Read on for news about DK's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' encyclopedia, Random House's picture book with Ellen DeGeneres, new Harry Potter publishing from Insight Editions, lucha libre books from Future House and Masked Republic, a Spawn trade publishing program, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lockdown in Literature, by The Editors of WLT Lit Lists [email protected] Mon, 03/20/2023 - 14:39 Photo by Jens Maes / Unsplash There has been plenty of handwringing among some over whether it’s too soon to write pandemic literature, but these... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2023-03-20 19:39:01 UTC ]
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Hogwarts Legacy won't be making its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One until May 5th, so you'll have two more months of waiting to do if you have an older console. That is, if Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software don't push back its release date yet again. They had postponed the game's... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-07 09:41:48 UTC ]
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The certified B Corporation aims to reach an audience of 50 million girls by 2025 as it continues to publish new books and expand into new media and storytelling formats. On Monday the girl-centered media brand Rebel Girls announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by publishing giant... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2023-03-06 09:30:00 UTC ]
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A new video game set in the Harry Potter universe lays bare the mediocrity of Rowling’s world. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2023-03-04 10:00:00 UTC ]
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The country’s largest publisher has had a rocky few months since a deal to buy a rival fell through, and some of its top executives left. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-02-28 21:08:29 UTC ]
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The highlight of a new operating structure for Penguin Random House is the creation of separate Random House and Crown adult publishing groups. No replacement has been named for departing PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Ed Park’s long awaited second novel Same Bed Different Dreams, which will be published by Random House this fall. Here’s a bit about the novel from the publisher: March, 1919. Far-flung Korean patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-24 15:00:34 UTC ]
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'When I Talk to God, I Talk About You' by 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz and her partner, Nashville songwriter Bradley Collins, debuts at #11 on our picture book list. Plus Sarah J. Maas's YA hit 'Throne of Glass' gets an adult makeover, and Susan Cain's newly minted Oprah's Book Club pick,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s novel Promise, which Danielle Evans calls “a stunning exploration of the weight and triumph of legacy” and which will be published by Random House in July. Here’s some more about the book from the publisher: The Kindred... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-23 15:00:59 UTC ]
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Read on for news about Odd Dot's deal with Penguin's The World of Eric Carle team, HarperCollins's Rainbow High books, an expansion of Simon Spotlight's Peanuts program into graphic novels, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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There is more to Black history than trauma, and these picture book biographies celebrate Black joy, ingenuity, talent, and magnificence — like Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-02-15 11:36:00 UTC ]
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The new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, has generated a lot of controversy, which is reflected within the gameplay itself. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-02-15 04:01:53 UTC ]
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Many people in Japan have been outraged by a recent trend dubbed "sushi terrorism." Videos across social media show people carrying out all kinds of unhygienic acts, like licking the spoon for a container of green tea powder. Another video, which has more than 98 million views on Twitter, showed... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-02-13 12:15:42 UTC ]
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Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter game I’ve been dreaming of since I was a teenager. I grew up alongside the Harry Potter novels and devoured them all, and I spent the time between book releases reading and writing fanfiction set in the Wizarding World. I would’ve traded my little emo soul for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-02-10 17:00:41 UTC ]
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Elaine U. Cho’s debut sci-fi novel 'Ocean’s Godori,' Johanna Hedva’s essay collection 'How to Tell When We Will Die,' and Jay Leslie’s picture book 'What I Must Tell The World' are slated for publication in 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Five days ago, a review code for Hogwarts Legacy landed in my inbox. I’ve been thinking about this moment for more than a year, ever since the backlash against the game started gaining traction online. The author of the Harry Potter novels is transphobic and she’s targeted transgender women in... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-02-06 11:00:18 UTC ]
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Hogwarts Legacy comes out next week. It is, bar none, the biggest video game to ever use the ever-popular Harry Potter license. A Dragon Age-style open-world RPG, made by Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software (recently of the scuttled Disney Infinity), it’s kind of a huge deal. The... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2023-02-03 15:30:00 UTC ]
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Two CEOs have stepped down. A storied executive has retired. And a big legal loss isn't entirely in the rearview. This year, the U.S. book market's biggest publisher is planning some major structural changes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Lorenzo Carcaterra looks back at nearly a quarter century working with the retired Random House editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Audio has acquired Playaway Products, a producer of physical audio players and tablets preloaded with content. Launched in 2005 and based in Solon, Ohio, the company offers 36,000 titles and works with some 40,000 libraries and institutions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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