Reality star Rylan's autobiography to Century

Penguin Random House has announced a world rights deal for the autobiography of TV presenter Rylan Clark.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century

Last week, The New York Times Book Review published a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” (Well, so far, obviously. Why not just call it the best books of the last 25 years? Do they know something we don’t? Oh well.) To put it together, the Book Review surveyed “hundreds of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-16 08:56:08 UTC ]
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Talking About the Century’s Best Books

A roundtable of Book Review editors discuss what surprised them, what delighted them, what will send them back to their own shelves. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-07-12 19:21:49 UTC ]
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Country stars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen have big plans for ‘Field & Stream’—and they go well beyond a magazine

The century-old magazine’s new owners are turning it into a lifestyle brand that appeals to hunters, fishers, Republicans, and Democrats. Many legacy periodicals that have survived the internet are husks of their former selves. New owners come in, slash costs, and squeeze what revenue they can... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Former UFC, WWE star Ronda Rousey finds 'path that I was meant for' as graphic novelist

Former UFC and WWE champion Ronda Rousey will publish her first graphic novel next year. She said it's somewhat autobiographical, 'even though it didn't really happen.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-25 14:14:00 UTC ]
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Blue Star Press Steps Up

Bend, Ore.–based publisher Blue Star Press's purchase of Sasquatch Books from Penguin Random House earlier this month is the latest effort by the company's cofounder and CEO Peter Licalzi to build a mid-size independent publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Blue Star Press Buys Sasquatch Books from PRH

Bend, Ore.–based Blue Star Press has acquired Sasquatch Books from Penguin Random House, which had bought the Seattle-based publisher and distribution client in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘I have my iPhone, X and a brain in my head’: Ukrainian journalist and social media star Illia Ponomarenko

Ahead of the publication of his raw account of the Russian invasion, the reporter talks about capturing the conflict in real time – and when the war will come to an endIllia Ponomarenko was mulling over the idea of writing a book about the war in his home country, Ukraine. He decided to ask his... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-05-11 10:00:23 UTC ]
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How to use a maturity model to shoot for the stars

With a solar eclipse recently plunging parts of the world in darkness—and the #1 show on Netflix highlighting the chaos caused by multiple celestial bodies in motion (3 Body Problem)—it’s safe to say that the stars have captured the popular imagination yet again. Astronomers, physicists, and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-04-17 20:00:00 UTC ]
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Twisty-Turny Tales That Blur the Line Between Fantasy and Reality in Black Life

In WEIRD BLACK GIRLS, Elwin Cotman delivers seven short stories that go long on the absurdity and anxiety of modern Black life. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Hollywood's bravest and most foolhardy memoir wasn't written by a movie star

'You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again' ranks No. 31 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it's the ultimate Icarus story, unflinchingly detailing its author's descent. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-08 10:00:36 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl rewritten by stars including Greg James, Adam Kay and Konnie Huq

James has co-written a spin-off of The Twits with Chris Smith, while a short story collection, Charlie and the Christmas Factory, will be published in OctoberThe Twits and Matilda are among the much-loved Roald Dahl characters set to appear in brand new stories inspired by the late British... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-04-05 13:47:01 UTC ]
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A new series of Star Wars shorts premieres on Disney+ next month

Disney just pulled a fast one. Star Wars movies and shows are typically announced years before being released, but the company just revealed a new TV program that premieres next month. Tales of the Empire is an animated show produced by Dave Filoni, the man who cut his teeth on cartoons like... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-04-04 19:00:07 UTC ]
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Porochista Khakpour’s Reality Check

In the author’s latest novel, a wealthy Iranian American family clamors to get a reality show Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzer-Winning Critic to Publish Book About Reality TV

An award-winning critic chronicles the rise of reality TV, a Virginia bill would ban book bans by school boards, and more news today in books. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-02-07 16:10:04 UTC ]
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This L.A. flash-fiction star thinks novels are 'saggy.' Her own debut proves her wrong

The debut novel 'Dead in Long Beach, California,' is a sharp, dazzling turn for Compton-raised author Venita Blackburn, who made her name with lightning-fast fiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-11 11:00:44 UTC ]
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Marc Jaffe, Editor Whose Work Spanned Nearly a Century, Dies at 102

The former editorial director of Bantam and Ballantine and founder of Villard Books at Random House and an eponymous imprint at Houghton Mifflin, whose long and storied career in trade book publishing lasted into his final hours, died on December 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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End Notes: 'Wandering Stars' by Tommy Orange

An inside look at the publication process for the PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author's second novel Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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2023 was the year the economics of tech caught up with reality

As a precocious teen looking to improve my college application, I sat in on a business studies class. I figured taking two extra A-Levels at night school alongside those I took during the day would make me irresistible to admissions tutors. The class I watched examined if it was worth a large... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-12-18 15:30:52 UTC ]
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Your definitive guide to Goodreads ratings. (Or: why does your favorite book have 3 stars?)

If you use Goodreads at all, you’ve likely noticed that the platform allows you to “rate” your “reads” using “stars” (those are scare quotes). If you use Goodreads regularly, you probably know that the ratings system is, in a word, fucked. Why does literally every Colleen Hoover book have over... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-21 17:28:32 UTC ]
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You Will Live on the Internet: The Grim Realities of the Metaverse

Years ago I came across a children’s book called You Will Go to the Moon. It was first published in 1959 by Mae and Ira Freeman, ten years before the first moon landing. The book predicts a future where space travel is a leisure pursuit for a baby boomer and his parents. It shows the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-16 09:01:20 UTC ]
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