Roughly 30 members of the Oxford University Press USA Guild held a strike outside the publisher's U.S. headquarters in Manhattan on June 18 over stalled contract negotiations and allegations of labor law violations. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont UK is moving from its Shepherd Bush offices to a brand-new home in central London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 04:55:17 UTC ]
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America’s Newspapers—the association formed from the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association—was ceremonially launched Oct. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-07 15:10:01 UTC ]
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Audiences are accustomed to hype and hot takes for every new comic book movie release, but the controversy surrounding Joker has reached a fever pitch. Three film critics share their views of the film and the commotion it's causing. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2019-10-04 08:00:00 UTC ]
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In this episode, novelist and editor Rakesh Satyal and Dead Rabbits Books founders Brian Birnbaum and M.K. Rainey talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about editing and being edited. Satyal discusses the ins and outs of big publishing houses, how... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-03 08:48:06 UTC ]
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Conari Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser founded in 1987 that focuses on categories such as spirituality and personal growth, was acquired by the Miami-based Mango Publishing in a deal that closed on Tuesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It has been a week of celebration for the Twin Cities' most prominent literary nonprofit presses, as Graywolf marks 45 years with a major fundraising campaign, and Coffee House and Milkweed experience record sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bristol University has bought a copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover that once belonged to Sir Laurence Byrne, the judge who presided over the landmark 1960 obscenity case, keeping the historic edition in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 21:53:13 UTC ]
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The American Library Association is distancing itself from Melvil Dewey as the profession reflects upon his past. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-09-27 15:40:06 UTC ]
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Chinese university presses are transforming their publishing programs to meet local market demands and increase exports. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“To me, a proper dictionary is a book of spells,” says the novelist, whose most recent book is “Frankissstein.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-26 09:00:03 UTC ]
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Employees at ad agencies, tech companies and brands skipped work today to join the Global Climate Strike, a protest of government and corporate inaction on climate change. Today's strike, scheduled just ahead of the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York, is the third event in a series of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-20 22:10:02 UTC ]
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Surprising no one, climate hero Greta Thunberg, whose forthright, outspoken approach to environmental activism, will publish two books in 2020 with Penguin Press, a memoir Our House is on Fire (written with her family), and a collection of her speeches, No One is Too Small to Make a Difference.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-20 15:00:41 UTC ]
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An odd-couple detective team investigates a brutal murder in the bestselling Danish author’s literary thriller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press has picked up Ruth McIver’s debut crime novel in a joint deal with Hachette Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 20:31:16 UTC ]
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Viking has struck a two-book deal with Nina Stibbe, which will see the author tackle “the machinations of the contemporary world”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 08:41:29 UTC ]
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On the personal and political impact of WAGE SLAVES, a graphic memoir about immigration and the erosion of rights at work by Daria Bogdanksa. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-17 10:41:35 UTC ]
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Indie publisher The History Press has scooped a book on the forgotten female gangsters from the last four centuries found in the archives of Holloway Prison. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 07:58:19 UTC ]
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In a deal that closed September 13, Chicago Review Press acquired Amberjack Publishing. Based in Eagle, Idaho, Amberjack has a backlist of 63 titles, including 'Girl Boner' (2017). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a critic praising Lulu Wang’s The Farewell must describe it as “universal.” A close cousin to “accessible,” “anyone,” “everybody,” and “all families,” the word “universal” is used especially often to applaud the wide reach of culturally specific films... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-13 08:48:08 UTC ]
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Walker Books Group imprint Candlewick Press has acquired rights to a new children’s picture book by Caldecott medallist Jon Klassen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 11:17:10 UTC ]
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