Many thriving poetry publishers in the North have likened its recent boom to its popularity under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, arguing the form offers a unique type of human connection. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 18:24:04 UTC ]
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Sorry to Kindle loyalists: people who read paper books tend to be more advanced readers, according to a recent study of the reading habits of thousands of teens around the world. The study, conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, looked at the way teenagers in 30... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-25 17:18:30 UTC ]
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In 1904, after the Book Review published an appreciation of Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” its letters page overflowed with ghost-story recommendations. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-07-22 15:44:31 UTC ]
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In "The Displacements," a hurricane destroys Miami and makes millions of Americans homeless. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-19 13:19:37 UTC ]
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The Blacksburg, Va.-based press has named two staff members copublishers after its cofounder and publisher, Carmen Giménez, was hired away by Graywolf Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Robin Whitten turned her passion for audiobooks into one of the first publications to cover that medium. As 'AudioFile' marks its 30th birthday this summer, Whitten reflected on how the venture initially got off the ground, how it has evolved and where it’s headed next. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Netflix adaptation is yet more proof of the long-overlooked novel's newfound popularity. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-14 12:00:30 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Kindles are the e-readers most people want. Usually, high demand means higher prices. Yet Amazon is all but giving Kindles away for Prime Day 2022, offering up deals on both basic and bougie models at absurdly low prices, even as “Prime Day” continues on into its second day. (You need... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-07-13 14:58:47 UTC ]
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Bobby Byrd, poet, cofounder and publisher of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Tex., has died. He was 80. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Graywolf Press announced this morning that its new publisher is Carmen Giménez, a Latinx and queer poet and editor who currently is publisher of Noemi Press in Blacksburg, Va. Giménez succeeds Fiona McCrae, who just retired after 28 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Welsh-English anthology about Welsh equivalent of Route 66 republished twice since release on St David’s DayIt is variously described as a snake, a zip, a ribbon, a scar, a Welsh version of Route 66. Memories, myths and moments of love and grief are woven into a collection of poems celebrating... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-07-03 14:00:16 UTC ]
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In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-29 21:40:47 UTC ]
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With the newspaper’s founder and senior editors jailed, other pro-democracy media outlets shut and 1,000 journalists out of work, can press freedom survive in the territory?Read more: ‘My career is finished, my friends are in prison and I’m an alien in my city’: life after Hong Kong’s Apple... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-06-24 05:01:07 UTC ]
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Fiona McCrae reflects on how a struggling small press became a literary powerhouse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-23 09:00:21 UTC ]
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“My iPhone must be dead, or secured in a lockbox of some sort,” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is the true-crime collection “Rogues.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-06-23 09:00:21 UTC ]
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David C Cook is expanding its staff and comic book offerings through the acquisition of the graphic arts studio Corvus Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The year 2021 saw a substantial increase in the number of independent bookstores in the United States. And a growing proportion of these stores is owned by individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-06-17 15:44:11 UTC ]
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The University of North Carolina Press has much to celebrate as it marks its 100th anniversary. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As many as 450 Spanish works may be published in translation by the October 19 to 23 run of Frankfurter Buchmesse this year. The post Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Spain Meets With Madrid’s Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-14 14:54:56 UTC ]
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Pym’s novels — witty tales of domestic life in British villages — have been compared to the works of Jane Austen. I see a link to Joyce, too. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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