Addressing the IBPA 's annual conference, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the company was acting on several promises, including making individual stores more autonomous, improving e-commerce, and diversifying management, all of which make it a viable competitor to Amazon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After serving as president and CEO of Follett Corp. for a little more than two years, Pat Connolly has retired. Company chairman Todd Litzsinger will take over Connolly's duties as acting president and CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Our relationships with characters from books and screen – called parasocial relationships – serve many of the same functions as our friendships with real people, minus the infection risks. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2020-04-21 03:11:35 UTC ]
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It’s not a particularly hopeful time for literally anyone right now (unless maybe you’re getting a $1.7 million tax break?) but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying to help people whenever we can. I’m getting pretty tired of washing my clothes in the bathtub and have been sorely tempted to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-17 15:09:39 UTC ]
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The anthology “Burn It Down!,” edited by Breanne Fahs, collects manifestos from a range of perspectives and voices. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-15 09:00:01 UTC ]
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An interview with Lulu Miller, co-founder of the podcast Invisibilia, whose new book "Why Fish Don't Exist" could not be better timed. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-04-11 10:00:15 UTC ]
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On the debut episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton talks to Sue William Silverman about her seventh book, How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences, a memoir in essays published by the University of Nebraska Press on March 1st. In the book, Silverman explores her... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-03 18:00:03 UTC ]
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On this episode of Sheltering, Maris Kreizman talks to Kate Elizabeth Russell about her recent novel, My Dark Vanessa. Kate shares the things that are helping to get through this time of isolation: Fiona Apple, the game Animal Crossing, and eating “like she’s at a sleepover.” Kate’s local... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-25 19:00:22 UTC ]
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On Monday, Hearst UK CEO James Wildman would typically address the 1,000-person strong company from the stage at the Odeon Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-23 18:30:59 UTC ]
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Hearst CEO James Wildman has set recruited a healthcare professional to answer staff questions about the virus and started sending out daily company updates. The post ‘Revenue will fall away quite quickly’: Hearst UK CEO James Wildman on navigating crisis appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-03-23 04:01:21 UTC ]
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Lynda La Plante's next novel for Bonnier UK sees the beloved crime writer set to reach new readers after the recent 'Widows' rework Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 16:52:09 UTC ]
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Publishers are exploring flexible working arrangements with their staff as fears over the coronavirus grow, with the Booksellers Association warning that it is “extremely concerned” about the impact on bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 11:24:40 UTC ]
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The first hour of the day in a children’s bookstore is chock full of challenges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_126319" align="alignright" width="150"] Linda Thomas Brooks[/caption] Just two months after concluding her four-year term as president and CEO of MPA, The Association of Magazine Media, Linda Thomas Brooks is taking on a new role: interim managing director of Connectiv,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-03 22:07:16 UTC ]
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Nearly five months after News Corp announced it was launching a product billed as a “generous aggregation” of news and the antidote to Google News' monopolistic position, the company debuted Knewz.com on January 29. Its launch didn’t generate much consumer-side buzz, despite it having an... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-13 17:20:50 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_154421" align="alignright" width="275"] Diane Anderson-Minshall[/caption] Diane Anderson-Minshall has spent nearly her entire career in the LGBTQ media space as a writer, editor and content strategist. Recently, her commitment was rewarded when she was promoted to to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-04 18:56:22 UTC ]
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This is a big year. Not just in the symmetry of the number – 2020, the futuristic subject period for so many science fiction writers – but in what we already know will happen. A presidential election, prefaced by a likely Senate impeachment trial, will add new layers to an already murky... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-01-03 11:00:00 UTC ]
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In a December 18 letter, lawyers for Barnes & Noble informed the court that the parties “are now prepared to proceed with a settlement conference,” which is scheduled for January 27 before magistrate judge Gabriel Gorenstein. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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As you make your reading list for the next decade, consider titles that span everything from healthy school lunches to Trump’s immigration record. As another year comes to an end—and this time, the decade too—perhaps you’ve realized you haven’t quite made it through your reading list. If you’re... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-12-24 08:00:27 UTC ]
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One night, when he was seven or eight, she read her son a story from a book called These Bad Things. It was surprisingly scary, and she knew she should stop, but they were so far in. She wanted to see how it ended. The post These Bad Things appeared first on Guernica. Continue reading at Guernica
[ Guernica | 2019-12-23 19:30:20 UTC ]
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