Alexander's 'timely' dystopian thriller goes to Allison & Busby

Allison & Busby has acquired a “gripping and timely” dystopian thriller by Edinburgh-based writer Jane Alexander. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 20:45:03 UTC ]
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Hari Kunzru moves from Hamish Hamilton to S&S UK for new literary thriller

Award-winning novelist Hari Kunzru has moved to Simon & Schuster UK after 17 years at Hamish Hamilton, with literary thriller Red Pill set for publication in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 18:33:02 UTC ]
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Reading Agency chosen for Times Christmas Appeal

The Reading Agency is one of three charities chosen for the Times Christmas Appeal this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 23:05:38 UTC ]
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How the real-time data gold rush creates steep learning curves for developers [Q&A]

By 2025, industry analyst firm IDC predicts that 30 percent of all data will be real-time. The avalanche of streaming data frameworks, libraries and processing engines has created a massive learning curve for developers. We spoke with Craig Blitz, product director of cloud native application... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-11-27 10:04:35 UTC ]
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Bourke's high-concept dystopian debut to Tramp Press

Tramp Press has acquired Line, a "smart" and "experimental" dystopian debut, commenting on contemporary issues, by Irish writer Niall Bourke. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 03:54:23 UTC ]
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Happy 25th anniversary, banner ads -- now it’s time to retire

While banner ads are past their prime, we wouldn’t be in this golden age of digital content marketing without them. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-11-25 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Cordani's YA thriller goes to Atom

Little, Brown's teen imprint Atom has acquired two novels for young adults by Andreina Cordani, including a psychological YA thriller called The Girl Who… exploring the difficulty in talking about trauma. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 17:38:57 UTC ]
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The best thrillers and mysteries of 2019

Kate Atkinson, John Grisham and Andrea Camilleri, among others, deliver nail-biting must-reads. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:23:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times’ acclaimed “1619 Project” to become a series of books.

Random House announced today that they’ve acquired the rights to a series of books based on the New York Times Magazine’s extraordinarily popular “1619 Project,” which interrogates received perspectives on four centuries of slavery in America through essays, stories, histories, poems, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 13:52:40 UTC ]
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Viper snares historical thriller debut by Leonora Nattrass

Serpent’s Tail’s newly launched crime imprint Viper have signed a historical "whodunnit" as part of a two-book deal with debut author Leonora Nattrass. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 02:01:24 UTC ]
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Financial Times Names New Top Editor | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_175123" align="alignright" width="150"] Roula Khalaf[/caption] The Financial Times announced Roula Khalaf as its next editor, making her the first female top editor at the FT in its 131-year history. A 24-year veteran of the FT, Khalaf most recently served as deputy... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-14 20:49:51 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Book Club's next read is 'Barking to the Choir' by Gregory Boyle

Preaching second chances: L.A. Times Book Club's next read is 'Barking to the Choir' by Gregory Boyle Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-11-14 19:38:58 UTC ]
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Michael Crichton’s classic thriller ‘The Andromeda Strain’ gets a deadly sequel

In “The Andromeda Evolution,” Daniel H. Wilson tracks a new infection that threatens humanity. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-12 13:16:00 UTC ]
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Lionel Barber to step down as editor of the Financial Times

In May, Jim Waterson, media editor at The Guardian, reported that Lionel Barber, the editor of the Financial Times, was on the way out, and that the search was on for his replacement. In the summer, when Amber A’Lee Frost, who was interviewing Barber for CJR, mentioned that he was retiring,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-12 13:03:08 UTC ]
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Illingworth to join D H H Literary Agency as full-time agent

Bookseller Harry Illingworth is set to leave Goldsboro Books at the end of the year to become a full-time agent at The D H H Literary Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 03:55:21 UTC ]
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Michael Crichton's classic thriller 'The Andromeda Strain' gets a deadly sequel

In "The Andromeda Evolution," Daniel H. Wilson tracks a new infection that threatens to destroy humanity. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 09:48:48 UTC ]
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It’s always a good time to revisit the brilliance of Elizabeth Bishop

And here’s the perfect excuse: Thomas Travisano’s excellent biography, “Love Unknown.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 16:44:17 UTC ]
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Habash Departs, Varno Named Fiction Reviews Editor at PW; Cramer Goes Full-Time

David Varno has been named fiction reviews editor, effective November 18, replacing Gabe Habash, who will leave the company on November 15. Phoebe Cramer is now a full-time associate reviews editor, covering genre fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Marshall's YA thriller optioned for film and TV

The team who launched the "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" franchises have acquired the film and TV rights to Rules for Vanishing (Walker) by Kate Alice Marshall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:34:37 UTC ]
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Florida men deny smalltown library access to the New York Times online, citing “fake news.”

The bullpen of the 1993 San Diego Padres Citrus County Commission (pictured above) has denied funding to county libraries for digital subscriptions to the New York Times. Led by left-handed middle-reliever area man Scott Carnahan, the commission (comprised of Scott, Jeff, Ron, Jimmie, and Brian)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-05 16:08:55 UTC ]
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Adobe, Twitter and the New York Times team up to fight digital fakes

Adobe, Twitter and the New York Times are tired of seeing fake media propagate, and they're teaming up to do something about it. The trio has launched a Content Authenticity Initiative that aims to create a standard for digital media attribution. I... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-11-05 00:34:00 UTC ]
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