At Copenhagen’s Literary Festival Kbh Reads, Consumers See and Hear Editors at Work

Taking audiences behind the scenes of the editorial process, publishing house editors at the recent Kbh Reads festival showed how they handle their work—and an author's. The post At Copenhagen’s Literary Festival Kbh Reads, Consumers See and Hear Editors at Work appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Debuts Hear Your Story Imprint

Sourcebooks has formed Hear Your Story, a new imprint featuring guided journals for families to share their memories and life lessons. The imprint is being formed in partnership with author Jeffrey Mason, who created the Hear Your Story series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize Names Its 2025 Longlist

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HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.

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Sunday Express editor David Wooding departs Reach amid further job cuts

Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operationThe Sunday Express editor, David Wooding, has become the latest top editorial executive to depart Reach, as the national and regional newspaper publisher embarks on... Continue reading at The Guardian

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From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina

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The Best Books of The Year, According to Amazon Books Editors

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Georgia Bodnar Launches Boutique Agency, Noyan Literary

The former Viking editor and UTA agent has launched a boutique literary agency based in New York representing “authors writing works that shape our understanding of the world and offer profound insights into its complexities.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Granta publisher Sigrid Rausing: ‘Working while grieving was consoling’

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Find your next great read with a few simple—and delightfully weird—questions.

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McConaughey, Gladwell Headline 2024 Texas Book Festival

The Texas Book Festival returns to downtown Austin November 16-17, featuring more than 280 authors across some 220 sessions, including Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Morning After: Your Switch games will work on Nintendo’s next console

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Freedom to read advocates in Alaska have settled a lawsuit against the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Alaska, which will pay $89,000 to resolve claims that it improperly removed dozens of books from school library shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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