View Post Book Biz | Bookselling Publishers Earned $5.37B From Book Sales in Q1/Q2: AAP By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 16, 2016 - 10:35 AM Publishers earned $5.37 billion from book sales during the first half of 2016, down 3.4 percent as compared to the same time period in 2015, according to a new report from the Association of American Publishers.
View Post Book Biz | Trends Literary Tights Feature Book Passages By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 16, 2016 - 9:00 AM Readers looking for ways to warm up this winter should check out literary tights by TightsShop.
View Post Book Biz Short Stories on Wine Bottles By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 15, 2016 - 10:35 AM Italian winery Matteo Correggia has teamed up with designers Reverse Innovation to bring short stories to wine packaging.
View Post Book Biz National Book Foundation’s New Chief Wants Young People to Read By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 15, 2016 - 9:00 AM Lisa Lucas, the new director of the National Book Awards, wants to get young people to read.
View Post Book Biz Teen Vogue is Starting a Book Club By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 14, 2016 - 9:45 AM Teen Vogue has launched a new book club.
View Post Book Biz Lego Books on Humble Bundle By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 11, 2016 - 1:05 PM No Starch Press has partnered with Humble Bundle to release a new collection of e-books with tips on how to build artwork using lego.
View Post Book Biz Trump Campaign Book Pitches Are Scarce By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 11, 2016 - 11:25 AM Despite that Donald Trump had a storied campaign, not many people have pitched books on the subject yet, according to publishers.
View Post Book Biz Former ABA President Inks Book Deal By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 9, 2016 - 12:15 PM Len Vlahos, a former president of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), has inked a book deal with Bloomsbury Children's for his third children's book.
View Post Book Biz New PEN America Report Exposes Censorship in Hong Kong By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 7, 2016 - 9:45 AM PEN America has released a new report that raises concerns over the rights of authors, activists and academics working in Hong Kong.
View Post Book Biz United Arab Emirates Passes Legislation to Encourage Reading By Dianna Dilworth on Nov. 4, 2016 - 10:35 AM Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, has passed a new initiative to encouraging literacy among its citizens.