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Stephanie Klose (sklose@mediasourceinc.com, @sklose on Twitter) is Assistant Managing Editor, Library Journal.
In Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, Sanditon, a group of people set out to build their own town on the English seaside. Welcome to Sanditon is a modern, multiplatorm adaptation of the novel from the team behind the wildly popular Pride and Prejudice–based videoblog series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Jay Bushman was the transmedia producer and a writer for the Lizzie Bennet Diaries and is Welcome to Sanditon’s showrunner and creator.
Reviews of titles on Indian Cooking, including Indian Cooking Unfolded: A Master Class in Indian Cooking with 100 Easy Recipes Using 10 Ingredients or Less and The Three Sisters Quick and Easy Indian Cookbook.
An interview with Anton Nocito, P&H Soda Co. founder and author of Make Your Own Soda: Syrup Recipes for All-Natural Pop, Floats, Cocktails, and More.
Hoopla, Midwest Tape’s pay-per-circulation media streaming service for public libraries, has been in beta-testing mode for close to two months, and early reports of both the service overall and its mobile applications have been positive.
Nigella Lawson is a British food writer (Nigella Kitchen) and television personality (Nigella Bites; The Taste) whose warm, personal writing style and obvious delight in the pleasures of the table have made her an international star. Her ninth book, Nigellissima, is a celebration of Italian food and flavors. In your introduction to Nigellissima, you mention [...]
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2013 Audie Awards, which recognize excellence in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. A selection of categories are below; the complete list can be found on the Audies site. Audiobook of the Year AMERICAN GROWN Michelle Obama Read by Michelle Obama, Jim Adams, Charlie Brandts, [...]
Cookbook and food writing finalists for the James Beard Awards.
The latest news from an up-and-coming indie publisher
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