Tag: Book News

The Thursday Book Beat: Diversity Discussions in Publishing Take the Transcontinental Stage

Welcome back to Book Beat, readers! It’s been a pretty busy week for the book industry, and leading the news charge is the release of Lee & Low’s diversity baseline survey results. 34 publishers and 8 literary review journals participated, including Big Six publishers Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Macmillan. Unsurprisingly, the results of the…

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A Fan-Curated Taylor Swift Book

I thought I’d seen mainstream publishing attempt some strange things, but Simon & Schuster’s ambitious Taylor Swift book is probably the most interesting. Set to release in October 24, 2016, the book will be a massive collection of photos, fan art, and the best written works on the singer to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tswift’s first record release….

The Thursday Book Beat: Learning Why ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ in Sweden

Newspaper leaks Haruki Murakami’s elementary school library records Borrowing records are sacrosanct in library systems around the world, and Japanese librarians have spoken out about the Kobe Shinbun’s list of books Murakami borrowed as a teenager. The record was gathered from cards where library users’ names were listed underneath specific authors. All Swedish teens to…

The Thursday Book Beat: Harry Potter Coloring Book, Bangladesh Publishers, Bloggers and Writers Are Targets of Violent Attacks

The Harry Potter Coloring Book For Grown Ups Also known as the only adult colouring book that matters. I’ve wanted to join in on the popularity of adult colouring books because colouring is just so relaxing but I didn’t fine the colouring book for me. Despite my personal fatigue of all things Harry Potter in…

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