Will Atkinson has been appointed managing director and publisher of Atlantic, ending a 20-year sojourn at Faber and replacing Toby Mundy who stepped down earlier this year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The Observer's Robert McCrum has described the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize as "among the best, and most confident, of recent years", calling the selected authors "a distinctive slate of new writers, all of them deserving of the attention bestowed on their work by Booker". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic is to publish The One Who Wrote Destiny, the next novel from Nikesh Shukla, in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former UK business secretary Vince Cable has written a political thriller, Open Arms, set in a post-Brexit future. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booker’s literary director Gaby Wood talks to Tom Tivnan about her first year in the hot seat. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latin America is guest region of honor at this year’s Guadalajara Book Fair. Along with 650 writers from 44 countries, the fair will host a rights exchange program. The post Guadalajara’s Book Fair Takes Wide-Angle Latin American Focus appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newly-named group of businesses is comprised of Abrams gift and stationery line, and the publisher's ebook and digital businesses. Jess Brailer will oversee the unit as v-p and publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Norman Bettison, the former chief constable of both Merseyside and West Yorkshire Police, is set to publish Hillsborough Untold through Biteback Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Supermarket Sainsbury’s is taking on Amazon by offering a one-hour delivery of goods, via a courier on a bicycle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian’s editor-at-large, Gary Younge, investigates the prevalence of guns on the streets of America and the high price that is often paid by the country’s underprivileged children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors, traditionally published and self-published, need to adapt to stay viable, says Merilyn Simonds, former chief of The Writers' Union of Canada. The post A Leader in Canadian Writing Takes Stock of Self-Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo printing is the latest addition to Amazon's slate of services and that's not great news for the likes of Shutterfly. Amazon Prints outputs snapshots for as little as 9 cents each and offers photo books starting at $20. What's more, options like... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic has acquired Equal Power from Lib Dem politician and former minister for business and women and equalities, Jo Swinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beauty entrepreneur Jo Malone has urged bookshops to “take risks” in order to prosper in these “strange” times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four months after News Corp launched Heat Street, the right-leaning upstart is reaching 5 million uniques and has become something of a model for its other publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Marketwatch and future digital launches. “That’s a first for a startup to have that kind of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lysa TerKeurst’s ‘Uninvited’ sold nearly 100,000 copies in August and took #1 on our Religion Nonfiction list. Plus, Wanda Brunstetter topped Fiction with the final installment of her Amish Millionaire series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'New York Times Book Review' editor, now overseeing all of the paper's books and publishing coverage, lays out what readers can expect to change—and to stay the same. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal Society of Literature is adding the Encore Award, a £10,000 prize for the best second novel of the year, to its portfolio of literary awards and prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 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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Two days after Facebook came out with its first major crackdown on ad blocking, popular app AdBlock Plus says the social network's ads can still be wiped out. On Tuesday, Facebook said it was reworking its software that loads ads so blockers can't remove sponsored posts or videos. Today,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom MacIsaac took the helm of the audiobook publisher and distributor in late June, succeeding Rich Fresse. MacIsaac was CEO of Verve Mobile from 2010 to 2015, where he expanded the company's mobile and advertising capabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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