View Post Awards Bookslut’s New Award Aims to Correct Book Awards of the Past By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 28, 2014 - 10:15 AM In a move to help correct the past and award those books that have stood the test of time but did not win the Pulitzer or National Book Award in their day, Bookslut has launched its own award. The new award posthumously awards th ...
View Post Book Biz Mexican Poet Jose Emilio Pacheco Has Died By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 28, 2014 - 9:55 AM Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco died on Sunday. He was 74 years old. Pacheco was the author of numerous volumes of poetry, as well as a number of short stories and essays. His poetry collections included: Los elementos de la noc ...
View Post Events Katie Couric, Anna Quindlen, Tim Federle, & Ari Shavit Get Booked By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2014 - 2:50 PM Here are some literary events to pencil in your calendar this week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post your event at least one week prior to its date. Writer Tim Fe ...
View Post Digital MIT Shares 45 Free Textbooks By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 27, 2014 - 1:57 PM MIT OpenCourseWare has shared 45 free textbooks online. The books include a number of math and science texts, as well as a few foreign language titles. Here is more from the site: “MIT OpenCourseWare shares the course mate ...
View Post Publishing The DNA of a Successful Book: INFOGRAPHIC By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 27, 2014 - 12:02 PM Hiptype has created an infographic called, “The DNA of a Successful Book,” which explores what goes into a good book. According to the graphic, 300-page books have an 87 percent completion rate. Completion rates steadi ...
View Post Awards Stephen Colbert Wins Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2014 - 10:18 AM Comedian Stephen Colbert won this year’s Best Spoken Word Album Grammy for the America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t audiobook. Hachette Audio released it on October 02, 2012. The four other nominee ...
View Post People Wearable Book Lets Readers Feel Character Emotions Via Sensor By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 27, 2014 - 10:15 AM If you think eBooks are the latest technology in publishing, think again. Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have invented a new kind of technologically-enhanced book that readers can wear in order to physically experience the s ...
View Post Awards | Publishing Free Samples of the 2014 Newbery Medal & Newbery Honor Winners By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2014 - 9:36 AM The American Library Association has announced that Flora & Ulysess author Kate DiCamillo is the winner of the prestigious John Newbery Medal. This middle grade novel features illustrations created by artist K.G. Campbell. D ...
Resources Children Read an Average of 40 Minutes a Day By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 27, 2014 - 8:55 AM Children ages 2-10 are reading an average of 40 minutes per day, spending 29 minutes reading print, 8 minutes reading on computers, and 5 minutes reading on digital platforms, according to a new report from The Joan Ganz Cooney ...
View Post Book Biz | Bookselling | Publishing Simon & Schuster Signs Book Deal With 3D Gun Maker By Dianna Dilworth on Jan. 24, 2014 - 2:40 PM Cody Wilson, the creator of the first 3D-printable gun, has signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster for $250,000, according to a report in Forbes. The working title is Negative Liberty, and will be a nonfiction account of ...