It wasn’t a god but a conman who now leads me to describe how –... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newcomers to publishing produce a pair of high-quality coffee-table books for their customers. The post When Building Their Brands, Two Retailers Look to the Power of Print appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors are drawing on religious and spiritual practices to show readers ways to find happier, healthier, and more faith-filled lives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America’s Test Kitchen, the Boston-based publisher and multimedia company best known for its eponymous public television show, is partnering with Sourcebooks to launch a line of children's books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan returns with a new narrative, based in part on his first writing job - a fraught and foreboding affair. Alice O'Keeffe reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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