Despite her outspokenness for the inclusion of LBGTQ people in the church, the bestselling author of ‘For the Love’ explains why she avoids political and cultural hot-button topics, preferring to gather women around common issues and struggles in her books instead. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WPP confirmed on Monday it is in exclusive talks with Bain Capital to sell its majority stake in Kantar to the Boston-based private-equity firm, following "press speculation." The potential deal values the data, insights and consulting giant at $4 billion, according to WPP's statement that... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-01 20:08:21 UTC ]
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“Unlike some of my hard science fiction books, such as ‘Seveneves’ — where I sweated the details of orbits, rocket engines, etc. — ‘Fall’ is meant to be read as more of a fable,” he says. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-28 09:00:08 UTC ]
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This week: new books from Clive Cussler and Jennifer Weiner, plus a very creepy novel about a creative writing M.F.A. program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came down from the stage and walked among the tables at her BookExpo appearance Thursday evening. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women dominated the opening Leadership Roundtable at Book Expo, as the panel suggested audio is no longer a competitive format and called for greater diversity in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 21:39:50 UTC ]
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Leading film scouts and agents spoke on New York Rights Fair panel, explaining how they make a piece of content come alive for a producer or studio executive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are still challenged by digital media's limitations, but a few have found solutions. The post Magazine Media: Talking About a Better User Experience Isn’t Enough appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-28 14:20:54 UTC ]
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This week: the astounding new science of how animals find their way, plus a nail-biting, stay-up-all-night thriller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Talks are underway for a film adaptation of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Vintage). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:56:32 UTC ]
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This week: a scientist’s race to save her husband from a deadly superbug, plus a shiver-inducing Icelandic thriller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Building on a decade of experience in international ebook distribution, Bookwire expands into publishing software solutions with its new 'Bookwire OS' offering. The post Jens Klingelhöfer Rolls Out a New ‘Bookwire OS’ Expansion of Services appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-16 05:30:08 UTC ]
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Cultural critic Damon Young discusses his memoir ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,’ and its goal of filling gaps in racial perceptions. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: new books from Ted Chiang, Julie Orringer, Elizabeth Acevedo, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amidst announcements of a new Messenger, a new Facebook app and new VR headsets, the company snuck in a quieter, less flashier update: it's now allowing creators to make and publish their own AR effects and filters on Instagram. Right now, the only I... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association members gathered in Baltimore on April 25 for discussions about bookseller education, health care, and finances for independent bookstores across the region. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Day 1 of the Digital Content NewFronts. Ad Age’s Jeanine Poggi, Ilyse Liffreing and Garett Sloane will be live-blogging the week-long dog-and-pony show where digital publishers, from YouTube and Twitter to Condé Nast and Meredith, are presenting buzzy new content and ad products to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a delightful history of how Britain became modern, plus two outstanding thrillers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For more than a year, the Observer writer has been probing a darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley. Last week, at a TED talk that became a global viral sensation, she told the tech billionaires they had broken democracy. What happened next?If Silicon Valley is the beast, then TED is its belly.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Reichl, former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine — previously a food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times — released her newest memoir, “Save Me The Plums,” earlier this year, telling a “tale of the end of American magazine media as we knew it.” The book is also many... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Orlean cracked open her book and bent toward the microphone. “Covers burst like popcorn,” she said, reading from her book about the mysterious 1986 fire at downtown L.A.’s Central Library. “Pages flared and blackened and then sprang away from their bindings, a ream of sooty scraps soaring... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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