Penguin Random House to acquire complete works of Eric Carle
Penguin Young Readers is acquiring Eric Carle LLC, the asset holder of the IP rights for beloved picture-book creator Eric Carle, whose books have sold more than 145 million copies worldwide. The...
View ArticleAs boycotts mount, Macmillan CEO defends library e-book embargo
In a meeting with state librarians, Macmillan CEO John Sargent expressed confidence that delaying access to new release e-books in libraries would boost the publisher's revenues, despite a growing...
View Article"The Mueller Report" graphic book and series
On Dec 3, the Washington Post will publish a graphic version of "The Mueller Report," and the first section of a six-part digital series. According to the Post, the book is written and designed by The...
View ArticlePublic libraries respond to the opioid crisis with their communities
An ongoing study based on eight public libraries around the USA, titled "Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with their Communities" highlights how public librarians are saving lives. For...
View ArticleWhat should win the 2019 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year?
Voting for the annual Diagram Prize is now open. The tongue in cheek prize goes to "the oddest title of the year, not necessarily the funniest, particularly not one that is intentionally funny." This...
View ArticleWhodunit in the library: Someone keeps hiding the anti-Trump books
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho — From her office next to the public computer terminals, Bette Ammon finds herself peering through a window to watch patrons moving through the Coeur d'Alene library's nonfiction...
View ArticleAmazon reducing orders to publishers
In order to deal with congestion issues at its warehouses,Amazon has been cutting book orders to publishers over the last several weeks. It isn't clear how widespread the reduction in orders is, but...
View ArticleTranslations pay off for Amazon
Amazon Crossing, Amazon's publishing imprint focused on literary translation, was first announced in May 2010 and published its first book, The King of Kahel by Guinean author Tierno Monenembo, that...
View ArticleJailed Turkish author Ahmet Altan freed after three years
The jailed Turkish author Ahmet Altan, whose detention was condemned by 38 Nobel laureates, has been released from prison after more than three years behind bars. The 69-year-old was arrested in 2016...
View ArticleCelebration of the life of Toni Morrison set for November 21
A celebration of the life of author, editor and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, who died August 5, will be held on Thursday, November 21, in New York City at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine,...
View Article2018 VIDA count finds mild improvement in lit mag gender parity
The nonprofit VIDA: Women in Literary Arts has released its annual VIDA Count, which analyzes gender parity—or imbalance—at literary magazines. This year's report shows some industry-wide improvement,...
View ArticleOutrage after Turkish journalist re-arrested a week after his release
Turkish police have rearrested the journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, just a week after his release from prison over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup. Altan and another veteran journalist,...
View ArticlePass me The Joy Luck Rub - Spice blends for book lovers
Looking for a fun gift for the book lovers in your life who also enjoy cooking? The Book Club Cookbook is offering a range of literary inspired spices including: Where the Crawdads Zing (Gulf Coast...
View ArticleTrump administration appoints new director of the Institute of Museum and...
The library community had a message for the Trump administration this week: well done! That's because the administration this week nominated Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library executive director R....
View ArticleRare Charlotte Bronte book coming home after museum's auction success
A book written by Charlotte Bronte at the age of 14 will return home after being bought by the Bronte Society at auction in Paris. The miniature work, called The Young Men's Magazine, will go to the...
View ArticleIan Williams Wins 2019 Giller Prize
Ian Williams has won the C$100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious and richest award for fiction, for his debut novel, Reproduction, published by Random House Canada. "You have no...
View ArticleNational Book Award winners announced
The winners of the 2019 National Book Awards, presented last night in New York City, are:Fiction:Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (Holt) Nonfiction:The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom (Grove Press)...
View ArticleMourners pay tribute to Toni Morrison
More than 3,000 people gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on Thursday to celebrate Toni Morrison, a giant of American literature whose work won acclaim for its groundbreaking...
View ArticleCare About Journalism? Maybe You Should Cancel Your Newspaper
A provocative article that needs to be read in its entirety for the full context. The gist is as follows: ....It's heresy for a journalist to ask readers to consider dropping their newspaper. Beyond...
View ArticleE-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks and...
The Washington Post explores the myriad complexities of e-book lending through libraries. For full context, it would be best to read the article in full. But one key take out is that, in general, the...
View Article