ABC’s finance reporter turns heads with Lou Reed and Patti Smith books. Plus: Jon Faine becomes accidental ad manMany television reporters and presenters have been working from home since the pandemic struck but none have nailed the home-based TV set quite like Alan Kohler. The ABC’s finance guy presents his Kohler Report on ABC News each night live from a white desk in his home office, decorated with an erudite pile of books and a single house plant.Not just any books, mind you. Kohler’s book stack changes every day and is carefully curated. It has themes: the media night included titles on Fairfax, Rupert Murdoch and a book called Media Circus by Howard Kurtz. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-28 00:33:53 UTC ]
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Wilde, a sixth-generation funeral director and the author of 'All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak' (Broadleaf, May 24), explains his experiences with grief, ghosts, why he's now going forward by looking back. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost in the subject matter: Gerald Murnane rereads his first novel, Tamarisk Road, nearly 50 years later. | Lit Hub Why Twitter loves James Baldwin (and whether that’s a good thing). | Lit Hub A quiet reply to a life cut short: Elisha Cooper on coming to terms with what killed his brother. | Lit... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-05-07 10:30:22 UTC ]
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Viola Davis has the #1 book in the country with the memoir 'Finding Me.' Plus Don Winslow's 'City on Fire' heats up our hardcover fiction list, and Alice Oseman's Heartstopper books get a boost from Netflix. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicola Yoon sells her first adult novel to Anchor, Melissa Urban takes Whole30 to PRH, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Former NFL player Steve Gleason sells a memoir to Knopf, S&S buys a relationship book from a therapist popular on Instagram, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dave Pilkey's latest Cat Kid Comic Club installment, 'On Purpose,' is the bestselling book in the country for second week in a row. Plus a pair of celebrity debuts – Janelle Monáe's 'The Memory Librarian' and Randy Rainbow's 'Playing with Myself' – hit our lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by John Gleeson, Mieko Kawakami, and Jill Hopper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print unit sales were down in every category last week compared to the week ended April 24, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, resulting in an overall decline of 12.6%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This month’s picks: ‘Mecca,' by Susan Straight, ‘Funny Farm,’ by Laurie Zaleski and SJ Bennett’s ‘All the Queen’s Men’ Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-25 11:00:29 UTC ]
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TikTok nonna Barbara Costello debuts at #4 on our hardcover nonfiction list with 'Celebrate with Babs.' Plus readers say 'Hello, Molly!' (Shannon), #9 in hardcover nonfiction, and 'Red Notice' author Bill Browder issues a 'Freezing Order.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mariner buys a murder mystery from Australian comedian Benjamin Stevenson, music producer Mark Ronson sells a memoir of his DJ days to Grand Central, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of gadgets remain on sale as we head into the holiday weekend. Apple's latest AirPods remain $30 off and down to $150, and you can pick up the AirPods Pro for $175. Certain colors of the Apple Watch Series 7 are on sale for as low as $313, plus you can save on a bunch of Surface devices... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-04-15 15:45:19 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Richard Cohen, Ben Shattuck, and Tove Ditlevsen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With Easter getting closer, the children's category had a big jump in sales last week over a year ago, leading to an overall 10.2% increase in print unit sales for the week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With By the Book, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast gets a modern—and decidedly bookish—treatment. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Melissa Chadburn, Lisa Hsiao Chen, and Séamas O’Reilly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall sells a memoir to Ballantine, Random House buys a Lincoln bio from Jon Meacham, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Aamina Ahmad’s debut novel The Return of Faraz Ali begins with a moment of no return. Born and raised in Lahore’s old city, the young Faraz is forced to leave behind his mother and his sister Rozina. It isn’t until Faraz is an adult in 1968 working as a policeman, that he goes back to […] The... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-04-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A litigator for 44 years, he was also a novelist; a writer, director and producer of plays and films; and helped establish the independent publishing house Soho Press. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-04-05 20:39:33 UTC ]
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The release of a new Dav Pilkey title and the approach of Easter last year combined to sink unit sales of print books 19.8% last week compared to the week ended March 27, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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