Viking is publishing what it describes as the first authoritative and accessible account of the holocaust in over three decades, to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 and the 75th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired an “incredible debut work of fiction” by an Australian writer. Publisher Mary Mount bought world rights, excluding Australia New Zealand, to Abigail Ulman’s Hot Little Hands from Peter Straus at Rogers, Coleridge and White. Mount said: “Abigail Ulman’s work is tender,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new award aims to honor children's books that feature "events and people that shaped the history of the U.S." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books has launched a £15,000 new website which puts it "up there” at the forefront of online bookselling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having been turned down by his long-standing publisher Hanser Verlag, dark comedy finds home with Kein and AberMartin Amis’s latest novel, The Zone of Interest, has finally found a German-language home six months after it was turned down by his long-standing German publishing house, thought by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Google's vice president is to be believed we are in danger of losing an entire generation of information to the digital realm. Look to the history book, and you do just that -- look in a real, physical book. Pictorial histories can be found in photo albums. The works of Oscar Wilde, Samuel... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, will publish a sequel called Go Set a Watchman. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Snapchat Discover launching earlier this week, publishers now have a new way to tease their content on social media and find backing from brands. The new offering allows marketers to directly sponsor stories on the platform, getting their names in front of a younger audience. We spoke to... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the latest salvo from an increasingly confident conservative regime in Tokyo bent on revisionism, officials have requested that a US author and his publisher remove historic references to Japan's war time sex slaves from a history textbook. The publisher of Traditions & Encounters: A... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Publishing Group in the US is to shut two of its non-fiction imprints, and bring two further imprints under one leadership structure, as part of a reorganisation which includes two staff departures. Madeline McIntosh, president of the Penguin Publishing Group, told staff about the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madeline McIntosh has implemented a wide-ranging restructuring of the division. Among the changes, Brian Tart is being given the reins at Viking, succeeding Clare Ferraro, who is leaving the company. Additionally, the Hudson Street Press and Gotham Books imprints are being folded. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two-hundred and eighty-six workers are to go from Penguin Random House US' Kirkwood warehouse and distribution facility, starting at the end of January. The publisher has confirmed filing a notice with the New York Department of Labor to this effect. The reason for the closure given in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When publisher Stuart Matlins visited Auschwitz, he silently screamed to God, “How could you let this happen?” That crisis of faith led to a book of stories about how the descendants of Holocaust survivors have dealt with a devastating legacy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press dramatically slashed its losses in 2013, helped by a trade boost in the US and the sale of its German business. The local and military history publisher reported an operating loss of £26,000 in the year to 31st December 2013, up from an operating loss of £892,000 in 2012. At... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the history of Scottish towns has won £10,000 after being named Saltire Book of the Year. The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment 1740-1820 (Edinburgh University Press), written by historians Bob Harris and Charles McKean of Dundee University, was awarded the top prize at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has signed a book which explores the role of personality throughout the ages by Samuel Johnson Prize-winning historian Margaret MacMillan. The as-yet-untitled book, which will be published in autumn 2015, was signed by Profile m.d. Andrew Franklin in a deal for UK and Commonwealth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The much-maligned and little-clicked banner ad is 20 years old. We talk with its creators about the glory days of online ad innovation.Contrary to lore, there was no "first" banner ad. When HotWired, Wired magazine's digital arm, launched 20 years ago, it did so with not one, but many, banner... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A veteran EMT and ambulance driver in Boston, Ed McCarthy is in a great position to understand his hometown spatially. But he’s also a history geek, and while constantly driving around the city’s neighborhoods, he loves recognizing the streets, buildings and other locales from the history books... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press has restructured following a company-wide review, creating four distinct business units, and putting "a small number" of people into consultation over their jobs. The independent publisher, specialising in local history as well as military history titles, underwent a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Andrew Lownie believes that in 5-10 years, 75% of books will be self-published, 20% assisted by agents, and only 5% traditionally published. The post How Soon Will the Majority of Books Be Self-Published? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a deal closed shortly before the fair got underway, Trident Media’s Ellen Levine sold a debut novel to Farrar, Straus & Giroux’s Jonathan Galassi for a figure rumored to be in the substantial six figure range. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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