Celebrated British author A.S. Byatt—a scholar and novelist whose 1990 novel, Possession, won the Booker Prize and brought her international renown—has died at the age of 87. A statement released this morning by her longtime UK publisher, Chatto & Windus, reports that Byatt “died peacefully... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-11-17 16:46:10 UTC ]
News Corp said that Emma Tucker, a longtime editor in London, would replace Matt Murray, who has led the news organization for four years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-12-12 22:10:23 UTC ]
Longtime editor and publishing executive Charlie Conrad died on November 21. He was 61. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
Ms. Pavlin, a longtime editor at the publishing house who has worked with Ayana Mathis, Tommy Orange and Yaa Gyasi, succeeds Sonny Mehta, who died in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-07-14 19:01:22 UTC ]
When Robert Jordan died in 2007, his wife and longtime editor, Harriet McDougal, wanted to shepherd his multivolume Wheel of Time series to completion, with Brandon Sanderson co-writing the final three books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Meredith Corp. said Gayle Butler, who helped expand the magazine’s digital reach, would be replaced by Stephen Orr, the executive editor at Conde Nast Traveler. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Remnick, the longtime editor of The New Yorker, recently recounted a meeting during the early days of online publishing when the veteran sports essayist Roger Angell said he would always “want to be able to describe, in English, how t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longtime editor said that the coming of ebooks played a role in his decision. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]