The executive editor at Holiday House/Neal Porter Books was honored for what she describes as a life-long ambition: working as a children’s book editor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Education has acquired independent publisher Rising Stars, which publishes curriculum, assessment and revision resources for primary schools. Rising Stars will retain its imprints and branding and Andrea Carr, founder and m.d., and her team of 28 staff will remain with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The week that I was reading Miranda July’s debut novel The First Bad Man, I spent a lot of time in airports, where all the newsstands were emblazoned with the new issue of Rolling Stone, featuring on its cover the rapper Nicki Minaj. The cover photo is confrontational: In the top half, Minaj... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Miller broke out eleven years ago with his bestselling memoir 'Blue Like Jazz.' Now he's back to write about what it means to get 'Scary Close' to another human being. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, the top of the 2014 print bestseller list was dominated by children’s and young adult titles that sold more than one million copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here are the reviews of adult titles that were read the most on publishersweekly.com this year—an intriguing mix of backlist titles and contemporary hits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You send a command from your smartphone and your house automatically decorates itself with a holographic Christmas tree complete with decorations and a suitably conifer-like smell. Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but this is among the predictions by the authors of a new book that looks at how... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Bill Eerdmans, Jr. steps down as president and publisher of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Anita Eerdmans succeeds him, becoming only the third president and publisher in the 103-year-old company’s history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter James’ Want You Dead (Pan Macmillan) has been named eBooks by Sainsbury’s eBook of the Year 2014. The award, which aims to let readers decide their stand-out “screen turner” of the year, is in its second year. Want You Dead was chosen from a longlist of more than 150 titles from a range... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bridwell wrote and illustrated more than 150 titles for Scholastic, according to the publisher. Two 'Clifford' titles are still forthcoming. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Manseau helped pioneer religion journalism online and went on to win acclaim as a memoirist of American Catholicism and a novelist telling a story of Yiddish culture. Manseau's new history of religion in America upends conventional wisdom, arguing that religion at the margins has shaped... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her forthcoming book, 'Supermarket Healthy' (Clarkson Potter, Dec.), Food Network personality Melissa d’Arabian shows home cooks how to make the most out of grocery store shopping. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube has had a big year, even by its own standards.In 2014 the Google-owned streaming video service got a new boss, a new revenue stream and a new rival. It also rolled out a massive marketing campaign, the first of what are expected to be several ad-free subscription services and a new... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Light' was published in May but has stayed visible due to acclaim like a nomination for the National Book Awards. Now many independent bookstores say Anthony Doerr's novel is one of their top sellers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's top five spirituality and religion books for 2014 range from meditations on grief to observations on belief. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midwest Tape has appointed Tammy Faxel publisher of its audiobook and video division, Dreamscape Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bear with me, video blogger Zoella asks fans, as she takes break from internet after admitting that runaway bestselling debut Girl Online was written jointlyYouTube star Zoe Sugg has announced that she is taking a break from the internet after admitting that she did not write her bestselling... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, the masterpiece "The Wall," new Murakami, and "The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything about this is perfect—even the weird new lightsaber.There are a huge number of things that make Star Wars unique in terms of how movies are marketed—but one that doesn't get discussed much is the fact that the series' posters and one-sheets, rather than being photoshopped assemblages... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Julia Becker’s first book told how Penny, who has Down syndrome, became her first-born daughter. In her newest, Becker writes about all of her three children and shows how they don’t define Penny by her Down syndrome. ‘It’s just something she has.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton has been named as the Waterstones Book of the Year. Burton's debut novel, published by Picador, beat a shortlist that also included Man Booker Prize winner The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Samuel Johnson Prize winner H is for Hawk. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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