The political writer’s A Short Walk Down Fleet Street vividly describes the characters and culture of a golden age in newspaper publishingWhen I was a schoolboy in the 1970s, I used to read Alan Watkins’s column in the New Statesman every week. Through him I felt I personally knew and understood the great figures of the age: Crosland, Jenkins, Castle, Healey, Foot, Whitelaw, Carr, Heath. There were hardly any political columnists back then, while there are dozens today. It remains the case that the only ones worth bothering with are those who can write. Watkins had some of the gifts of a novelist and he brought them into political journalism.His talent for dialogue was extraordinary. Only the greatly underrated Bruce Anderson and the Daily Mail sketchwriter Quentin Letts possess the ear to do this nowadays.Watkins’s editor at the Sunday Express was the monstrous John Junor, who told him that 'only poofs drink rose' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brexit, environmental issues and Christmas trading are looming large in independent booksellers’ minds ahead of the annual Booksellers Association conference, which kicks off in Birmingham on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 07:34:02 UTC ]
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Alice Fleet has been promoted to the role of technology director for Emerald Publishing, with a seat on the board. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-05 20:46:09 UTC ]
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Amazon, apparently intent on fostering the illest of will among book lovers, is opening a store directly across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore founded by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes in 2011. (Full disclosure: I visited the store for the first time this... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-26 16:58:35 UTC ]
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A Scotland-wide statue trail is celebrating the work of Dudley D. Watkins, a quiet man who became one of Britain's most important comic book artists. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2019-08-20 09:13:05 UTC ]
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An August 12 letter, signed by three senators raised concerns that the data harvested and maintained by digital educational publishers today “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission or knowledge.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Watkins has landed a "shame-free, revolutionary guide" to the sex positivity movement by psychologist Dr Kelly Neff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 06:36:19 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has joined forces with more than 50 UK retailers to demand changes to the business rates system in a bid to save the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 17:07:43 UTC ]
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Macmillan Education is to review its local operations in Australia, "with the intention of withdrawing from the Australian market in due course". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 08:49:23 UTC ]
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PRH business Penguin Ventures has, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products, announced the lead UK licensing partners for upcoming film "Peter Rabbit 2". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 21:31:55 UTC ]
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Pearson says students will only be able to rent physical books as it makes all products "digital first". Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-07-16 06:14:53 UTC ]
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Hodder Education’s group business operations manager Alyssum Ross is departing the firm after 20 years, as part of a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 02:55:59 UTC ]
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On the lessons one reader gained through reading Toni Morrison's new nonfiction book collecting her essays, speeches, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-10 10:33:01 UTC ]
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Once again SDCC is teaming up with the San Diego Public Library to host the annual Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, a free five-day conference on graphic novels and libraries, held during SDCC, Wednesday–Sunday, July 17–21. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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JAMES ALAN MCPHERSON’S memoir Crabcakes begins with the death of his tenant, Mrs. Channie Washington. A traditional memoir might have sketched McPherson’s upbringing: the strapped childhood in segregated Savannah, Georgia, as the son of an electrician and a maid, and his ascent to Harvard Law... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-04 12:30:37 UTC ]
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Following a 0.9% turnover dip for the year before, Oxford University Press saw small-scale growth again in the 12 months to 31st March 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 03:07:45 UTC ]
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Book Reviews Alan Levenson Ever since early Islam, Jews have been dubbed the people of the book. The title stuck in European lands too, a deferential nod to the role of the Hebrew Bible in the Western canon, the breadth of Jewish literacy (never... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-02 20:46:30 UTC ]
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Literary agent alerts (this one with Peter Rubie of FinePrint Literary Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. The post Agent Alert: Peter Rubie of FinePrint Literary Management by Robert Lee Brewer... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-07-02 08:00:29 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_160793" align="aligncenter" width="820"] Jessica Levenson and Dean Praetorius answering audience questions about SEO[/caption] On June 18, some of the top practitioners in the industry from Atlantic Media, Bonnier, Meredith, TechTarget and Toast Media Group led a... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-25 20:52:36 UTC ]
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Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 00:29:42 UTC ]
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As the International Publishers Association’s Africa Seminar in Nairobi moves into its second day, priority issues come into focus, and the trends appear. The post ‘Africa Rising’ Day Two: Indigenous Languages, Copyright, Youth, Education and Action appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-15 05:30:25 UTC ]
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