Thursday, October 01, 2015

The Roundup with PW

Readers to Eaters Spreads the Word on Food Literacy
Literacy around food culture is peaking, but it's not just a movement for adults; kids are just as hungry for books about food as adults are. Philip Lee and June Jo Lee, both veterans of the publishing industry, founded Readers to Eaters to promote food literacy and help families gain a better understanding of what we eat. more » »


RH Launches New Romance E-newsletter
The Smitten Word will take the place of Random House's former online romance platform, the website Romance At Random. »


Apple Launches iBooks in China: The company has taken Apple Music, iTunes Movies, and iBooks to China, and said the cloud-based music streaming service will roll out on Android phones this fall.

Folio Prize to Skip 2016: The prize will not run in March 2016, following the conclusion of its two-year title sponsorship by The Folio Society with this year's award.

Remembering Carmen Balcells: The 'New Yorker' on the agent behind Latin America's literary boom.

Claudia Rankine Wins Forward Prize: The Jamaica-born writer has won Britain’s most prestigious poetry award, worth £10,000.

The Legacy of 'Confessional Mode': Leslie Jamison and Charles McGrath discuss whether, 50 years after Sylvia Plath’s 'Ariel' was published, the confessional mode has been co-opted by the memoir, at the 'New York Times.'

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