With its intricate structure and 600-plus page length, Brian Selznick's "Wonderstruck" is not the easiest Young Adult novel to bring to the screen, and filmmaker Todd Haynes is not the likeliest director to take on any YA book, easy or not. Yet, working beautifully together with a major assist... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic book movies now have another "hard-R" hit. And it won't be the last. The post Rejoice in Logan’s Success. It Means Grittier Comic Book Movies Are Coming appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rejuvenated line of comics releases graphic novel collections of the Justice League, the Flash, Nightwing, and Green Lanterns Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yelena Moskovich has won the Galley Beggar Short Story Prize 2016/17 for “Marlena or Number 16”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neuroscientist and author of This Is Your Brain On Music Daniel Levitin talks about information overload. Neuroscientist and author of This Is Your Brain On Music Daniel Levitin talks about information overload.When it comes to music and the human brain, Daniel Levitin's... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends '#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media' by Cass R. Sunstein, an incisive look at the intersection of the Internet and democracy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers will have to be "broad, open and diverse in their interests and in the voices they find" in response to the turbulent political climate caused by President Trump's election, Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Kazuki Takahashi’s manga “Yu-Gi-Oh” debuted in 1996, it spawned a mammoth franchise that includes the iconic Duel Monsters card game, TV shows, video games and character merchandise. The fourth feature, “Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions,” was released in Japan in 2016 to mark its 20th... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A social network for book lovers has launched in Argentina, and it's said to be gaining users across the Spanish-speaking world. The post Grandes Libros, a Spanish-Language Social Network for Book Fans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing division Hot Key Books has acquired the debut novel by US author Alyssa Hollingsworth at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British music writer and political theorist Mark Fisher, also known as K-Punk, has died, aged 48. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a challenging time for magazine publishers, right? Of course, because it's a challenging time for anyone in the business of creating content and attracting audiences -- even (or especially) pure-play digital companies.The truth is, there are countless Silicon Valley startups, propped up by... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association and Booksellers Association’s initiative to put publishers on booksellers’ shop floors gave both professions food for thought—though as Fleur Sinclair and Andrew Franklin write, not always in the way they expected... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV and radio presenter Kate Garraway is to publish her first book with Blink Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! has signed a "very special debut" by poet J J Bola entitled No Place to Call Home following a "keenly and closely contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American thriller writer Roger Hobbs, author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games (Transworld), has died, aged 28, after an overdose. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A monster is calling. YA author Patrick Ness's story of a boy named Conor who is visited after midnight by an ancient monster stalks into theaters on December 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what may very well go down in the books as the single greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night exorcised a 108-year-old demon in front of the largest national TV audience to tune in to a baseball game in 25 years.According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has found ticketed, special events that offer more than a mere reading are resonating with readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube is the content king, discoverability remains kids' publishing's white whale, top brands are so ubiquitous that they are morphing into de facto platforms, and other takeaways from the 2016 Nielsen Children's Book Summit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucia Perillo, a poet known for her sense of humor and her writing about living with multiple sclerosis, died on Oct. 16 at the age of 58 in Olympia, Wash., her publisher Copper Canyon Press confirms. Her most recent book, “Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones,” was published in February. In 2000,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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