Tag Archives: Book Trade and Publishing

The New York Times 11:13 pm on March 15, 2023
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , Jakes, John, North and South (Book), The Kent Family Chronicles,   

John Jakes, Who Hit the Jackpot With Historical Novels, Dies at 90

His sagas of the Revolution and the Civil War sold tens of millions of copies, were adapted for TV and put him in the pantheon of big-name authors.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #deaths-obituaries, #jakes-john, #north-and-south-book, #the-kent-family-chronicles, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 12:35 pm on March 14, 2023
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Ann Napolitano’s New Novel, “Hello Beautiful,” Is the 100th Pick of Oprah’s Book Club

Ann Napolitano toiled in obscurity for years. Novels went unpublished; agents turned her down. She found recognition with “Dear Edward.” Then came the call: “Hello Beautiful” was the 100th pick for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world.

#apple-tv-plus, #audio-neutral-informative, #book-clubs, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #dear-edward-a-novel-book, #hawaii, #hello-beautiful-book, #napolitano-ann-author, #oprah-winfrey-network, #park-slope-brooklyn-ny, #winfrey-oprah

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 26, 2023
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The Long Shadow of ‘American Dirt’

How a literary world uproar changed book publishing.

#american-dirt-a-novel-book, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #cisneros-sandra, #cultural-appropriation, #cummins-jeanine, #flatiron-books, #gurba-myriam, #patchett-ann, #race-and-ethnicity

The New York Times 3:10 pm on January 23, 2023
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Elin Hilderbrand’s Fans Take Nantucket

This month, hundreds of Elin Hilderbrand’s fans flocked to her freezing cold island to dance, shop, do yoga and drink espresso martinis with their favorite author. Why?

#28-summers-book, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #fans-persons, #hilderbrand-elin, #internal-sub-only, #nantucket-mass, #summer-of69-book, #the-five-star-weekend-book, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 13, 2023
Tags: , Book Trade and Publishing, , , Goodreads Inc, , , , , Miller, Laura (Author), , , , Wolf, Naomi,   

The Romance Novelist Who Faked Her Own Death

Now how’s that for a plot twist?

#amazon-com-inc, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #death-and-dying, #goodreads-inc, #harpercollins-publishers, #hoover-colleen-1979, #labor-and-jobs, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #miller-laura-author, #random-house, #rumors-and-misinformation, #simonschuster-inc, #wolf-naomi, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 8:49 pm on January 7, 2023
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , Moehringer, J R,   

The Rollout of Prince Harry’s Book ‘Spare’ is Chaotic. Sales Are Strong.

A litany of leaks and interview clips before the book’s publication has made the process hard for the publisher to control, but has also driven early interest.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #daunt-james, #harry-duke-of-sussex, #markle-meghan, #moehringer-j-r, #royal-families

The New York Times 4:52 pm on January 3, 2023
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Prince Harry Says He Wants His Family Back in ITV, ’60 Minutes’ Interviews

With Prince Harry’s new book, “Spare,” set to be released next week, Britain is gearing up for the release of revealing new interviews with the estranged royal.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #buckingham-palace, #cbs-corporation, #charles-iii-king-of-the-united-kingdom, #harry-duke-of-sussex, #itv-tv-network, #markle-meghan, #news-and-news-media, #royal-families, #television, #william-duke-of-cambridge

The New York Times 5:00 pm on December 27, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , LittlePuss Press, , ,   

A Literary Scene Where Parties Are Part of the Agenda

LittlePuss Press specializes in work by transgender writers. Its founders also know it’s hard to resist a great party.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #brooklyn-nyc, #littlepuss-press, #parties-social, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 1:00 pm on December 23, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , , Melber, Ari, Melville House, , , , Politics and Prose (Washington, DC, Retail Store), , , , , , ,   

The Most Sought After Manuscript in Publishing? The Jan. 6 Report.

Publishers are releasing more than half a dozen editions of the report, and are now in a frantic race to be first to market.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #hachette-book-group, #harpercollins-publishers, #house-select-committee-to-investigate-the-january-6th-attack, #macmillan-publishers, #manuscripts, #melber-ari, #melville-house, #msnbc, #new-york-times, #new-yorker, #politics-and-prose-washington-dc-retail-store, #random-house, #raskin-jamie-1962, #schiff-adam-b, #simonschuster-inc, #skyhorse-publishing, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:38 pm on December 8, 2022
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Magic Realism and Latin American Literature

Describing new Latin American literature as ‘magic realist’ prolongs a stereotype that overlooks the full depth and richness of each novel’s true genre.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #latin-america, #race-and-ethnicity, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 4:59 pm on December 5, 2022
Tags: Astra Publishing House Inc, Book Trade and Publishing, , , , Spiegelman, Nadja (1987- ), ,   

Astra Magazine Had Creative Freedom and a Budget. It Wasn’t Enough.

The literary journal attracted great names. Its issues sold well. And then it was over — a fate that offers insight into the tenuous place of literary magazines in the American publishing landscape.

#astra-publishing-house-inc, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #magazines, #shutdowns-institutional, #spiegelman-nadja-1987, #united-states, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 12:02 am on November 23, 2022
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Bob Dylan Gets Tangled Up in Book Autograph Controversy

Simon & Schuster sold 900 signed copies of the singer’s new essay collection, but superfans and internet sleuths noticed something wasn’t right with the autograph. Now the publisher is issuing refunds.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #dylan-bob, #karp-jonathan, #memorabilia-and-souvenirs, #pop-and-rock-music, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 10:19 pm on November 21, 2022
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Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Deal Collapses, Breaking Pattern in Publishing

The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #hachette-book-group, #harpercollins-publishers, #justice-department, #macmillan-publishers, #penguin-random-house, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 2:07 pm on November 16, 2022
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Beneath Its Pink Cover, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Offers a Story About Power

The best-selling debut author Bonnie Garmus created Elizabeth Zott, a chemist battling a sexist 1950s establishment, as the role model she craved — and found that readers wanted the same.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #content-type-personal-profile, #daunt-james, #discrimination, #doubleday-publishing-group, #garmus-bonnie, #nineteen-hundred-fifties

The New York Times 12:15 am on November 1, 2022
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Penguin Random House’s Bid to Acquire Simon & Schuster Blocked by Judge

The government’s case blocked the merger of two of the United States’ largest publishers and reflected a more aggressive approach to curbing consolidation. It was closely watched by the publishing industry.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #bertelsmann-ag, #book-trade-and-publishing, #decisions-and-verdicts, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #penguin-random-house, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 8:41 pm on October 26, 2022
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Prince Harry’s Memoir Is Due in January. How Explosive Will It Be?

The memoir is expected to be a best seller, but after the queen’s death, some royal experts and industry executives say the project has become risky for Harry.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #buckingham-palace, #harry-duke-of-sussex, #markle-meghan, #penguin-random-house, #royal-families

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 17, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , , , , , , , Salem Media Group, Silverman, Craig (Radio Host), ,   

The Rise of Salem Media, a Conservative Radio Juggernaut

Salem Media, which counts the conservative personalities Charlie Kirk and Sebastian Gorka among its radio hosts, has taken a pointed stance ahead of the midterm elections.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #computers-and-the-internet, #conservatism-us-politics, #conspiracy-theories, #corporate-social-responsibility, #gorka-sebastian, #midterm-elections-2022, #project-democracy, #radio, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #salem-media-group, #silverman-craig-radio-host, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 10, 2022
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Boris Johnson Inc. Is About to Go Public

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the former prime minister is likely to earn huge sums as an author and speaker, just as the lecture circuit booms back to life.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #great-britain, #johnson-boris, #news-and-news-media, #politics-and-government, #polls-and-public-opinion, #speeches-and-statements

The New York Times 12:45 am on October 10, 2022
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How Colleen Hoover Rose to Rule the Best-Seller List

With legions of devoted fans and a knack for high-voltage emotional drama, Hoover has sold more than 20 million books. And she’s done it her way.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #hoover-colleen-1979, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 3:47 pm on September 7, 2022
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What Mass Shooters Often Have in Common

Readers discuss the warning signs that can predict a mass shooting. Also: Self-publishing; calls for secession; floods and droughts.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #drought, #firearms, #floods, #mass-shootings, #mental-health-and-disorders, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #newtown-conn-shooting-2012, #rain, #school-shootings-and-armed-attacks, #united-states-politics-and-government, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 4:30 pm on September 4, 2022
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Sterling Lord, Premier Literary Agent, Is Dead at 102

The list of well-known writers he represented is long. But his success began with an unknown named Jack Kerouac and his hard-to-sell novel “On the Road.”

#agents-business, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #deaths-obituaries, #lord-sterling-1920, #on-the-road-book, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 6:20 pm on August 25, 2022
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How to Get Published

The mainstream publishing industry is intimidating. How does a writer break in? Follow Jessamine Chan’s “The School for Good Mothers” through the roller coaster of its creation.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #chan-jessamine, #davis-dawn, #simonschuster-inc, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 4:35 pm on August 19, 2022
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A Trial Put Publishing’s Inner Workings on Display. What Did We Learn?

The book world can be opaque to outsiders. A case offered an unusual glimpse into it, revealing curiosities about the business and details about book deals.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #bertelsmann-ag, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #dohle-markus, #justice-department, #mcintosh-madeline, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #penguin-random-house, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 10:13 am on August 13, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , Hitoshi Igarashi, , , Nygaard, William, ,   

Salman Rushdie Attack Recalls Murder of His Japanese Translator

Hitoshi Igarashi, who translated “The Satanic Verses,” was fatally stabbed at a university near Tokyo where he taught Islamic culture. The crime remains unsolved.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #chautauqua-ny, #hitoshi-igarashi, #japan, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #nygaard-william, #rushdie-salman, #translation-and-interpreters

The New York Times 1:01 pm on August 11, 2022
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The Independent Bookstore, as Imagined by a Corporate Lobbyist

Bradley Tusk, a Bloomberg and Uber fixer who has opened a new bookstore in downtown Manhattan, thinks running that kind of business can be seen as philanthropy.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #tusk-bradley-1973, #venture-capital

The New York Times 10:59 am on August 11, 2022
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Consolidation of Book Publishers Is a Threat to a Diverse Literary Marketplace

The proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster accelerates industry trends toward the production of best-sellers at the expense of the incubation of new voices or ideas.

#american-booksellers-assn, #antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #book-trade-and-publishing, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #oxford-miss, #penguin-random-house, #simonschuster-inc, #square-books

The New York Times 10:42 pm on August 2, 2022
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Why the Penguin Random House Merger Is Also About Amazon

The U.S. wants to stop Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. The elephant in the room is Amazon.

#amazon-com-inc, #antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #penguin-random-house, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 10:00 am on July 31, 2022
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The Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’

For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #the-daily-radio-program

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 31, 2022
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Will the Biggest Publisher in the United States Get Even Bigger?

The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster. A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #bertelsmann-ag, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #justice-department, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #penguin-random-house, #simonschuster-inc

The New York Times 10:37 am on July 24, 2022
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There’s More Than One Way to Ban a Book

A serious strain of self-censorship has taken root within the left-leaning publishing industry.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #censorship, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 23, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , , , , Smythe, Rachel, Tapas Media, Webtoon Entertainment Inc   

Comics That Read Top to Bottom Are Bringing in New Readers

The explosion of web comics has been driven by tapping into an audience the industry had long overlooked: young, female readers.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #cartoons-and-cartoonists, #comic-books-and-strips, #computers-and-the-internet, #dc-comics, #e-books-and-readers, #graphic-novels, #marvel-entertainment, #smythe-rachel, #tapas-media, #webtoon-entertainment-inc

The New York Times 6:02 pm on July 18, 2022
Tags: A Factotum in the Book Trade (Book), Book Trade and Publishing, , Kociejowski, Marius   

Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave.

In his grouchy, funny memoir, “A Factotum in the Book Trade,” Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers he’s served and more.

#a-factotum-in-the-book-trade-book, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #kociejowski-marius

The New York Times 3:15 pm on July 10, 2022
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An Ode to Bookstores and Promiscuous Reading

I believe in bookstores in part because I believe in pluralism.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #christians-and-christianity, #internal-sub-only-nl, #poetry-and-poets

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 10, 2022
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Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse

More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”

#american-booksellers-assn, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #bookscan, #chinatown-manhattan-ny

The New York Times 1:18 pm on June 22, 2022
Tags: , Book Trade and Publishing, , , , Laura Warrell, , Malaika Adero, Marie Brown, , ,   

Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business

For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives like Lisa Lucas is trying to open up the industry.

#black-people, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #hiring-and-promotion, #knopf-doubleday-publishing-group, #laura-warrell, #lucas-lisa, #malaika-adero, #marie-brown, #penguin-random-house, #race-and-ethnicity, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 26, 2022
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Through a Recession and a Pandemic, the Book Business Is Thriving in Buenos Aires

The Argentine capital has always been bookish. When hard times shuttered the big chain shops, book purveyors found a way to keep residents in fresh reading material.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #buenos-aires-argentina, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #recession-and-depression

The New York Times 9:16 pm on April 21, 2022
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The Upside of a Lockdown

How the pandemic reshaped the careers of design professionals in three different countries.

#art, #athens-greece, #book-trade-and-publishing, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #design, #interior-design-and-furnishings, #mexico-city-mexico, #new-york-state, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #real-estate-and-housing-residential

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 21, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , Uruena, Valladolid (Spain)   

This Spanish Village Has More Booksellers Than School Pupils

Urueña, in northwestern Spain, has fought depopulation by reinventing itself as a literary hub. The full-time population is still just 100, but there are 11 shops selling books.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #restoration-and-renovation, #spain, #spanish-language, #uruena, #valladolid-spain

The New York Times 11:00 pm on April 15, 2022
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Oh, Brother: The Not-Quite-Tell-All Books by Presidential Sisters

Valerie Biden Owens is one of a handful of presidential sisters who have taken the opportunity to dish on their brothers.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #grain, #internal-sub-only-nl, #iowa, #reagan-ronald-wilson, #roosevelt-theodore, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:36 pm on April 15, 2022
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A White Author’s Book About Black Feminism Was Pulled After a Social Media Outcry

The book “Bad and Boujee” centers on Black women’s experience, but critics said it was written by a white professor and was flawed in its execution.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #religion-and-belief, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 15, 2022
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How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero

To independent booksellers, the enormous chain was once a threat. Now it’s vital to their survival. And it’s doing well.

#barnesnoble-inc, #book-trade-and-publishing, #daunt-james, #e-commerce, #elliott-advisors, #shopping-and-retail

The New York Times 5:02 pm on April 11, 2022
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Jack Higgins, Author of ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ Dies at 92

Under various pseudonyms, he wrote adventure novels that sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #deaths-obituaries, #higgins-jack, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 8:39 pm on April 5, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , , , Hruska, Alan (Playwright), Laugh It Up, Stare It Down (Play), , , ,   

Alan J. Hruska, a Founder of Soho Press, Dies at 88

A litigator for 44 years, he was also a novelist; a writer, director and producer of plays and films; and helped establish the independent publishing house Soho Press.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #cravath-swainemoore, #deaths-obituaries, #hruska-alan-playwright, #laugh-it-up-stare-it-down-play, #legal-profession, #soho-press, #theater, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 9:03 am on April 1, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , Bookstores, Doubleday Book Shop, Gotham Book Mart (Manhattan, NY), Liberation Bookstore   

Remembrance of Bookstores Past

New Yorkers still tell stories of browsing at Harlem’s Liberation Bookstore or spending the afternoon at Scribner’s.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #bookstores, #doubleday-book-shop, #gotham-book-mart-manhattan-ny, #liberation-bookstore

The New York Times 7:30 pm on March 31, 2022
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She Took the White House Photos. Trump Moved to Take the Profit.

The former chief White House photographer made plans to publish a book of Trump photos. The former president had other plans.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #national-archives-and-records-administration, #photography, #presidents-and-presidency-us, #shealah-craighead, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 30, 2022
Tags: Book Trade and Publishing, , genre-books-romance, , Ripped Bodice, The (Culver City, Calif, Retailer), ,   

Long Relegated to Back Shelves, L.G.B.T.Q. Romance Is Booming

Sales of queer romance novels have surged, with books coming from the biggest publishers and prominently displayed at mainstream retailers.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #genre-books-romance, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #ripped-bodice-the-culver-city-calif-retailer, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 10:28 pm on March 25, 2022
Tags: , Book Trade and Publishing, , , , , , Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher, , , , Rendall, Steven (Translator)   

17 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Season

Two journalists dive into George Floyd’s life and family; Viola Davis reflects on her career; a historian explores the brutal underpinnings of the British Empire; and more.

#alexander-elizabeth-1962, #book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #brand-stewart, #davis-viola, #de-waal-frans, #elkins-caroline, #lehmann-haupt-christopher, #newton-maud, #poetry-and-poets, #privacy, #rendall-steven-translator

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 17, 2022
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Looking Back on 50 Years of Making Beautiful Books

“Godine at Fifty,” showcasing some 300 of David Godine’s favorite books from his career, is an autobiography of sorts and an elegy for a kind of publishing.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #godine-david-r

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 12, 2022
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An Author Wrote About Her Sister’s Murder. It Led to a Breakthrough.

Cristina Rivera Garza wanted to shed light on the life of her sister, killed 30 years ago. Her book, part of a larger call for justice by women in Mexico, helped locate the suspect.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #mexico-city-mexico, #rivera-garza-cristina, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights, #writing-and-writers

The New York Times 4:30 pm on March 4, 2022
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Fantasy Author Raises $15.4 Million in 24 Hours to Self-Publish

Brandon Sanderson set out to raise $1 million on Kickstarter in 30 days to fund four new books. He blew past it in about 35 minutes.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #crowdfunding-internet, #genre-books-science-fiction, #kickstarter, #sanderson-brandon, #writing-and-writers