The author of “Sweetbitter” has written a memoir about the pain she’s suffered from — and caused to — those she’s loved. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2020-05-08 09:00:05 UTC ]
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When you think about it, it’s kind of weird that we still have books in our technologically advanced society. But they’re here to stay, argues teen site member Orli Books STILL exist. Weird, isn’t it? Why do books still exist? It sounds like a novel in itself: books overcoming the odds, beating... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a year since the death of Michael Brown. We'd like to hear from you about the books you feel are moving the conversation around race and racism forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked you what three authors you'd take to your desert island. You said William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Stephen King. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Which three authors' collected works would you take to your proverbial desert island? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, we polled readers on whether Millennials prefer print or digital books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our big feature this week is about the emerging market of Millennial readers. They're young; they're cool; they were born into a world of omnipotent, hyper-fast technology; their eyes are glued to their phones. But do they read ebooks? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cat, the Lorax, and Horton...those are your favorite Dr. Seuss protagonists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's your favorite book by Dr. Seuss? To mark the publication of the lost-then-found new Seuss book 'What Pet Should I Get?' PW wants to know about your favorite! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Palin, Bill Bryson and William Dalrymple are just some of the names already nominated for the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author protest group Authors United is asking authors to sign a letter to the US Justice Department, asking it "to examine Amazon's control of the book market." The letter has been drafted with the help of the Authors Guild. Meanwhile both the American Booksellers Association and the Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week we asked readers whether now is a good time to be in love with fiction--are great new books being written? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is this a good time to be a new fiction fanatic? Is great fiction of all kinds being written by new authors? PW wants to know what you think. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked our readers how the controversy surrounding the publication of Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' affected their decision to read it or not. Here's what they said... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling author of 'Wild,' Cheryl Strayed, has closed a deal with Knopf to publish a book of collected quotes. 'Brave Enough' is set for October 27, and will feature 100 of the author's most popular pearls of wisdom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee's sophomore novel, 'Go Set A Watchman,' comes out next week. We want to know if, after all the controversy, you'll be reading it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The young writer of a real-life The Fault in Our Stars isn't alive to see her book make the finals of the country's top awards â but her parents could not be prouder. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New media titans have shown they can attract investors' money, raking in millions in venture capital funding, but they have not answered clearly whether they can show a profit.At South by Southwest, sales chiefs for three heavily-funded digital publishers said they can do that too, or can soon,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff at Memphis's The Booksellers at Laurelwood say customers should come forward for help even with a question like 'I'm looking for a book about a guy who does [a thing] in [a place]....' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The magazine editor on integrating print with technology, avoiding the hard sell, and why it’s fine for covers to show a few wrinklesIt seemed, at the time, an odd move. While old media print companies were scrambling to improve their digital offerings and wondering whether their print titles... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertisers have been making a lot of noise about viewability and fraud lately. And with good reason -- according to sources like comScore and Google, half of online advertising dollars go to waste due to bots, click fraud and out-of-sight placements. While the costs to advertisers might be... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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