5 Writing Tips: Max Brooks

The author of "World War Z" and "The Harlem Hellfighters" says it's okay to have over 200 drafts. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 charts: The state of publishers and Facebook

The International News Media Association (INMA) released a survey of large publishers last week that captured their complicated relationship with Facebook. These five charts document publishers’ perception of various Facebook features, their mixed feelings about Instant Articles, changes in... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Foundation Names 5 Under 35

The honorees for the program's eleventh year include Brit Bennett, Yaa Gyasi, Greg Jackson, S. Li, and Thomas Pierce. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Bookselling Tips from NEIBA 2016

With so many new booksellers entering the business and new store openings, NEIBA used its day and a half of educational programming to provide panels with information for newbies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing

Authors, traditionally published and self-published, need to adapt to stay viable, says Merilyn Simonds, former chief of The Writers' Union of Canada. The post A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Benedetta Costantini, UK sales executive, Michael o’Mara Books

This week we interviewed Benedetta Costantini, Uk sales executive at Michael o’Mara Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue up 5% at Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press has reported a revenue rise of 5% in the year to end July, to "over £2.9m". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is women's writing? Publishing insiders discuss power of female voices

Writers and editors explored what it means to be a woman in the literary world at an Emily Books event in Brooklyn: ‘The industry is mostly female, but male-run’“We’ll have a definitive answer of what women’s writing is by the end of this.”Emily Gould, novelist and founder of Emily Books, was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bagshawe to write pen-name 'cosy crime' for Trapeze

Trapeze has signed a "cosy crime" debut from Tilly Bagshawe, writing under the pen-name M B Shaw. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5; Marion Rankine, Head of Promotions and Retail standards, Foyles

Describe your role I work closely with the shop managers to plan and maintain promotional spaces across our flagship store in Charing Cross Road. I spend most of my time picking titles for displays, installing and merchandising them, organising signage and planning future promotions with staff... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Reeves MP writes biography for I B Tauris

Labour MP Rachel Reeves is to publish a political biography of Alice Bacon, the first woman to represent Leeds in the House of Commons, with I B Tauris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH poaches Horowitz to write new crime series

Penguin Random House has poached bestselling author Anthony Horowitz from Hachette imprint Orion to write a new series of 'whodunnit’ crime novels for Century and Arrow.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Giulia Mammana, marketing assistant, Maggioli

Describe your role I am a marketing and web marketing assistant at Maggioli Editore, one of the leading academic and professional publishers in Italy, producing both print and online books and magazines. As a marketing assistant, I perform a variety of daily tasks, including e-mail marketing,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 5, 2016

Two new books about the Republican nominee debut on our Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus movie tie-ins editions for ‘The Girl on the Train’ and ‘The Light Between Oceans’ get off to strong starts, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, September 5, 2016

This week: a grind house horror shoot gone wrong in the Colombian rain forest, plus Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel in over a decade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 5, 2016

Katherine Tegen Welcomes Cole’s ‘Daughter’; Klam Offers Her ‘Sisters’ to Riverhead; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Downs landscape writing debut signed

Penned in the Margins is to publish The Old Weird Albion, a debut book by American artist and writer Justin Hopper. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Update on: Essential Politics: Oil lobbyist ghost writes letter for lawmakers, Michael Bloomberg hosts Kamala Harris Senate fundraiser

Essential Politics: Oil lobbyist ghost writes letter for lawmakers, Michael Bloomberg hosts Kamala Harris Senate fundraiser Aug. 17, 2016, 12:03 p.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: Michael Bloomberg, the former... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Charlotte Green, senior assistant commissioning editor, Oxford University Press

Describe your role  I am the senior assistant commissioning editor for the psychology and social work team at Oxford University Press. My role is to take newly commissioned titles from the idea stage through to handover to production. That means working with authors and enabling them to write... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Life and Writing Are Inseparable

Amie Barrodale, author of the story collection "You Are Having a Good Time," argues that life is a story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone'

'Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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