Publisher stands by 'Flamin' Hot' book after Frito-Lay calls origin story 'urban legend'

'We are proud to stand with our author,' said the head of Portfolio Books, promising that the memoir 'Flamin' Hot' will still be released June 15. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-19 00:04:48 UTC ]
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The Week’s Most Popular Stories

Sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman, the best book club books of August, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-03 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week is Entering a New Era

Plus: the most read books on Goodreads in July, new cookbooks for the school year, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Portal Fantasies and New Books: Swords and Spaceships, August 2, 2024

Travel into this week's new science fiction and fantasy books, as well as two compelling portal fantasy reads. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

Designing a book cover is always something of an emotional roller coaster. There’s the excitement of nailing it on the first try (rare!); there’s the low of working hard on an idea, only for it to be discarded; there’s the struggle (every time) and the self-doubt (ever present) that come with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-02 08:57:20 UTC ]
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Publishers group STEM and STEAM-based children’s titles for discovery and appeal.

Books of a feather do well in a series together—that seems to be a guiding principle for companies publishing STEM/STEAM titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers group STEM and STEAM-based children’s titles for discovery and appeal.

Books of a feather do well in a series together—that seems to be a guiding principle for companies publishing STEM/STEAM titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hands-On STEAM Books

Books that provide learning-by-doing opportunities for young readers continue to do well after experiencing a strong bump during the Covid lockdowns. Three publishers spoke with us about some new offerings in this area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hands-On STEAM Books

Books that provide learning-by-doing opportunities for young readers continue to do well after experiencing a strong bump during the Covid lockdowns. Three publishers spoke with us about some new offerings in this area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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STEM/STEAM Books Address Climate Change

Whether it’s heat waves, wildfires, or floods, news of weather events intensified by climate change is hard to miss. And the publishing industry has been paying attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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STEM/STEAM Books Address Climate Change

Whether it’s heat waves, wildfires, or floods, news of weather events intensified by climate change is hard to miss. And the publishing industry has been paying attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2024-08-01 22:54:26 UTC ]
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The Book Deal Trends of 2024 So Far

We’re less than 100 days out from a very consequential election, so before we get to the fun stuff, I ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-01 15:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Copyright Office Releases Part One of AI Report, Calls for New Legislation

From “AI-generated musical performances to robocall impersonations of political candidates to images in pornographic videos,” the report acknowledges that “a new era of sophisticated digital replicas has arrived.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Children’s Book Deals of the Day for July 31, 2024

A robot dog searches for a forever home, time travel through cooking, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-31 14:53:44 UTC ]
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The week's bestselling books, Aug. 4

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-31 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Ownership of Interlink Publishing Passed to Founders' Children

Michel and Ruth Moushabeck have transferred ownership of Interlink Publishing to their three daughters and son-in-law. The company, founded in 1987, describes itself as the only Palestinian-owned publisher in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Francine Pascal, creator of the Sweet Valley High books, dies aged 92

Author’s long-running high school book series sold more than 200m copies and led to a hit TV showFrancine Pascal, creator of the long-running Sweet Valley High book series, has died at the age of 92.According to the New York Times, the author died in New York City as as result of lymphoma. The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-07-30 13:22:26 UTC ]
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Perplexity will put ads in its AI search engine and share revenue with publishers

When people type a question into Perplexity, the two-year-old search engine scours the internet and uses information from multiple sources, including online publishers, to synthesize an answer using AI. Soon, Perplexity will start sharing revenue with some publishers as part of an advertising... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-07-30 13:00:52 UTC ]
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