What will help authors grab hold of their books and market the crap out of them? How about a ¨thinking makeover?” After reading an amazing book, Think Again by Adam Grant, a NYT bestselling author, my own...
Calling US book bannings 'tragic for young people,' PEN America, four days before the 2024 US election, cites a 200-percent rise in censorship. The post US Election Eve: PEN America’s Book Banning Report appeared first on...
PEN International president emerita Jennifer Clement, a speaker at the IPA Congress, says, 'The freedom of the imagination is at risk.' The post IPA Publishers’ Congress: Clement on Censorship, ‘a Threat to Democracy’...
Bassam Chebaro will be posthumously recognized at the 2024 Sharjah Publishers Conference for his contribution to book publishing. The post Remembering Bassam Chebaro’s Proud Role in Arab Publishing appeared first on Publishing...
1. What inspired you to write this book? The Crafty Old Thief was born out of a mundane but stressful activity: paying the weekly bills. As was often the case, I found...
. 1. What inspired you to write this book? I Love God. I have loved God ever since I was a little girl. God has helped me to be independent and adventuresome instead of...
Long a 'deadlocked debate,' the question of ebook lending through libraries has reached new 'willingness to engage' in Germany. The post Germany’s E-Lending Round Table: ‘A Constructive Process’ appeared first on...
The Polish Book Institute revamps promotional activities under new management, providing funds to small bookstores. The post Poland’s Book Market: Positive Data Is Fueling Optimism appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .
The US$75,000 Cundill History Prize goes to Kathleen DuVal, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 'Native Nations.' The post Kathleen DuVal Wins the $75,000 Cundill History Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .
Donald Trump, whether he is campaigning to be in the White House or hawking some product, has a unique style of communication, one that can be off-putting to so many and yet captivating to half the country. Authors should...
Britain's Publishers Association chief, Dan Conway, welcomes 'this historic budget' albeit with concern for the National Insurance hike. The post Creative Industries: The New UK Government’s First Budget appeared first on...
At the heart of both Sharjah's publishers' and booksellers' conference events is an unusual setting of round tables for targeted discussion. The post Sharjah Publishers Conference: 30 Round-Table Programs appeared first on Publishing...
Translations from French and Italian, by Cole Swenson and Jamie Richards respectively, win ALTA's 2024 National Translation Awards. The post Translation: ALTA’s 2024 Winners in Prose and Poetry appeared first on Publishing...
The key to a book’s success lies not just in its cover, title, price, genre, or actual content. No, for a book to be successful today, whether by the metric of sales or branding, it comes down to one simple thing: Authors...
The COP16 Biodiversity sessions underway in Colombia are augmented by Elsevier's new report on leading regions producing relevant research. The post Elsevier on Biodiversity: Latin America Leads Research appeared first on Publishing...
No matter who you vote for — or if you don’t vote for a presidential candidate — the nation will have a new president in January. Will it be Democrat Kamala Harris, who may be a continuation of President Joe Biden, or Republican Donald...
The Power of Language , by Viorica Marian, is a fascinating exploration of how languages play an enormous role in the life that we each lead. Words can limit our understanding and experiencing of the world – or they can expand it....
There’s nothing like sitting down at a local outdoor café, sipping a cappuccino, and taking in the sights and sounds around you. This is true, for me, wherever I go, including my latest stop in life, Frankfurt, Germany....
Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect...
1. What inspired you to write this book? I have been talking about writing this book for more than ten years. At some point during the pandemic, I told myself that there is now absolutely no more excuse not to be writing...