'Significant Zero' and 'Blood Sweat and Pixels' Review: Taking On Game Development, and the Demon That Is "Crunch"

Two recent books take readers into the pressure cooker that videogame development can so often become. Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denne Michele Norris Takes the Helm at 'Electric Literature'

Denne Michele Norris has been named editor-in-chief of 'Electric Literature' starting on August 10. She succeeds Jess Zimmerman, who had held the role since 2017 before stepping away earlier this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, I Love Books, But Please Don’t Take Me To a Bookstore

One avid reader on why being taken to the bookstore is way more anxiety-producing than it is enjoyable. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-07-20 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Tencent to buy British video game studio Sumo for $1.27 billion

In a busy year for gaming mergers, another deal has just been announced. Tencent is to fully acquire Sumo Group, the UK developer behind LittleBigPlanet 3 and Crackdown 3. The Chinese web giant is offering 513 pence per share for the studio, in which it already owns an 8.75 percent stake,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-07-19 09:14:25 UTC ]
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Craig White Takes Over from Randall White at EDC

Longtime Educational Development Corp. chairman, CEO, and president Randall White has turned over leadership of the company to his son Craig White, who has been named CEO and president. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Lippman’s suspense novel ‘Dream Girl’ takes its cue from Stephen King

In Lippman’s 25th novel, a bedridden novelist is haunted by a woman who claims to be one of his characters. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Southern mystery star S.A. Cosby blows up the odd-couple revenge thriller

"Razorblade Tears," S.A. Cosby's follow-up to the Times Book Prize-winning "Blacktop Wasteland," follows two men hunting the killers of their gay sons. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-07-06 13:00:10 UTC ]
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What the Literati Reviews Didn’t Tell Me

Find an in-depth look at Literati's book club launch, what users can expect, how much it is, and more beyond standard Literati reviews. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-07-06 10:35:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Fox & I,’ by Catherine Raven

“Fox & I” is Catherine Raven’s memoir of her relationship with a bushy-tailed creature — no, not a dog. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-07-06 09:00:01 UTC ]
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Bonsignore takes CUP and Cambridge Assessment equality role ahead of merger

Serita Bonsignore has been appointed to a newly created director role working across Cambridge University Press (CUP) and Cambridge Assessment.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 07:34:44 UTC ]
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HarperCollins takes two more from Middleton

HarperCollins has bought two more non-fiction titles from Ant Middleton, kicking off with Mental Fitness in November this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-26 22:35:23 UTC ]
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Ex-Review manager Wengraf raises £10k for new Glasgow shop

Former Review Bookshop manager Katia Wengraf has raised more than £10,000 online to help fund her new independent store, Mount Florida Books, in a former tattoo parlour in Glasgow.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 21:34:09 UTC ]
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Nghi Vo’s demonic adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ might be — gasp — jazzier than the original

“The Chosen and the Beautiful” doesn’t wholly reimagine the Roaring Twenties; it simply adds black arts to the illicit inebriation. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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'PW' Once Again Accepts Print Galleys for Review Consideration

After a hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, 'PW' will again begin accepting print galleys for review consideration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: Jewell takes the crown

Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs (Cornerstone) headed up to the top of the Bookstat e-book top 10 for the week ending 12th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-15 20:03:01 UTC ]
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Beat Technology Is Developing Romania’s First Audiobook Program

Publishing houses in Romania are working together to produce the Echo audiobook subscription platform, a first in its market. The post Beat Technology Is Developing Romania’s First Audiobook Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-14 04:05:13 UTC ]
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Take part in the third Young Sportswriter of the Year competition

The Guardian and Football School are inviting 7- to 12-year-olds in the UK and Ireland to see if they can pen the piece that comes topThe Guardian and the book series Football School are launching our third Young Sportswriter of the Year competition, open to all seven- to 12-year-olds in the UK... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-06-09 09:00:45 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Dear Senthuran,’ by Akwaeke Emezi

“Dear Senthuran” is an epistolary memoir of gender identity, diaspora and the solitude of success. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-06-08 11:08:44 UTC ]
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Witch Titles Take Magickal Flight

Witchcraft books fit in a niche no more. Diverse authors writing on an expansive range of topics drive sales higher each year for several publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fleet takes two more from Stubborn Archivist author Fowler

Fleet has signed two new titles from Yara Rodrigues Fowler author of Stubborn Archivist, and Sunday Times Young Writer Award shortlistee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-06 21:30:18 UTC ]
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Review: Spellbinding novelist Rivka Galchen's new book is a hysterical witch hunt

'Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch,' historical fiction about Kepler's mother, is Galchen's first novel since 2008's 'Atmospheric Disturbances.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-03 14:00:33 UTC ]
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