‘Beyond This Harbor,’ a Memoir by Rose Styron, Has Poetry, Crusades and Glittering Names

The poet and activist Rose Styron, 95, had to be talked into writing about herself and the many luminaries she has known. “I don’t like looking backward,” she said. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Melville House Touts 'Lost' Memoir About WWII Exodus

The Brooklyn-based indie is hoping to make waves with the first English language edition of Leon Werth's memoir, '33 Days,' about the grueling trek he and over eight million Jews made, in 1940, fleeing Paris and the advancing German army. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales figures tell all about the UK's waning love for celebrity memoirs

Publishing industry data for 2014 spills the beans on decline in biography and cookbook sales, while children’s literature in print rises by 10%Publishers used to have a simple recipe for a bestseller: sign up a celebrity or a TV chef and get the book out for Christmas.Not any more. The latest... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback acquires Gambaccini memoir

Biteback has acquired a memoir from radio presenter Paul Gambaccini about when he was falsely accused of sexual assault. The publisher acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Love, Paul Gambaccini, which it describes as a “no-holds-barred story” about 12 months of trauma, from Caroline... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Notley Wins $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

The Poetry Foundation has awarded Alice Notley the 2015 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, which recognizes the outstanding lifetime achievement of a living U.S. poet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Ace Exec Named President & CEO of Follett

The first president and CEO of Follett Corporation from outside the Follett family in its more than 140-year history is leaving and being replaced by board member Ray Griffith. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzanne Gibbs Taylor Named Publisher of Gibbs Smith

Suzanne Gibbs Taylor, associate publisher and creative director at Gibbs Smith, has been promoted to publisher and COO of the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tumour memoir wins £30,000 book prize

A memoir written by the wife of an art critic who died of a brain tumour wins a £30,000 prize for new books about medicine, health or illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiser Named President and Publisher at Running Press

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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Bickmore wins €10k Ballymaloe Poetry Prize

Lisa Bickmore has won the Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize for her poem on separation, love and grief, “Eidolon”. Her win of the €10,000 (£7,152) award for a single unpublished poem was announced at a special event at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin. The prize is sponsored by Darina... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere signs Felicia Day memoir

Sphere has acquired a memoir by American actress and web entrepreneur Felicia Day, titled You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Sphere’s non-fiction editorial director Hannah Boursnell bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Cathryn Summerhayes on behalf of Erin Malone at WME. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGough deplores lack of poetry publishing

Poet Roger McGough has criticised the lack of submissions for the 2015 Children's Poetry Award, for which he is chair of the judges, saying "so few publishers are producing poetry books for children and young people."  McGough was speaking as the shortlist for the £1,000 award, made by The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett to Name Broadcast, Digital Unit TEGNA Amid Print Spinoff

Gannett, the media company that is spinning off its publishing business, said Tuesday it'll run its broadcasting and digital units under the new corporate name TEGNA. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith to Retire from Wiley; Allin Named New CEO

Steve Smith will be retiring, due to medical reasons, as of June 1. The company's board has elected current executive v-p and COO Mark Allin as his successor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New memoir to mark Athill's 99th birthday

Granta Books has acquired a further volume of memoir by former Costa Biography Award winning-author Diana Athill. Editorial director Bella Lacey acquired world rights to the book, titled Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, from Rebecca Carter at Janklow and Nesbit. Athill was a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romantic memoir to Bluebird

Pan Macmillan has acquired a romantic memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Brinkley-Rogers. Carole Tonkinson pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to Please Enjoy Your Happiness for Pan Macmillan’s Bluebird imprint from Michael V Carlisle at InkWell Management. Please Enjoy Your... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roberto Duran memoir goes for six figures

Macmillan has acquired an autobiography by “one of the greatest boxers who ever lived” in a six-figure deal. Roberto Duran, nicknamed Hands of Stone, held four world titles at four different weights and fought boxers including Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. Macmillan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Print Units Rose 3% in the First Quarter

Unit sales of print books rose 3% in the quarter ended April 5, 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweeney Named Editorial Director of Franciscan Media Books

The publishing veteran and author of seven books about St. Francis of Assisi has been tapped to head Franciscan Media Books, the nonprofit publishing arm of the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seth Satterlee Named New PW Religion Reviews Editor

Publishers Weekly has a new spirituality and religion reviews editor: Seth Satterlee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookbook Turned Memoir Stirs Up Family Stories in 'Three Many Cooks'

When the team behind the popular blog Three Many Cooks submitted their cookbook proposal to Ballantine, executive editor Pamela Cannon had a different vision for the project, and a collaborative food memoir was born. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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