A Look at Random House's Newhouse Years

Nicholas Latimer, who joined Random House in 1983 and is now v-p and director of publicity at Knopf, recalsl what working for the publisher was like when it was owned by the late media and publishing magnate Si Newhouse. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2014: Hale’s Whirlwind Year

Shannon Hale would probably feel right at home in a superhero costume right about now. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2014: APAC Celebrates 20 Years

The 20th Audio Publishers Association Conference kicked off with a "State of the Union" address from APA President Michelle Lee Cobb at the Javits Center in New York City on Wednesday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Italy to Promote Southern Houses

As part of a comprehensive effort by Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development (MSE) and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) to give more international exposure to small- and medium-sized companies in the country’s south, ITA’s publishing taskforce is organizing Voices from the South, an... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faber and Cape makes Wales Book of the Year shortlist

Parthian Books, Faber and Jonathan Cape all have English-language titles in the shortlist for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Three-year global partnership for Hay and BBC

The Hay Festival and the BBC have linked up for a three-year global partnership which will see... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pancake Day for Random

Random House is publishing another backlist title, Trilobites & Other Stories by Breece D... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kremlin account wins Pushkin House Russian Book Prize

Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History by Catherine Merridale (Allen Lane) has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Green Apple Books: PW Bookstore of the Year

Twenty years ago, if someone had told Pete Mulvihill, Kevin Ryan, and Kevin Hunsanger that they would one day own Green Apple Books, the store where they then worked, all three of them would have been “gob-smacked”—much like their reaction last month when they were told that their San Francisco... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The P&L Sheet: My Year of Reading Quickly

This past year I served on the selection committee for the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction—a task I undertook with a good amount of dread. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Teresa Rolfe Kravtin: PW 2014 Rep of the Year

This year’s PW Rep of the Year award winner, Teresa Rolfe Kravtin, a commission rep with Southern Territory Associates since 2002, owes it all to Faith—or at least a good part of it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Savannah Book Festival to Offer Year-Round Author Events

The Savannah Book Festival announced plans to offer year-round author events, starting with Tami Hoag set to headline the Spring 2014 event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beverly House listed for sale at $135 million

The Beverly House was the onetime residence of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst and actress Marion Davies. Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy honeymooned there.No sooner did the mansion known as Fleur de Lys sell this week for a record-breaking $102 million than another L.A. estate hit the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Turner Publishing Buys Hunter House Assets

Turner Publishing has acquired the assets of Hunter House Publishers. The deal involves over 225 titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Virginia Woolf ballet at Royal Opera House

A ballet based on the life and works of Virginia Woolf will premiere next year, forming a central... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Samuel Beckett story to be published 80 years after it was rejected

Nobel laureate was told by publisher that 'people will shudder and be puzzled and confused' by reading Echo's BonesA previously unpublished story by Samuel Beckett will go on sale in bookshops for the first time, 80 years after his publisher rejected it as a nightmare read that gave him "the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year

The 47-year-old San Francisco store behind California Bookstore Day is this year's winner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH Earnings Dip in 'Transformative Year'

Although operating EBIT fell 4.9% in the year at Penguin Random House, executives at parent company Bertelsmann had nothing but good things to say about the results from the world’s largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon Publishing UK plans 500 titles this year

Amazon Publishing plans to release more than 500 titles in the UK this year, the company's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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JRR Tolkien translation of Beowulf to be published after 90-year wait

The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings author's version of epic Anglo-Saxon poem fleshes out heroes' past, says son who edited manuscriptHwæt! Almost 90 years after JRR Tolkien translated the 11th-century poem Beowulf, The Lord of the Rings author's version of the epic story is to be published for the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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