HarperCollins has partnered with talkRADIO to bring “A Summer of Walliams” to the airwaves from this Sunday 18th June. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some nonfiction backlist titles will be used to train artificial intelligence with authors’ permissionPublisher HarperCollins will allow some of its titles to be used to train AI models, with the permission of authors.The company “has reached an agreement with an artificial intelligence... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-19 16:24:59 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike an AI licensing deal, which authors and agents appear to be approaching with caution, skepticism, and a measure of hope. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks has formed Hear Your Story, a new imprint featuring guided journals for families to share their memories and life lessons. The imprint is being formed in partnership with author Jeffrey Mason, who created the Hear Your Story series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book Santa’s Husband: the book’s publisher, HarperCollins, was offering $2,500 (non-negotiable) for the right to use... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 13:36:53 UTC ]
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Dallas-based Southern Methodist University's Project Poëtica and Bridwell Press are launching three new lines of poetry projects, each focusing on books by established poets, collaborative projects, and creative or scholarly works on poetics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Faulty devices have thrown a wrench in the company’s trade-in program for its color ebook reader. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-11-14 12:15:00 UTC ]
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The former Viking editor and UTA agent has launched a boutique literary agency based in New York representing “authors writing works that shape our understanding of the world and offer profound insights into its complexities.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Basic Liberty, a publishing imprint launched in the wake of Trump’s election win, will be helmed by Thomas Spence, an editor associated with Project 2025 thinktank The Heritage FoundationStaff are protesting against a new US imprint of global publisher Hachette Book Group (HBG) specialising in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 17:08:39 UTC ]
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The Brooklyn-based small publisher will publish its inaugural two-title list in 2025, with plans to grow to four titles annually by 2027. Through Under the BQE's publishing model, each year’s list is acquired by the authors who were published the year prior. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by digital audiobooks, sales at HarperCollins rose 4% in the quarter ended September 30 over the comparable period a year ago, and profits jumped 25%. 'Hillbilly Elegy' by J.D. Vance sold 1.5 million copies in the quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The best book club books coming out in November, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's best books of 2024, 8 one-sitting-read horror novels, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-02 15:00:00 UTC ]
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South Arts is launching an emergency relief fund for artists affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton across six southern states, offering grants starting at $500 to artists across disciplines while coordinating with local partners for distribution and additional resources. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Late in 1933, Dylan Thomas started writing a new short story. “The theme of the story I dreamed in a nightmare,” he wrote to a friend. “If successful, if the words fit to the thoughts, it will be one of the most ghastly short stories ever written.” Thomas was possessed, in part, by rejection.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-31 08:56:14 UTC ]
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Amazon, in what it described as a "difficult decision," is winding down Kindle Vella and shutting it down completely in February 2025. When the company launched the serialized story platform in 2021, it said Vella was a way for readers to discover new fictional stories and a new way for authors... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-29 12:00:30 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Zero Hour’ is a 1949 short story by the American author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), included in his 1953 collection The Illustrated Man. In the story, which is set in a future America, a young girl is befriended by an alien who needs her help to... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2024-10-23 14:00:07 UTC ]
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The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncannyJoy Williams, 80, has written five novels and four story collections and is the recipient of numerous awards. Her most... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-19 17:00:20 UTC ]
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Ingram Content Group has unveiled a new IP database and research tool, called MediaScout. Here's what it can do. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-10-18 18:59:37 UTC ]
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At Colombia's Frankfurt Book Fair stand, Isabel Cristina Giraldo is helping Colombian publishers and authors connect with international audiences. The post At Frankfurt: Isabel Cristina Giraldo on Sharing Colombian Stories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-18 14:38:46 UTC ]
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The ‘story’ being told by FEP book industry data, says Enrico Turrin, shows a stable, post-pandemic book market across Europe. By Brianna Robles | @breesharraine uring the opening day (October 16) of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) presented key data about... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-17 07:37:57 UTC ]
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Panos Panay has a Diet Coke problem. It’s a topic that quickly came up when I walked into the small interview room, after he offered me a choice of beverages and I said my partner has a similar addiction. After a quick conversation on the advantages of drinking plain water over diet colas, I... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-16 16:30:24 UTC ]
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