Narrowing down its longlists, the now double-award Polari Prize program names a doze titles for its shortlists. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Two Prizes, Two Shortlists n June 10, the dual-award Polari Prize program announced the longlists for its 2019 cycle in honoring literature that treats topics in LGBT life, experience, and issues. Today (July 26), the program returned ... The post UK’s Polari Book Prize Names Its 2019 Longlists: Two Awards, 12 Contenders appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-27 03:22:27 UTC ]
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Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd.Just in time for the holidays, Oprah Winfrey has selected a new book for her Book Club 2.0: "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple will be giving away digital gifts every day for 12 days after Christmas to users of an app released Tuesday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings is the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Simon and Schuster and Egmont/Jelly Pie have won the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prizes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The suburban St. Louis bookstore ended its four-week Kickstarter campaign on Sunday, more than $2,000 above its goal. The funds raised are being used to build out a section of its new home so that the store can open for business on weekends before Christmas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doha's book fair may be overshadowed by Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, but it has ambitions to raise the cultural profile of Qatar in this fast developing region. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In light of Nelson Mandela's passing, Skyhose Publishing has moved up the publication schedule for Bob Crew's biography of the former South African president, Mandela: His Life and Legacy for South Africa and the World. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. Don't pack your bags just yet, but Hubble has found indirect evidence of water on five different planets -- a lot of it, in some cases. Bigger brains ... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two books published by Quercus, The Last Wild by Piers Torday and Secrets, Lies... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspective’s epic reading of the complete plays of Shakespeare, The Play’s The Thing. is near the finale. Next up: the romances, starting with "Cymbeline." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2013. Tuesday: The overlooked books of 2013. Wednesday: The best lines of 2013, and the best poetry of 2013. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diaz adds narration to her body of work and more in this week's audio books news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Robinson is up for his second Blue Peter book award on this year's shortlist, announced... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month's starred reviews of self-published books includes a "stellar" historical novel and a "touching" memoir of life as a teacher of disadvantaged students. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Though Mexico has a fixed book price law, editor Marcelo Uribe notes that enforcement is non-existent and is calling for stronger protections for booksellers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chancellor's measures to help film business likely to encourage more Hollywood studios to use British post-production facilitiesThe UK's film special effects industry has received a shot in the arm with the government announcing plans to make it easier for Hollywood studios to qualify for UK tax... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2013. Tuesday: The overlooked books of 2013. Wednesday: The best lines of 2013, and the best poetry of 2013. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's reading culture was destroyed, but over the past five years it has returned with the help of a revitalized publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I read while traveling, waiting for meetings, in the evening, and especially on vacation. As you can see, I'm still pretty much an old-school print guy, because I like to jot notes in the margins, but I assume I'll move over to ebooks when annotation features get better. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has signed two books from debut writer Abbie Ross for its Doubleday list. Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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