AIDS Activist’s Memoir Captures History

‘Love is Greater Than AIDS’ (R&L, Apr.), a memoir by the late Rev. A. Stephen Pieters, describes his watershed interview with Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985 as well as decades of AIDS activism. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Major UK campaign for Hillary Clinton memoir

A prominent media and advertising campaign will back Simon & Schuster's global... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback signs MacShane prison memoir

Biteback has acquired world rights in a book of prison diaries from former Labour MP Denis... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton's memoir excerpt: What can we learn from it? (+video)

A second preview of Clinton's book 'Hard Choices' was recently released and the excerpt details her 'partnership and friendship' with President Obama and her wish to 'revisit certain choices.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A History of America, Through Food and Cookbooks

What can cookbooks tell us about politics, economics, and daily life throughout American history? A new series from Michigan State University Press explores just that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: American History: Brought to You by Snoopy And the Peanuts Gang

Ever since Regnery launched its children’s publishing program three years ago, the publisher has been looking for a way to celebrate American history and American heroes in a way that would engage, inspire, and entertain young readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Buys J. Lo Memoir

Penguin's Celebra imprint has taken world rights to the first book by multi-hyphenate star, Jennifer Lopez. "True Love," will be released simultaneously in English and Spanish on October 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Great War and Religion: A Neglected History

World War I is remarkable in military history for its massive scope and loss of life, with more than nine million combatants killed. But its role in religious history is less appreciated, and an array of books coinciding with the July centennial could change that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink signs memoir from Apprentice star

Blink Publishing has acquired the “revealing” autobiography of Luisa Zissman, a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Constance Briscoe writing prison memoir

Author and part-time judge Constance Briscoe, who earlier today (2nd May) was jailed for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L, B to publish 'visual memoir'

Little, Brown is to publish an “exceptionally beautiful and inspiring visual memoir”... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell shortlist reflects "continuing power" of political history

The shortlist for this year’s Orwell Prize for books includes Alan Johnson’s This Boy... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Road Not Traveled Alone: Memoirs of Faith through Injury and Illness

Many people rely on faith to get through serious illness or injury, their own or that of someone they love. Books on the topic—most of them memoirs—are perennial in the religion category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History of make-up for Abrams

Abrams has bought world rights to make-up artist Lisa Eldridge's history of make-up,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mandela assistant's memoir to Allen Lane

Penguin Press imprint Allen Lane is to publish Good Morning, Mr Mandela, a memoir by the late... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish Flea memoir

Headline is to publish the memoir of Flea, the bassist and a founding member of the Grammy Award-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs Wagner's history of Brooklyn Bridge

Bloomsbury has signed a non-fiction book on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge from former Times... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WWII memoir to Clerkenwell Press

The Clerkenwell Press has acquired world English rights in Gone to Ground, a true story of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History Will Remember Obama as the Great Slayer of Patent Trolls

One of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies will be his healthcare plan. Another, thanks to the Edward Snowden leaks, is domestic spying. But Obama has another legacy, one not so obvious, and which won't be felt until years after he's left office. The history ebooks will remember the 44th... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guelzo Wins Inaugural $50,000 Military History Prize

Historian and professor Allen C. Guelzo's winning book was "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Activists, Soldiers Move to Protect Libraries in Ukraine

Amid violent political protests and the threat of occupation by Russian troops, Ukrainians are moving to protect their most precious literary treasures. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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