As a reader, and someone possibly too involved in the internet book community, it seems like everyone has a book subscription. This service usually involves paying once a month or every few months for a book and possibly some book-ish goodies. These goodies consist of snacks, bookmarks, bookplates, socks, and maybe more. While there are … Read more
“Less competition is going to change the dynamic. Two of the major players becoming one—the prices, the advances, the type of competition at the auctions—I think it’ll have impact across the board,” Macmillan CEO Don Weisberg testified in federal court on August 8. “If I’ m an agent and there’s one player that’s bigger than … Read more
If your kids are like ours and love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, you’re in luck. We’ve rounded up eleven different books or series that are like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Some of them are confessional diaries, others are just heavily illustrated chapter books with topics that are relatable to kids: … Read more
It’s been 13 years since Cory Metz was an ill child who had a wish granted by Make-A-Wish Connecticut, but the organization remains at the forefront of his heart and his life. “I feel a kind of life debt to the foundation,” Metz said. “Make-A-Wish meant everything at that time, and it still does.” He … Read more
Author Michael Lewis is being coy about his next project. But, he says over a video call from his home in Berkeley, California: “I will lift my skirt a little, but not a lot here.” He then gets more animated: “I really don’t want to reveal exactly what I’m writing about,” he tells Financial News. … Read more
Author Michael Lewis is being coy about his next project. But, he says over a video call from his home in Berkeley, California: “I will lift my skirt a little, but not a lot here.” He then gets more animated: “I really don’t want to reveal exactly what I’m writing about,” he tells Financial News. … Read more
It’s been almost 30 years since The DC comic The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg debuted, and it’s taken all of this time to adapt it for film or TV. It took Gaiman himself to do it; he created the series along with David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg. It’s a … Read more
No matter which way you look at it, sales of mass market paperbacks have been in steady decline since 2017. NPD BookScan data shows that unit sales fell 31.5% in 2021 compared to 2017, while the Association of American Publishers put the decline in dollar sales at a more disturbing 42.7% in 2020. Both data … Read more
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