View Post Publishing McSweeney’s Publishes Portlandia Activity Book By Dianna Dilworth on Feb. 27, 2014 - 2:36 PM McSweeney’s has just published an activity book inspired by the popular television series Portlandia. The show’s creators Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and Jonathan Krisel authored the book. Sam Riley edited it. ...
View Post Publishing Children’s Book Week Poster Unveiled By Dianna Dilworth on Feb. 27, 2014 - 2:05 PM The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader released the official 2014 Children’s Book Week poster. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser created the poster which celebrates the 95th annual event for young readers. Glas ...
View Post Revolving Door Scholastic Hires Chief Experience Officer By Dianna Dilworth on Feb. 27, 2014 - 1:33 PM Scholastic has hired Heather McIntosh Cassano as Chief Experience Officer, a newly created position. In her new role, Cassano will work with the company’s various publishing departments to implement Schoh digital experience ...
View Post Publishing Wreck This Journal: The Travel Version Comes Out in June By Dianna Dilworth on Feb. 27, 2014 - 12:30 PM Keri Smith’s Wreck This Journal has a new travel edition coming out called Wreck This Journal Everywhere. The guidebook has sold more than two million copies in print and has been released in numerous formats including app fo ...
View Post Book Biz | Bookselling | Publishing Becca Fitzpatrick Inks Deal For New YA Thriller By Maryann Yin on Feb. 27, 2014 - 10:15 AM Becca Fitzpatrick, the young adult author behind the Hush, Hush saga, has landed a deal for a new book called Sapphire Skies. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers plans to publish this stand-alone thriller novel in Fall 20 ...
View Post Digital John Steinbeck Gets Google Doodle For His Birthday By Maryann Yin on Feb. 27, 2014 - 9:30 AM Google has created a Doodle to celebrate John Steinbeck’s 112th birthday. Throughout his writing career, Steinbeck penned many beloved works including East of Eden, Of Mice & Men, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning title, Th ...
View Post Videos VIDEO: Hank Green Rants About Books By Maryann Yin on Feb. 26, 2014 - 3:38 PM Hank Green, brother to The Fault in Our Stars novelist John Green and one half of the creators behind the Vlogbrothers YouTube Channel, has created a video called “Ranting about Books.” In the video embedded above, Gre ...
View Post Book Biz Kickstarter Features a Travel Guide For Pet Owners By Maryann Yin on Feb. 26, 2014 - 3:00 PM Have you ever wanted to take your dog along for vacation? Writer Paul and his faithful pet Falco hope to raise £300 for their travel book project, Europe: A Woof Guide. This book will share information and tips on how to bring yo ...
View Post Authors | Bookselling Transgender Advocate and Author Janet Mock Talks About Her Memoir By Aneya Fernando on Feb. 26, 2014 - 2:47 PM Janet Mock has known she wanted to be a storyteller since she was a fifth grader in Honolulu who escaped to her local public library to devour books by Maya Angelou, Terry McMillan and Zora Neale Hurston. “I knew that w ...
View Post Resources Women Still Lag Behind in Book Reviews: VIDA By Dianna Dilworth on Feb. 26, 2014 - 2:08 PM Books written by women are reviewed on average much less than books written by men, according to the annual VIDA count a report that tracks gender inequality in literary publications. The organization looked at the number of wom ...