Feminist activist’s manifesto for ‘an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists’, originally published in Bush years, sees huge rise in salesRebecca Solnit’s political manifesto, published to encourage activists while George W Bush waged war in Iraq, has enjoyed a huge resurgence in sales since the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.Hope in the Dark by activist and writer Solnit was published in 2004, but an updated third edition published earlier this year sold out in the US after the poll result, and digital downloads have topped 33,000, reports Publishers Weekly. Related: ‘Hope is an embrace of the unknown’: Rebecca Solnit on living in dark times Related: Books to give you hope: The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#digital downloads
#faraway nearby
Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, shared "Barking to the Choir" with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-17 03:46:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gregory boyle
#times book
Publishing insiders have called for the trade "to get on the front foot" and "tirelessly" lobby Boris Johnson's new government, in the wake of last night's historic election which saw the Conservatives win their biggest majority since 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 22:21:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing insiders
Now more than ever, the publishing industry finds itself on a quest for more effective ways to make money. For the past few years, the industry has been working through a regular cycle of taglines and keywords: ‘metered models,’ ‘memberships,’ ‘registration paywalls,’ dynamic paywalls,’ and so... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-12-11 16:35:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sell content
#effective ways
#make money
#publishing industry
Peter Bergen’s tale of the generals who served in Trump’s White House raises critical questions about civil-military relations. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-10 22:32:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#foreign policy
Elliott & Thompson has scooped How to be Hopeful by writer, performer and activist Bernadette Russell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 14:44:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#elliott thompson
Irish press Little Island Books has sold North American rights to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Meg Grehan’s The Deepest Breath. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 02:34:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#irish press
#island books
#houghton mifflin harcourt
"It’s like the children’s book version of a president crime-ing his way to being impeached," said the MSNBC host. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-12-04 08:44:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rachel maddow
#book version
#children’s book
Newsweek has fired a reporter and says it's demoted an unnamed editor over "the failures that led to the publication of an inaccurate report" speculating about President Trump's Thanksgiving plans—prior to those plans being made public on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 10 a.m. ET on Thursday... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-03 17:38:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#timely manner
#fake news
#law enforcement
#all-time low
#working closely
#quality journalism
#— donald
In this installment of our audio IRL, senior editor Andrew Tarantola's affinity for anime leads him to an unlikely musical discovery. Senior editor Jessica Conditt is addicted to true crime podcasts, but her recommendation is an audiobook with podcas... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-12-03 14:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#audiobook
Springer Nature is selling its publishing services enterprise SPS to content technology and solutions business SPi Global, in a deal expected to conclude by the end of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 21:47:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#deal expected
#springer nature
#publishing services
Profile Books and the Wellcome Collection will publish Elif Shafak’s manifesto offering “a rallying cry for hopefulness”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 02:43:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#profile books
#wellcome collection
#rallying cry
Four years after Sarah Kendzior forecasted Trump’s win, the bestselling author reflects on the rise of online propaganda, the need for transparent algorithms, and why social media is more dangerous than ever. Sarah Kendzior was a lone voice in the wilderness predicting the victory of Donald... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-11-28 09:00:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#flyover country
#online propaganda
#al jazeera
#industrial midwest
#bestselling author
The MILD Group, run by Susie Nicklin, has sold South London indie Dulwich Books to store manager Cathy Slater. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 04:16:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mild group
#susie nicklin
James D. Zirin explains how Trump, throughout his life, has either ignored the law or used it as a weapon. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-22 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Bloomsbury is selling reference guide Whitaker’s assets, including the current edition, the online database, and backlist editions dating back to 1869. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 07:38:43 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bloomsbury
Following Bernardine Evaristo’s historic Booker Prize win, translation rights to her novel Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) have been snapped up in 21 territories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 06:13:51 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bernardine evaristo
#translation rights
#hamish hamilton
New polemic against ‘leftwing hate’ has topped US book chart, but there are indications its success was fed by bulk purchasesMore than 30 years ago, Donald Trump is reported to have ordered key staff to buy thousands of copies of The Art of the Deal to make it seem more popular than it was. Now... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 13:40:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book chart
##1 bestseller
#bulk purchases
#non-fiction chart
#times bestseller
Briefly, should you have to argue with a relative this Thanksgiving about the actual popularity of Donald Trump Jr.’s number one New York Times bestseller, Triggered, please note the dagger beside the listing. This dagger, you can tell cousin Jared, means that a significant number of the books... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-14 15:49:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#significant number
#books sales
#bestselling book
Tickets for Elton John's book signing at Waterstones Piccadilly sold out in less than 10 seconds when they went on sale yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 19:30:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#elton john
#book signing
Amazon has opened a storefront and publishing platform for people to buy and sell K-12 educational materials. People who create such resources can upload them for others to purchase. Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-11-12 15:32:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing platform