11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shirley Jackson

Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post Chapter 11, RDA Looks for Turnaround

Upheaval has been a defining characteristic of RDA Holding Co. for the last three years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cengage files for Chapter 11

Cengage Learning has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a pre-arranged... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keyes leads charts but print hits 11-year low

Printed book sales fell below the £20m market last week - for the first time in almost 11... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A celebration of all things books at USC

L.A. Times Festival of Books: Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Burnett, Lemony Snicket and Jamaica Kincaid are among the 500 authors appearing at this weekend's festival for readers of all ages.Since background-check legislation was voted down in the Senate on Thursday, Adam Winkler, author of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s No Such Thing as “Normal,” say UK Publishing CEOs

Several UK CEOs set the agenda going into next week's London Book Fair. Top of the list: communicating with consumers and coping with the relentless pace of change in publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium's New Collaborative Publishing Feature Encourages Authors To Create Better Things, Together

Medium's hypothesis has always been that people create better things when they work together. The publishing platform's newest tool helps its authors do just that. Biz Stone and Ev Williams' founding mantra for Medium, the publishing platform they launched last August, was, "People create... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Hardcover, the Big Didn’t Get Bigger: Facts & Figures 2012

Last year at the end of this annual bestseller article, we made the obvious prediction that unit sales for hardcover bestsellers would be even lower for 2012 books and that the “ebook explosion could be the culprit.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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9 Other Things That Harper's Publisher Rick MacArthur Googles

"Try finding Harper's Magazine when you Google "magazines that publish essays" or "magazines that publish short stories" -- it isn't easy." No, Rick, no it's not. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut authors make Waterstones 11

An award-winning ballet dancer and a French opera director are among the debut authors tipped for success in 2013 by book chain Waterstones. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch says Los Angeles Times purchase not a sure thing

Now that Rupert Murdoch is spinning off News Corp.’s publishing properties into a separate company, media observers have identified the Los Angeles Times as a likely target for acquisition. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Publishing Co. Files Chapter 11 Reorganization

News Publishing Co., parent corporation of the Rome News-Tribune, Calhoun Times, Walker County Messenger, Catoosa County News, Cedartown Standard and Rockmart Journal, has filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper Pay Walls Are A Good Thing - Here's Why

Newspaper publishers struggle to successfully monetize their online content, and they are not getting any help from journalism schools, despite the fact that these are the very institutions preparing young people to enter the shrinking field and the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Irrational Allure of the Next Big Thing

Earlier this week, Random House shelled out more than $3.5 million for Lena Dunham’s first book, Not That Kind of Girl. She has an amazing résumé for anyone, let alone a 26-year-old, having directed two feature films and scored four Emmy nominations for her TV show, HBO’s Girls. But what makes... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shirley Hughes and Vulliamy team up

Children’s author Shirley Hughes has been signed up for a new series by Random House... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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11 Other Localish Companies Google Might Buy

Early this week news broke that Google is acquiring the venerable guidebook publisher Frommers. That comes on the heels of the search giant's eye-opening deal to purchase Zagat last year. It can't be that Sergey and Larry just like to travel. Rather it seems clear that Google has a plan to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The App's The Thing: Shakespeare, Rebooted

The world's most famous playwright was a media theorist, says the co-creator of a new "Tempest" app for iPad, Notre Dame professor Elliott Visconsi. Here he explains how you re-create the bard for the iOS age.Today the lofty Times Literary Supplement--“the leading international forum for... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wild Things author dies

American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak showed us 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated the acclaimed 'Where The Wild Things Are,' along with other children's books. He passed away early Tuesday in Connecticut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'

The enduringly popular children's book illustrator and writer radically changed the genre with tales of outsized monsters and frolicsome humor that tapped into the fears of childhood. He also collaborated on numerous operas, films and TV programs.Maurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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