‘The City We Became’ turns New York’s boroughs into multiracial avatars

N.K. Jemisin’s science fiction novel wastes no time with preliminaries. It’s a ferocious parable of modern race relations. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Asian-Pop Makes Big Showing at New York Comic Con 2018

Japanese and Asian pop culture had a big presence in the exhibit hall floor at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center; while uptown at Pier 94 ReedPop launched a new anime and manga festival to mixed reviews from fans and exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Record 250,000 Fans Mob New York Comic Con 2018

The return of the Harvey Awards to New York and more made big splashes at this year's New York Comic Con, which once again set a record for tickets sold. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: New York Comic Con 2018

New York Comic Con 2018, held October 4-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center and at nearby venues, attracted throngs of fans to a weekend of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture of all kinds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audible Audio Download Chart July: Angry young men turn to Manson

A burgeoning trend for self-help titles for young male listeners has propelled Mark Manson and Ant Middleton to the top of Audible’s chart for July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con 2018 Opens at Javits

New York Comic Con opened for business at the Javits Center with a new artist alley, and a new anime/manga festival, but without Milton Griepp's annual B2B business conference on the graphic novel market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We’re giving them a harder time’: Axel Springer tries to turn up heat on Facebook

Publishers like Axel Springer are giving Facebook a harder time after user trust in Facebook dipped following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The post ‘We’re giving them a harder time’: Axel Springer tries to turn up heat on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Post plans paid membership program

The legacy newspaper publisher intends to launch a membership product in 2019 focused around experiences and services, rather than a paywall. The post The New York Post plans paid membership program appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Star Is Born: Tatiana Maslany turns 33 today

JK Rowling once surprised readers by telling them that all along, without mention in her books, one of her "Harry Potter" characters was gay. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing in Québec 2018: Québec City: A Literary Getaway

Thoughts turn quickly to bustling Montréal when literary types mention Québec literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chad Post’s Open Letter Books Turns 10

A decade on, Chad Post’s translation-focused nonprofit publishing house, based at the University of Rochester, has released 103 titles from 44 countries and 26 languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma departs amid outrage over essay

Writer and academic steps down after publishing and defending Jian Ghomeshi piece deemed to be at odds with spirit of #MeTooIan Buruma, the writer and academic, has stepped down from the editorship of the New York Review of Books after only 16 months, after he caused outrage by publishing and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borough Press buys debut by Charlotte Philby

HarperCollins' Borough Press has acquired world English language rights to a debut novel by Charlotte Philby, described as "an irresistible combination of espionage and domestic suspense". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Roundup: Ten Titles Turning Deals Ahead of Frankfurter Buchmesse

From mystery, history and political hot buttons to romance, memoir, and a children's book, this rights roundup–on the run-up to Frankfurt–finds us looking at work from seven nations and selling into more than three times that many territories and/or languages. The post Rights Roundup: Ten Titles... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another tech billionaire turns media mogul

Where Jeff Bezos goes, other tech billionaires follow. The latest titan to invest in print media is Salesforce founder Marc Benioff who, along with wife Lynne, is buying Time magazine. The pair are using $190 million from their personal fortune to bu... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hull wins prize for City of Culture programme

The team who organised Hull's City of Culture programme last year has won a National Lottery award, according to the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northstar Travel Group Poaches SourceMedia’s Matt Yorke

[caption id="attachment_103857" align="alignright" width="264"] Matt Yorke[/caption] SourceMedia CMO Matt Yorke—who just six months ago saw his role expanded to encompass all media sales at the New York-based trade publisher—is now leaving the company after less than two years to join Northstar... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con Adds Space for Content Creators

New York Comic Con returns with a streamlined Harvey Awards and a new anime and manga festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaipur Literature Festival Announces ‘JLF at New York’ in September

Scheduling a two-day stop in New York City, the Teamwork Arts Jaipur Literature Festival also is scheduled for stints in September in Houston and Boulder. In New York, it's sponsored by the Asia Society. The post Jaipur Literature Festival Announces ‘JLF at New York’ in September appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Magazine Appears to Be for Sale | Industry Notes

Is New York magazine for sale? A spokeswoman for New York Media has confirmed that the Wasserstein family is considering "investment interest and strategic opportunities" and "evaluating the market" following reports that New York magazine and its digital offshoots are up for sale. Bruce... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 500 turn out in solidarity with Bookmarks after attack

Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a week earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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