Market for medical graphic novels grows

The trend for medical graphic novels continues with Bloomsbury’s The Inflatable Woman by Rachael Ball. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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“How To Care for a Human Girl” is the Novel for the Post-Roe Era 

Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut novel How To Care for a Human Girl jumps with both feet into the debate over reproductive rights. When two sisters find themselves pregnant not long after their mother’s death, Jada choses an abortion, while Maddie drifts into the sticky embrace of a crisis pregnancy... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-08-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside TikTok’s out-of-home marketing approach as it expands further beyond mobile

The social media platform has partnered with several digital media networks, including GSTV, Redbox and ReachTV as part of a larger push into digital out-of-home. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-08 09:30:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive: See the cover for Téa Obreht’s next novel, The Morningside.

Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for The Morningside, the third novel by bestselling, award-winning writer Téa Obreht, which will be published by Random House in March. Here’s a little bit more about the book from the publisher: After being expelled from their ancestral home in a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-02 14:00:09 UTC ]
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An 'alpha vagina' gets top billing in YA star Elizabeth Acevedo's first (very) adult novel

Bestselling YA novelist Elizabeth Acevedo explains why 'Family Lore,' her first novel for adults, features sex, magic and an 'alpha vagina' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-31 13:00:02 UTC ]
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Medical advances typically begin with a study. Now, universities are struggling to afford them

The rising costs university libraries are paying to access journals have implications far beyond the ivory tower. From new cancer treatments to debates about foreign policy, new information enters the public domain through academic studies. Now... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-07-31 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Tap Into Market for Tarot Cards, Crystals, and More

Forthcoming books explore how to utilize the magical properties of such items to brighten moods, restore energy, quell pain, foster a sense of connection, and face tough social issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain’s Book Market in 2022: Up 5.5 Percent

The annual report from Spain's publishers describes a 10th consecutive year of growth for the country's book market, at €2.7 billion. The post Spain’s Book Market in 2022: Up 5.5 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-27 20:58:08 UTC ]
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Exclusive: See the cover for Phillip B. Williams’s debut novel, Ours.

Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Ours, the debut novel by award-winning poet Philip B. Williams, forthcoming from Viking in February. Here’s a bit about the book from the publisher: In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-26 14:00:11 UTC ]
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These are the Most Assigned Novels by Women in U.S. Colleges

In an analysis of 300,000 English Literature syllabi, these are the novels by women authors that were the most commonly assigned. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-07-25 13:22:28 UTC ]
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An annotated copy of Virginia Woolf’s difficult debut novel shows her evolution in action.

Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out, was published in the UK in 1915, after which she wanted to tweak some passages for the printing of the US edition. We know this thanks to the work of unsung hero Simon Cooper, a metadata officer at the University of Sydney, who found Woolf’s own copy... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-24 17:39:46 UTC ]
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AAP StatShot Shows the US Book Market Flat in May

In the US, sales of books for adults and education were up in May, as children's books slid again, per AAP's StatShot. The post AAP StatShot Shows the US Book Market Flat in May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-24 14:10:38 UTC ]
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Abrams Announces Marketing and Publicity Groups Restructuring

With the company's marketing and publicity teams unified across adult and children’s book imprints, Abrams aims to create a more efficient way to reach readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Adapting to Market Demands and Trends at Imago

Project-wise, Imago is now approaching pre-pandemic levels, says president and CEO Howard Musk. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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7 Novels That Reveal Librarians Behind the Shelves

It isn’t unusual for libraries to feature prominently in novels; novelists, after all, are merely adult versions of the little people who fell in love with books at public libraries. But what of librarians? The keepers of the books, the ones who know you prefer romance, science fiction, or... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-07-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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See the cover for Sloane Crosley’s new novel, Grief is for People.

Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Grief is for People, a first memoir from the sharp-eyed essayist and novelist Sloane Crosley, which will be published by Macmillan on February 27, 2024. Here’s a bit about the book from the publisher: For most of her adult life, Sloane and Russell... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-19 14:00:54 UTC ]
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After Cutting Open-Market Programmatic, Bloomberg Media Sees Efficiency Gains, Revenue Losses

On Jan. 1, the privately owned business publisher Bloomberg Media shut off its open-market programmatic advertising, a move to better control its user experience and drive advertisers to reach its audience by buying directly from the company itself. Six months later, the strategy produced its... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-07-18 11:31:59 UTC ]
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By combining self-help and literature, the School of Life’s first novel does both a disservice | Alice Kemp-Habib

Billed as ‘a therapeutic novel’, the publisher’s first foray into fiction follows 29-year-old Anna’s mental health journey – with a view to helping the reader. But how useful can such clunky writing be?At 29 years old, Anna is full of self-loathing. She hates her job, her boyfriend is having an... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-07 15:45:50 UTC ]
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This L.A. pharmacist's debut novel is loaded with sex and drugs. Don't tell her boss

Ruth Madievsky, a clinical pharmacist, insists her debut on sisters living dangerously is 'so fictional!' But it also channels her immigrant family's stories. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-06 13:00:43 UTC ]
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Why a librarian’s debut novel explores forgiving the unforgivable

Debut novelist Terah Shelton Harris used to believe some actions were unforgivable. Then her mind was changed by survivors of a church shooting and a friend who was sexually assaulted. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-07-05 15:56:20 UTC ]
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Germany’s 2022 Market Report: Turnover Down 1.9 Percent

The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022. The post Germany’s 2022 Market Report: Turnover Down 1.9 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-05 13:17:22 UTC ]
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