'The publishers have established a prima facie case of copyright infringement' against the Internet Archive, the judge writes. The post Copyright: US Court Rules Against Internet Archive appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .
We all agree that authors can get more book sales when they actively market and promote their books. But authors need help. What can they say or do to get another person to help them sell their book? Think about who can...
Do you want to know what some of the best or most influential books written in English of the last century were? well, check out this list that was put together several years ago by the editors of The Modern Library. How many have...
Alex Mar’s Seventy Times Seven begins with a heinous murder but then follows the inspiring path of redemption traveled by those whose lives were forever altered by that crime.
And just like that, the World Book Titles 2023 have all but disappeared from the Top 20… Welcome back to another week in the Irish Bestsellers, where the WBD titles continue to claim all ten of the Children’s Top 10, but just...
The most interesting tidbit I came across in coverage of author John Jakes’ death , on March 11 at age 90, was the fact that he’d composed crime and mystery novels, along with his best-selling “generational family sagas of the American...
Fifty authors are among the Italian delegation being readied for Italy's guest-of-honor turn at April's Salon du Livre de Paris. The post Italy in France: ‘Passions Italiennes’ at Paris’ Festival appeared first on...
From the Yoto Carnegies, the Shadowers' Choice Medals will again engage selected school programs, with sponsorship from Scholastic. The post In England, the Yoto Carnegies Announce Children’s Books Shortlist appeared first on...
Iowa's Grinnell College and Seltzer & Co., a polling company in Des Moines, which partner to conduct a national poll each year on the attitudes of Americans towards politics and political figures, as well as hot-button cultural issues,...
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How does money move through...
The second iteration of the Salon de Livre Africain du Paris featured some 60 publishers from France and 11 markets in Africa. The post France’s Biennial Salon du Livre Africain Grows in Its Second Edition appeared first on...
I didn’t want to admit to myself what I read in the statistics about newspaper circulation in our country, but it is right there for all to see. Readership of newspapers is way down and does not appear to be rebounding...
In most thrillers, heroes risk their lives for the greater good—been there, read that. The interesting question is: Does everyone deserve saving? What about people who’ve lied to us? Would a hero risk everything to spare those who’ve...
The 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards were presented on March 23 at the organization's first in-person ceremony since the pandemic began, once again held at the New School in New York City. The National Book Critics Circle was...
There’s a story here. Every year on the JoCo Cruise (the nerd extravaganza cruise I participate in annually, on which I act as head of its literary track, moderate panels, do readings and DJ a nerd prom), there’s a final...
Competition deadline: 8th June 2023 Inkitt’s 10 year Decade of Discovery Contest Join us in celebrating 10 years of Inkitt! Your incredible storytelling abilities are exactly what makes Inkitt so special, and we’d love to invite...
It’s easy to imagine cities as disconnected from the natural world, but The City Tree is an excellent reminder that nature can flourish where it’s nurtured.
You know Spring has sprung when the cats station themselves by the windows and chitter, apparently trying to convince the newly-active birds to come closer, for reasons. The birds, it must be said, are generally not convinced, and even...
With book banning and legislative attacks on the freedom to read continuing to surge across the country, the American Library Association announced today that it tracked a stunning 1,269 "demands to censor library books and resources" in...
At its annual meeting, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award board of trustees affirms the winners selected as recipients in nine categories this year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition appeared first on...
With a focus on Ukraine and daily keynotes each morning, London Book Fair's programming is beginning to take shape. The post London Book Fair: A Keynote From Mayor Khan on the Climate Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives .
Dosdoce's Javier Celaya challenges the Spanish-language publishing industry to expand its share of a fast-widening audio 'ecosystem.' The post Audiobooks in Spanish: Dosdoce Hands Publishers a ‘Map’ appeared first on...
A beloved part of childhood celebrations has a darker past than most people realize — and for author Leopoldo Gout, this is only one secret that the past holds, which came to be part and parcel of how his novel Piñata came to be....
I recently read an interesting book, Hyphens & Hashtages* — The Stories Behind The Symbols On Our Keyboards by Claire Cock -Starkey. Below are selected excerpts that you may enjoy: 1. “Without punctuation, glyphs and...
It is at these times that we need to reach out to God and use the resources we have been entrusted with to help point us back to God as well as to fill our hearts with hope, encouragement, and inspiration.
Bambi, the iconic fawn is this year celebrating a very significant birthday, it being a century since the German imprint Ullstein Verlag first published Bambi: A Life in the Woods . Written by Felix Salten, an Austro-Hungarian, the...
An interview with Irish-language writer and translator Mícheál Ó hAodha on his recent translation of Eoghan Ó Tuairisc’s modernist novel An Lomnachtán (I am Lewy). https://bullaunpress.com/books/i-am-lewy/#endorsements What is the novel...
In her first novel written entirely in verse, Laekan Zea Kemp perfectly captures the excitement and relief of finding someone who truly understands you.
I haven’t baked anything in a while, and it was starting to make me sad, so I said to myself, well why don’t I just bake something? So I did! I chose this lemon loaf for a couple different reasons, the first being that I...
An alert to Americans yearning to see the fifth and final season of Endeavour : your wait is almost over! PBS-TV’s Masterpiece series reported today that the Inspector Morse spin-off series will return with three more 90-minute episodes,...
Catapulted to the top of February's list just weeks after its show's premiere, 'The Knockout' smacks down 'The Three-Body Problem.' The post February’s China Bestsellers: A Crime Drama Knockout appeared first on Publishing...
In a news release this morning , organizers of this year’s CrimeFest—set to run from May 11 to 14 in Bristol, England—announced the event’s complete program schedule. As that communiqué explains: Alongside 2023 featured guests—stalwarts...