On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Laura Lippman, author of My Life as a Villainess, published by William Morrow. In this wry essay collection she writes movingly about becoming a mom in her fifties, choices she made in her career as a journalist and a bestselling crime novelist, the […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-30 18:00:43 UTC ]
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, a significant achievement award in children’s literature presented by a division of the American Library Assn., will be renamed because of the author’s "stereotypical attitudes" toward Native Americans and African Americans. The Assn. for Library Service to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, voted on Saturday to rename the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, in response to the long-running discussion around prejudice in the author’s work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Ingalls Wilder was on the brink of having an award named in her honour, from America's Association for Library Service to Children, when in 1952 a reader complained to the publisher of Little House on the Prairie about what the reader found to be a deeply offensive statement about Native... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House will put a focus on international growth, especially in emerging markets, in its next phase of strategy implementation, global c.e.o. Markus Dohle has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her Little House on the Prairie series has been criticised for racist stereotypes of Native Americans. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her highly anticipated appearance, the former First Lady reflected on her life as a woman, parent, First Lady—and the time a kid named Lin-Manuel Miranda first rapped about Alexander Hamilton in the East Room. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK has redesigned its Eyewitness travel guides after research revealed that travellers are putting more faith in printed products despite the proliferation of online guides. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books have been saving Steff Green since she was a child growing up in central Hawke's Bay. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reflecting a number of trends in international publishing, the upcoming CONTEC Mexico conference looks at how trends such as audiobooks and open access are playing out in Latin America and across the globe. The post Audiobooks and Open Access in Focus at CONTEC Mexico Conference in June appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The newsletter team is back from vacation as our Cannes team has been hard at work covering this year’s festival. Justin Chang has been writing daily diaries, capturing first-look... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The text of acclaimed Illustrator of the Year Axel Scheffler's comments at the British Book Awards this week makes Brexit more personal for many, as an intensely valued and celebrated publishing artist tells London: 'It hurts and makes me angry every day.' The post Brexit Gets Personal: An... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A newly struck 70 mm print of Stanley Kubrick’s epic science fiction classic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” opens May 18 at the ArcLight Hollywood. The re-release of the 50-year-old film was accomplished through an entirely photochemical process overseen by Christopher Nolan. Here is Times critic... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newly created team's mandate is to prove to brands that advertising on Hearst properties delivers business outcomes. The post Hearst Magazines Digital Media is launching a 20-person data studio appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight years after the the release of Stanley Kubrick’s film, Marvel and Jack Kirby turned it into one of the least-remembered chapters of comic book history. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a series of panels held at its annual meeting in New York City, the Book Industry Study Group looked at the biggest issues facing the publishing supply chain today, including returns, POD technology, and millennial consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hope and cross-cultural understanding were big themes at the official ceremony honoring the winners of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Abu Dhabi. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a never-before staged seminar event, London Book Fair this year presented a mini-conference on the freedom to publish with the International Publishers Association and featuring the widow of slain publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan. The post Publishing’s Darker Stories: Focusing on Freedom to... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content is a robust piece of both Net-a-Porter’s marketing and merchandising strategies: The company employs 70 people on its editorial team, and it publishes six issues of Porter’s print edition per year, which have featured celebrity cover stars like Viola Davis, Penelope Cruz and Bella... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The growth of hybrid publishing and the diversity of voices independent presses bring to publishing were among the topics at this year's IBPA Publishing University. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following 2017's Market Focus Poland and this year's Market Focus Baltics, Indonesia will be the highlighted nation at London Book Fair in 2019. And in New York City, Markus Dohle names Madeline McIntosh to lead Penguin Random House US. The post Industry Notes: Indonesia Named London’s 2019... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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