If it hadn't come two days later, we would have definitely suspected an April Fool's joke when the news hit that Accenture Interactive swallowed up Droga5. In a business where people (thankfully) do a lot of tongue wagging, this tripped off an avalanche of calls and emails proffering pundits to discuss just what this means for advertising. It is a tipping point for the ad world as we know it? Will it cause a ripple effect of other acquisitions? Are creatives dusting off their resumes? Is it one for the advertising history books? All good questions. We report. You decide. Turning over a new leaf They say every copywriter has a book in them. We can assure you that there is at least a first chapter in Susan Credle, FCB Global Chief Creative Officer; Paul Nagy, chief creative officer VMLY&R, Sydney and Tom Christmann, partner and CEO at DiMassimo Goldstein. This trio is among more than a dozen ad world luminaries who are contributing first chapters of their unfinished novels to a project from Miami Ad School and Grey Canada. A printed copy of the book can be purchased for $20 and a digital copy is $10. Proceeds go the Miami Ad School. A pre-order link is here. Westward ho! Fun fact: The state motto of Oregon is "she flies with her own wings" and a new series of Travel Oregon spots seems to prove that true. The fantastical animated commercial, from hometown agency Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, continues the "Only slightly exaggerated" theme begun last spring. It features... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recently, I threw out the first 60 pages of the novel I am currently working on. I had been determined to challenge myself by writing in the third person—I had spent the last ten years working on my first novel in the first person and I thought I was ready for something new and difficult. […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 08:48:34 UTC ]
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The American Library Association has released its annual list of the most frequently challenged books, and while Harry Potter (and the Order of the Godless Friends) and The Handmaid’s Tale (hold on now, you’re saying this is a dys-topia?) managed to squeak into the top ten, the other eight on... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-20 13:59:19 UTC ]
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For the week ending 4th April, it was all change in the Bookstat e-book top 10, as nine new entries rushed in. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:02:27 UTC ]
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The Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency is launching a six-month mentorship programme for aspiring authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 22:15:47 UTC ]
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Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness was leapfrogged by Nicola May’s The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay for the Bookstat e-book number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 08:29:54 UTC ]
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For the first time, a spate of new and forthcoming titles written by people with disabilities across the United States suggests that the publishing industry may finally be amplifying their voices and stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new announcement to suppliers and vendors, Amazon said that while it will continue to prioritize products such as household staples and medical supplies, it now has the capacity to add more products to its priority list. It isn't clear if books made the list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-29 10:30:48 UTC ]
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Dreaming of escaping to outer space during this time? Christopher Wanjek lists some of the best books that imagine a future on other planets. The post An Intergalactic Reading List appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-03-27 16:00:35 UTC ]
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Niki Chang is leaving The Good Literary Agency (TLGA) to join David Higham Associates (DHA) in April as a literary agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 09:01:20 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has bought London-based academic and non-fiction publisher Zed for £1.75m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-20 03:56:43 UTC ]
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For the week ending 14th March, a seven-day period in which Italy went into lockdown, the UK prime minister said “many will lose loved ones” and the Premier League and professional sport in general was suspended, Dean Koontz’s The Eyes of Darkness topped the Bookstat top 10. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 18:34:33 UTC ]
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What are the largest health care IT companies in Nashville? We ranked Nashville's health care IT companies by number of local-area IT employees. To view the top five and see which one tops the List, check out the slideshow with this story. For the rest of Nashville's top health care IT... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-16 11:50:29 UTC ]
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Eight new titles have flocked into the Bookstat E-Book top 10 for the week ending 7th March, with Daisy Pearce’s The Silence in the number one spot. Of course, Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light also broke into the chart, hitting fourth place with an estimated 20,114 units sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 05:16:17 UTC ]
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We will be maintaining a list of canceled events, impacted book industry functions and policies, and more on this list as a resource for navigating the new coronavirus and its impact on the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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I SIT WITH María Lynch and Sandra Pareja in the sixth-story office of Casanovas & Lynch, a literary agency in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. Lynch is a partner at the agency, Pareja does foreign rights, and both of them are also literary agents. We talk about the many roles an agent... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-03-06 13:30:42 UTC ]
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Alex North's The Whisper Man has claimed the Bookstat E-Book number one for the week ending 29th February. In its fourth week in the top 10, the psychological thriller leapfrogged the previous week's number one, Ali Mercer's His Secret Family. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:19:01 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Bloomsbury) has been voted viewers’ favourite Blue Peter Book Award winner of the last 20 years, while Amanda Li’s Rise Up (Buster) and Vashti Hardy’s Wildspark (Scholastic) have also won prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 02:44:21 UTC ]
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We’re keeping track of the book fairs and other events that have been canceled or rescheduled as coronavirus spreads around the globe. Check back here for updates. Taipei International Book Exhibition (Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 4-9): Rescheduled for May 7-12 Leipzig Book Fair (Leipzig, Germany, March... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-03 18:16:03 UTC ]
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I’d often start one project, only to realize that a more urgent one needed my attention. So I asked organizational experts to help give my to-do list strategy a makeover. As a solopreneur juggling multiple projects, clients, and income streams—copywriting, journalism, anthology editing, and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-02-28 09:00:24 UTC ]
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