Canadian author Alice Munro, a master of the short story and the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, died at her home in Port Hope, Ontario, on May 13. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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For designer Rachel Willey, a new novel by Marisa Silver presented a golden opportunity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere Fiction has won a "hotly-contested" six-way auction to publish Eva Woods' "life-affirming" story of love, loss and female friendship, How to be Happy, in October 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Neville, the Australian author and co-founder of controversial 60s counterculture magazine Oz, has died in Byron Bay aged 74. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Sunday, I attended my funeral. It was a short ceremony, held in a small auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The pastor who led it made note of my professional accomplishments. He also cited my habit of eating straight out of the bulk bins at Sprouts. The ceremony ended with a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Have you ever been on an NYC subway? If not, let me tell you -- it is often horrible. Air conditioning can be broken, leading to high temperatures. Even worse, some people bring their food below ground, resulting in a stinky train car -- yuck! Don't even get me started on the performers --... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic has acquired Surviving Execution by Sky News journalist and campaigner, Ian Woods. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morton Schindel in his home office in 1985. His illustrations turned beloved children’s books into animated films. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it came time to design the look of the recently released Faber Nature Poets series, Faber & Faber senior designer Eleanor Crow had a wealth of history to draw on. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Jones, who retired less than two months ago as managing director of Christian publisher Lion Hudson plc, has died, aged 55. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Attwooll, poet and chair of Liverpool University Press, has died at the age of 67 after succumbing to Erdheim-Chester Disease. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A devoted dad's self-published bedtime story, about a hot air balloon, a rabbit and an owl, has got off to a flying start after receiving an order for 2,000 copies from Virgin Atlantic airline. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram Stories are just a few days old, but publishers ranging from Bloomberg Business U.K. to Bustle have started playing with the feature. While Stories lack some of the bells and whistles offered by Snapchat Stories (which inspired the Instagram product), social teams are still finding a... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder imprint Coronet has acquired narrative non-fiction book No Spend Year by personal finance journalist Michelle McGagh. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Publisher’s publisher” and Profile Books chairman Nick Perren has died after a long illness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail is to publish a behind-the-scenes account of the 2011 UK riots by former police officer Michael Matthews. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram Stories launched Tuesday, and brands are already using the Snapchat-like feature, which lets marketers and the digital platform's 500 million monthly users curate daily moments that disappear after 24 hours. In fact, General Electric is using its first Instagram story to push a video... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Red Squirrel imprint Unsung Stories has acquired world rights for three titles due for publication in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Barrington Stoke is adapting short story "The Pavee and the Buffer Girl" by the late writer Siobhan Dowd into a graphic novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Levin, whose many industry roles included publishing executive, mergers and acquisitions guru, and author, died July 25. He was 97. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a book on the "inside story" of the EU referendum authored by Craig Oliver, David Cameron’s communications director, this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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