What makes writers' favorite memoir on the Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf Luis J. Rodriguez's 'Always Running'? It's a personal story that aims to save us all. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-04-12 12:30:18 UTC ]
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"Journalism is the new marketing degree" is the slightly sarcastic motto among New York Times staffers, many of them former journalists, who create articles and videos for brands. It appears the same could be said at The Atlantic, which just hired former Time magazine Managing Editor James... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible, the Amazon-owned audio product company, is releasing a new audio drama production on 8th May, based on Sebastian Fitzek’s German-language thriller Amok. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LéaLA, the Spanish-language Book Fair of Los Angeles, taking place May 15-17, has added a professional day and will feature more than 100 authors. The post LéaLA Showcase of Spanish Lit in the USA Adds Professional Day appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Telegraph's head of books Gaby Wood is chosen as the new head of the Man Booker Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiser succeeds Chris Navratil, who left that post in October as a part of a Perseus reorganization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit has acquired world rights for a “slow burning” contemporary romance novel by Linn B Halton, titled Sweet Occasions. The book follows cupcake shop owner, Katie, as she deals with the issues of a failing relationship and running a small business. The love story at the heart of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Rights Center of the LBF, literary agents are reporting deals swirling around Latin America, China, and Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman. The post In London, Lit Agents See Action Around LatAm, China, Harper Lee appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shropshire County Council is looking at handing all but six of its 22 libraries to community groups, as it seeks to make savings of £1.3m to its library service. The local authority has revealed that it wants volunteer groups to step forwards at 16 libraries, while only six of the largest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory will distribute more than 200,000 Chinese language ebooks to the South and North American marketplace and export English language ebooks into China via Tencent Literature's content platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s what qualifies as an age-old debate in the digital media business: Web or native apps? The question isn’t really either/or — for most news outlets, the answer is “both” — but since the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first marketing for Apple Watch has arrived in a customary form for the brand: glossy print ads.The March issue of Conde Nast's Vogue includes 12 pages of advertising for Apple's upcoming device, set to go on sale in April. The three versions -- the leather-bound standard model, a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staffordshire has confirmed plans which will see more than half of its libraries passed to volunteers. The county council's cabinet approved plans today (18th February) that will see only 20 of the county's 43 libraries remain managed and staffed by the council, while the rest will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catapult will launch in fall 2015, with Padgett Powell's story collection, 'Cries for Help, Various.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster in the US has launched a new literary fiction imprint called Scout Press. The list will launch with literary agent Bill Clegg’s debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family, set for release on 15th September this year. Scout Press will be part of the Gallery Books Group, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Fickling Books (DFB) is to publish the paperback edition of the Costa shortlisted Running Girl. DFB has acquired the paperback rights to the book from Penguin Random House and publication is scheduled for June 2015. Running Girl, written by Simon Mason, was nominated for the 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US book trade publication Publishers Weekly is to run a special section next week as a tribute to freedom of expression following the terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France, in which 12 people died. The magazine’s owner, George Slowik Jr, said it was jumping “fully into the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why leave it to a label to tell you what a book is about or who should read it?Read an extract from Clare Furniss’ book, The Year of the RatI read a really great book recently. It’s about a girl whose parents both die and she has to go and live with her cousin who she really doesn’t get on with.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EF Labs takes a colorful page from children's book illustrations for its employee manual.The company employee manual: Just saying those words is enough to lull you into a boredom-induced coma. And the idea of actually reading the content within—likely drier than the paper it's printed on—is... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit has acquired a contemporary romance novel, recommended to the publisher by WH Smith Travel fiction buyer Matt Bates. Lyn Vernham, m.d. of the independent women’s fiction publisher, bought world rights to Sheryl Browne’s book, currently called For the Rest of My Life, direct from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aboriginal writers in Canada have seen waves of success before, but some industry members believe the current wave could make a bigger impact on Canadian readers and literature than any in the past. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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