A Loud Start for BookCon

On every level – literally and figuratively, BookCon was a sell-out with executives forced to cap attendance at 10,000. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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PRH staff to start Embassy Gardens move in April 2020

Penguin Random House has confirmed it will begin a staggered move to Embassy Gardens from April 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 17:46:33 UTC ]
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In a healthy democracy, power starts at the top — and the bottom

“The Narrow Corridor” argues that despots rise when government and civil society are weak. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-25 13:15:44 UTC ]
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HCG signs 'laugh-out-loud' confused feminist diary

Hachette Children’s Group will publish Diary of a Confused Feminist by debut author Kate Weston next year, after striking a two-book deal with the former stand-up comedian. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-13 15:30:58 UTC ]
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Australia's Booktopia starts publishing imprint

Australian online retailer Booktopia is launching a publishing programme this autumn through imprint Booktopia Editions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 23:47:02 UTC ]
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ANA’s annual conference starts. And Nike confronts a doping scandal: Wednesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Meditations... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-02 10:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s like starting a net new business’: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit

Revenue diversification, a programmatic talent crunch, and trouble for media's middle class: Here's what people are talking about down at DPS. The post ‘It’s like starting a net new business’: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-09-24 11:58:06 UTC ]
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Reading Pathways: Where to Start With Colleen Hoover’s Books

Get acquainted with the romance and YA novels of a prolific and bestselling author with this reading pathway for Colleen Hoover books. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-09-19 10:33:38 UTC ]
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Oregon-Auburn nail-biter gets college football season off to a fast start

For the first time since 2014, the Alabama Crimson Tide were not featured in “ESPN’s Saturday Night Football” opener, and while Nick Saban’s charges tend to reward the networks with big ratings numbers, their arch-rivals Auburn more than made up for their absence. According to Nielsen... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-04 17:06:00 UTC ]
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Orion signs 'laugh out loud' Harvey debut

Orion Fiction has signed a “laugh out loud” debut by former English teacher Gillian Harvey about what happens with a PR whizz and clean-eating influencer’s life falls apart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 09:34:13 UTC ]
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TECHNICALLY YOU STARTED IT: An Interview With Author Lana Wood Johnson

Debut author Lana Wood Johnson's TECHNICALLY YOU STARTED IT is your fav new YA beach read. Get the deets from the author! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-13 10:39:36 UTC ]
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NBA dials back late starting times to help boost East Coast ratings

The NBA is kicking the tires on a new scheduling initiative designed to give East Coast hoops fans a reprieve from having to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to keep tabs on the league’s Western Conference superstars. Beginning this season, the NBA is slashing the number of nationally... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Avid Reader Press Off to Quick Start

It would be hard for a new imprint to get off to a better start with its first book than the Simon & Schuster imprint did with Lisa Taddeo's 'Three Women.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Google’s plan to improve local news will start in Youngstown, Ohio

Today, Google announced that Youngstown, Ohio, will be the first city in its Compass Experiment, a joint venture with newspaper publishing company McClatchy to revive local news. The announcement couldn't be more timely, as Youngstown's long standing... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-07-18 17:49:00 UTC ]
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Austin Teens Report on Best / Worst of BookCon 2019 (shelftalker)

Talking top titles, new trends, and chaotic lines with two enthusiastic show veterans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 12:00:57 UTC ]
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Uber to offer helicopter rides in city starting in July

Uber is testing a helicopter service in the city, according to documents outlining the program obtained by Bloomberg. Passengers will be able to use the Uber app to book a flight through the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-06-06 11:02:42 UTC ]
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BookCon 2019: Mixed Reviews for This Year's Literary Fan Fest

This year's BookCon literary fan fest drew mixed reviews from attendees, some of whom felt that publishers focused more on merchandising rather than on providing booklovers with an experience or giving them free swag. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2019: World Builders

How do writers create other worlds? And are those worlds just our world in disguise? Joe Hill, N.K. Jemisin, Sean Murphy, V.E. Schwab, and Chuck Wendig share their secrets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2019: Who Is Your Hero?

Heroes aren’t just characters in books—they’re also real-life people who blaze trails, do amazing things, and put others’ needs before their own. Their superpowers include kindness, bravery, self-reliance, love, and plain-old awesomeness. We asked BookCon authors to tell us who they look to for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2019: Life Coaches

Randall Munroe, creator of the sensational web comic 'Xkcd,' meets 'Mythbusters' co-host Adam Savage to offer some helpful (and sometimes hilariously impractical) life hacks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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