Roxane Gay is not just an acclaimed writer, she’s a champion of writers: she’s edited The Best American Short Stories, founded Gay Magazine, and launched the Audacious Book Club to promote reading and discussion of powerful new literary voices. Now, she’s continuing her curatorial work by partnering with Grove Atlantic to start her own imprint. […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-05-26 14:50:24 UTC ]
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Sure, it may not sound like the spiciest headline, but Sam Bankman-Fried is in a weird place to be starting a Substack. He’s facing up to 115 years in prison if he’s convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges. And yet the embattled founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX – who pleaded... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-01-13 12:15:24 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books dipped 0.1% in the week ended Jan. 7, 2023, from the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books last week were even with the week ended January 8, 2022 with higher fiction sales offset by lower sales of nonfiction books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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According to the publisher, the imprint will “champion feminist and empowered perspectives” in romantic fantasy and science fiction books. It plans to publish seven new books next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin said the name change reflects an expansion into more inclusive love stories that will explore more sides of "happy ever after." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tyndale Elevate is a new imprint focusing on Christian worldview topics and apologetics—arguments and justifications for Christian beliefs—that expects to publish six titles a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon doesn't want to limit itself to streaming football games on Thursday nights. The internet giant has struck a deal with the NFL for Prime Video to livestream a yearly match on Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving. The first game airs November 24th, 2023 at about 3PM Eastern,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-10-19 21:10:50 UTC ]
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The Penguin Publishing Group will launch a new imprint, Thesis, a sister imprint to the Portfolio and Sentinel imprints publishing “urgent idea-driven nonfiction.” Bria Sandford and Niki Papadopoulos will oversee the imprint's editorial operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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When Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in literature last year, not nearly enough people had read anything by the Tanzanian-born writer. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-23 16:53:54 UTC ]
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The opposing parties in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit aiming to block Penguin Random House’s purchase of Simon & Schuster offered very different views of what a merger of the two would mean for authors and the industry in Friday’s closing arguments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Schiffer Craft imprint will launch in fall 2023, publishing approximately 25 crafting titles per season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity University Press has launched two new imprints: Tinta Books, which will focus on the culture, history and current affairs of Mexico and Mexican American life, and Terra Firma, about nature and the environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ever tried this audiobook tip? Why it might be worthwhile to let yourself experience the vibes then revisit with more attention. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-29 10:36:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s Media Briefing, media editor Kayleigh Barber examines the state of the digital media economy as major tech platforms report quarterly earnings and advertising and commerce businesses remain in flux. The post Media Briefing: A snapshot of the digital media economy at the start of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2022-07-28 04:01:00 UTC ]
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If you're new to audiobooks or unsure if they're for you, try a mystery, thriller, or true crime audiobook to get you started. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-20 10:32:00 UTC ]
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With frontlist sales for many publishers stalled, Open Road Integrated Media is adapting its Ignition program—designed to give backlist e-books a boost—to help promote new releases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of print books began the second half of 2022 on a down note, with units falling 8.8% last week compared to the week ended July 10, 2021. The sales pattern was a familiar one, with gains in adult fiction not enough to offset deep declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile segments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Forefront Books and the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives are teaming up to form Frederick Douglass Books, a publishing imprint meant to “establish a pathway for Black and Brown authors” into the publishing industry, the two organizations announced in a press release last week. The imprint... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-16 13:04:40 UTC ]
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Zando has partnered with Crooked Media, the progressive media company founded in 2017 by former Barack Obama administration officials Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, on a new books imprint, which has acquired a new novel by Lydia Kiesling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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James Kirchick applies the "secret city" trope to D.C.'s LGBTQ community, then mostly sidelines their voices. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-10 12:00:41 UTC ]
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