Author Archives: Dennis Abrams

Dennis Abrams is a contributing editor for Publishing Perspectives, responsible for children’s publishing and media. He’s also the author of more than 30 YA biographies and histories for Chelsea House publishers, a restaurant critic, and a literary blogger.

Was Chinua Achebe the “Father of African Literature?”

Chinua Achebe

Was Chinua Achebe truly ‘The Father of African Literature’ or does that designation serve a purely non-African agenda?

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Censorship Be Damned: Fifty Shades of Grey Makes Its Way Into China

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Despite the lack of a publisher and censorship issues, pirated copies of Fifty Shades of Grey are proving popular at Chinese online bookstores.

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As Kids’ On-Screen Reading Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome

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The UK’s National Literacy Trust reveals that children’s on-screen reading has overtaken reading in print. But screen-only readers appear to struggle more and enjoy it less.

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Publishing Perspectives Asks: Is It Really All’s Well That Ends Well?

All's Well That Ends Well

Publishing Perspectives’ The Play’s The Thing, online reading group begins is reading of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well.

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Are Publishers in South Korea Gaming Their Bestseller Lists?

Novelist Kwang Sok-yong

Allegations of stockpiling and best-seller list manipulation have rocked the publishing world in South Korea as publishers combat decreasing book sales.

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Putting the Brand Before the Book Produces Profits

Helen Nathan

Helen Nathan came up with a brand and marketing plan before for her series of baking books for kids before the books were written. Today, licensing deals yield 4x her book royalties.

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Scenes from the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

Live a Million Lives, Go a Million Places...READ

The recent Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival offered a unique spectacle for readers and a snapshot of children’s book publishing issues in the Middle East.

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Survey Says Chinese Youth Unsatisfied with Online Literature

Cyollogob

Internet literature may be booming in China, but a recent survey reports that a majority of readers have been disappointed and unsatisfied with the quality of the books.

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If Microsoft Takes Over Nook, What Next?

B&N Nook

Microsoft is said to have offered Barnes & Noble $1 billion to buyout the Nook Media business. Where would that leave the retailer going forward?

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Can’t Wait for Dan Brown’s Inferno? Kobo Has An Answer

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Kobo is offers readers an experiential contest based on three original ebooks tied-in to the release of Dan Brown’s soon-to-be-published Inferno.

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