Agency Rights Update: Athens’ Ersilia Literary Agency

Adult fiction and a middle-grade environmentally engaging series are on Evangelia Avloniti's list in the run-up to Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Agency Rights Update: Athens’ Ersilia Literary Agency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction

Long under-appreciated in the French book business, literary agents are making headway in rights and representation. A new report looks at their gains.  The post A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-15 11:06:45 UTC ]
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Trellis Literary Management Launches

Agents Michelle Brower, Stephanie Delman, and Allison Hunter have announced the launch and begun hiring a team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Uzo Aduba is leading a new book club for all of Netflix’s literary adaptations.

The Queen’s Gambit, Bridgerton, Mindhunter, Maid: Netflix has a track record of turning books into hit television series. And though popular adaptations often drum up interest in their source material—after the show premiered, Walter Tevis’s The Queen’s Gambit landed on the New York Times... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-13 18:00:07 UTC ]
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'Prodigy' is a kid-friendly Star Trek show taking the right lessons from Star Wars

This post keeps spoilers to the bare minimum since the show will not air until October 28th.While Star Trek certainly has its share of young fans, it’s never been specifically for the kids. Sure, there was the animated show back in the ‘70s, but that was basically a continuation of the original... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-11 18:30:49 UTC ]
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Wait's 'stiletto-sharp' literary novel landed by riverrun

Rebecca Wait’s "stiletto-sharp story of sibling misunderstandings” has been picked up by riverrun.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:58:59 UTC ]
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Servadio appointed UK literary scout for Piper Verlag

Rebecca Servadio at London Literary Scouting has been appointed UK literary scout for Piper Verlag and Berlin Verlag in Germany following the retirement of Heather Schiller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:13:56 UTC ]
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ABA Invests $3M In IndieCommerce, Updates Policies

In a letter to members of the American Booksellers Association, Bradley Graham, president of the ABA board, explained several updates the organization has made to its Ends Policies, announced a $3 million investment in IndieCommerce, and outlined other priorities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Club That Helped Spark the Gay-Rights Movement

In the nineteen-fifties, the Cory Book Service quietly connected a community. Then it was forgotten. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2021-10-05 21:58:03 UTC ]
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Going solo: Four literary agents on setting up their new firms

Four literary agents share their experiences of departing esteemed firms and setting up on their own in the midst of the pandemic Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-01 13:00:14 UTC ]
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A ‘constant merry-go-round’: Nielsen and Comscore say the right things, but aren’t progressing fast enough for media buyers

The main measurement companies, Nielsen and Comscore, say they're trying to update and change metrics, but buyers remain frustrated by the lack of progress. The post A ‘constant merry-go-round’: Nielsen and Comscore say the right things, but aren’t progressing fast enough for media buyers... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-09-30 19:04:53 UTC ]
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Troubled Nielsen to update measurements for local television

Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes that have cut the cable cord and rely on broadband in its measurement of local TV viewership Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-09-21 20:37:02 UTC ]
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Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ imagines the adventurous life of a literary great

Thomas Mann may have written some very heavy books, but this biographical novel offers a more lighthearted portrait of the German writer. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is updating Kindles to make them easier to navigate

Amazon is rolling out a software update for its Kindle, Paperwhite and Oasis devices that could make them easier to use. The company announced the changes will be arriving in the coming weeks for Kindles 8th-generation and later, Paperwhites 7th-generation and newer as well as the Oasis... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-09-10 22:45:31 UTC ]
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FaZe Clan enters the comic book world and Proactiv taps Joan as AOR: Agency Brief

Also, Cambell Soup kicks off the NFL season with a spot featuring Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay.   Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-09-10 17:32:00 UTC ]
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Jane Austen makes a cameo in a charming new novel about friendship and the literary life

‘Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden’ whisks readers to Cambridge, Wales and Venice, in the company of a delightful gang of scholars. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes Name 2021 Winners

Three print magazines and two digital publications—including Bellevue Literary Review and Full Stop—were named winners of the fourth annual Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes, taking home a combined total of $144,000 in funding. The post Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes Name 2021 Winners appeared... Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2021-09-09 13:00:06 UTC ]
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2021 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize Winners Announced

The winners of the fourth annual Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes have been announced, with three print magazines and two digital publications, including 'Bellevue Literary Review' and 'Full Stop,' taking home a combined total of $144,000 in funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tauber Founds the Watermark Agency

Mark Tauber, former publisher of HarperOne and who oversaw Chronicle's Prism imprint and audio division, has formed a new literary agency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week’s Reykjavík International Literary Festival: ‘Cozy Venues’

The Reykjavík International Literary Festival is a biennial player in publishing focused on an immersive exchange of ideas and commentary. The post This Week’s Reykjavík International Literary Festival: ‘Cozy Venues’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-07 14:02:21 UTC ]
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Foreign Affairs is a perfect literary rom-com.

On this day in 1926, Alison Lurie was born. Lurie, a folklorist, children’s literature scholar, and the author of 10 novels, died last December at 94. I first encountered her work a few years ago, when I was poking around the Wikipedia page for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (I recommend it, if... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-03 14:49:25 UTC ]
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