Publishing Newsbook recommendations / cover artists / digital books / Dolly Parton / literacy2 Comments
Ebooks are not ‘stupid’ – they’re a revolution – I’ve been thinking a lot about the excellent comments to Monday’s news post, and in particular the interview with Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry, and I think this response from author Erin Kelly echoes a lot of the points you all ... more >
Publishing Newsbook clubs / book recommendations / children's fiction / Paddington Bear / reading research15 Comments
Celebrity book clubs: Page turner or dust collector? – The most interesting element of this article may be the link to an April survey that claims people in the UK would like to be reading more, but are too busy, and among other things, have a difficult time picking a ... more >
Publishing Newsbook recommendations / diversity / History / Mr. Darcy / The Bachelorette / Valentine's Day5 Comments
How the Valentine’s Day Heart Got Its Shape – Ever wonder why the lovey-dovey heart emoji looks the way it does? Like most symbols, it was a gradual evolution, in this case one that owes something to courtly love, medical dissection, and developing myths about the heart’s symbolic function. “It didn’t mean ... more >
Publishing NewsBarack Obama / book recommendations / chatbots / Ladybird books / Marilyn Monroe / Prince Charles3 Comments
Transcript: President Obama on What Books Mean to Him – If you can’t (or don’t want to) get this article from the New York Times website, Quartz has a partial summary – in particular Obama’s book recommendations to his daughter, Malia. The full interview contains a number of interesting exchanges with Michio Kakutani, ... more >
Publishing Newsbook clubs / book recommendations / George R.R. Martin / subscription services / travel6 Comments
It’s not your grandma’s Book of the Month Club – Despite the cringe-worthy title of the article, I had not realized that the Book of the Month Club was back in business as of late last year. Apparently they have more than 100K Instagram followers and the Club is now an ... more >
Publishing Newsbook deals / book recommendations / masculinity / research / sexism / televisionComments Off on Monday News: Book deals, 2016 notable books, women in television, and ‘sexism sucks for everybody’
The best Black Friday book deals from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more – Even though it’s now technically Cyber Monday, most of these deals are still valid (Barnes & Noble has changed their discount to 15% for Cyber Monday), and with the holidays coming… While most people tend to focus ... more >