On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18, 2020 I stood in an empty bookstore and cried. A friend had just sent a congratulatory text with a picture from the April issue of Alta Magazine. My wife and I were interviewed a few months ago for a profile of Point Reyes Books, the bookstore we’ve owned […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-20 08:49:38 UTC ]
Chloe Schwenke, who served for one year as interim executive director of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs before being officially named executive director about six months ago, has been let go. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Just a few months ago, Vice News published a story with a provocative headline: The Coolest Place to Get a Drink in Midtown Manhattan Is the New Taco Bell. The title was tongue-in-cheek, but it... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
After former AWP conference director Christian Teresi wrote an essay that leveled a host of charges against the organization, the AWP board fired back, claiming the organization is in much better shape than it was six months ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liz Hohenadel, senior publicity manager at Riverhead, died September 24 as a result of a medical condition that arose suddenly a few months ago. She was 34. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook’s ever-changing opinion on which content it will boost in its News Feed is, well, changing yet again. After the company announced only a few months ago that it would de-emphasize content from publishers and brands, meaning news organizations would likely see their Facebook traffic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digiday found that publishers were more likely to be unconcerned by the GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulation than they were five months ago. The post Digiday Research: European publishers’ GDPR fears recede appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two mistakes from the US educational publisher would be understandable. Their confidence three months ago? Less soForecasting is difficult, especially about the future, as the old line goes – but is it quite as hard as John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson, makes it seem?Two errors in 2016... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher’s short-form Facebook videos have been on the wane after the algorithm has prioritized Facebook Live and the news feed has become flooded with content. Six months ago a well-performing video from The Sun would fetch 250,000 views, now it’s good to get over 100,000. In 2016, The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-01-03 15:48:11 UTC ]
Snapchat is a little different today, going back to its roots with a retooling that boosts personal messages and lowers visibility for its publishing partners in Discover.The reconfiguration is seen as a sign that Snapchat doesn't see the need to keep putting Discover in users' faces. A few... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook wants users of its Facebook Live streaming service, including media publishers, to "go live frequently," so as to maintain a steady stream of offerings and grow a base of consistent viewers, as encouraged in an online "tips" page. But just how often to really use Facebook Live is a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A fourth Hong Kong bookseller has returned home after going missing six months ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A young phenom in the making, Brit Bennett, 25, started writing "The Mothers" while still in high school in Oceanside, Calif., finishing it not long ago while a Zell Postgraduate Fellow at the University of Michigan, and polishing it as recently as two months ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Say what you will about Bill O’Reilly, but he knows what the public wants. This is a guy who hosts a highly rated cable news program and wrote a first novel in which a fiendish stalker murders a man with an iced-tea spoon on Page 6. Nowhere is O’Reilly’s canniness more evident than in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr. Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw, along with their production company Stage 29, are partnering with DailyMail.com to create DailyMailTV, a new syndicated television series. The show, announced today aboard the DailyMail.com yacht in Cannes, is eyeing a fall 2016 launch. While details of... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Light' came out months ago but is holding its own on bestseller lists among newer releases such as 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
College football's inaugural playoff championship game on Monday night is now in the books as the high-ratest cable television program of all time, drawing a staggering 18.5 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. The Oregon-Ohio State game peaked between 9:30 p.m and 9:45 p.m. ET on ESPN, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]