Like most audiobook buffs, I multitask; listening to a great actor read a great book is one of the rare things that makes regular workouts endurable. Still, there are always a few releases each year that are so transfixing they make any additional activity impossible. They might leave me standing like a zombie in a grocery store aisle or, more often, prone on an exercise mat, staring at the tiny perforations in the dropped ceiling of the YMCA’s stretching room. A couple of the standouts listed below also made me laugh out loud or gasp in dismay at inopportune moments. I can’t remember whether anyone noticed these embarrassing lapses, though. I was lost in a book. Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the audio market on the rise Miriam Robinson looks at what publishers are doing in the space. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is recording two editions of its Minecraft novel's audiobook - one narrated by actor Jack Black and the other by actress Samira Wiley - to reflect the fact that its protagonist is "gender neutral". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking nabs a middle grade debut at auction, TarcherPerigee signs a coparenting book for six figures, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: what if there were a machine that could reveal your deepest secret? Plus: a definitive Thoreau biography. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Jose store hits a milestone; a library rebrands its bookstore; B&N gets a new head of retail; the bookstore that inspired Hogwarts; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An endorsement from Reese Witherspoon helps boost ‘The Alice Network’ by Kate Quinn to its Trade Paperback list debut. Plus we're truly in the dog days of summer, with a pair of canine-centric books landing on our lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 9, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the adult coloring book phenomenon on the decline, other categories have stepped up their sales game. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company reported sales of $1.87 billion in the fiscal year ended April 29, 2017, an increase of 3.7% over fiscal 2016. Full year net income was $5.4 million, as compared to $0.1 million in the prior year period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the books heating up around the globe this week are Raphaëlle Giordano's French bestseller, a debut Swedish thriller and a backlist novel by a Guatemalan author known best for his short fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What are the books that have just been optioned for TV and film? In this, our first of a new bi-weekly column, deals close for a memoir by Patricia Lockwood and a nonfiction book about a group of men who broke the color barrier in corporate America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A used bookstore opens in El Paso; Kansas pop-up may become permanent; Indiana kids store hits Kickstarter; Paris's Grande Dame; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A select listing of panels for each day of the Comic Conference for Librarians and Educators, to be held July 19–23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark R. Levin’s ‘Rediscovering Americanism’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus Oprah’s latest Book Club pick, ‘Behold the Dreamers’ by Imbolo Mbue, debuts at #5 in trade paper, and a graphic novel about a sweet space alien with a ginormous Twitter following lands at #18 on our Hardcover Fiction... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: an oral history of Bob Marley, plus an existential mystery in which a couple's neighbors strangely stop speaking to them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Contenders for this year’s Diagram prize also include An Ape’s View of Evolution and a must-have volume for ‘Australian coin error collectors’Nipples on My Knee by Graham and Debra Robertson, a memoir of “25 years in the sheep business”, is the fleecy frontrunner for the the 2017 Diagram prize... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a troubling event at a recent con in Phoenix, cosplayers face additional security scrutiny at this year’s SDCC. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lake Union re-ups Kerry Lonsdale, Sherrilyn Kenyon signs a double with Tor, Simon Sebag Montefiore sells a novel to Pegasus, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 2, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Highlights at this year's SDCC including a celebration of the Jack Kirby Centennial that features a souvenir book and a new Kirby hardcover reprint volume from IDW, as well as debut books from Fantagraphics, First Second, Top Shelf and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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