Ask most mothers of teenage daughters if they could imagine spending five days a week cooped up in an office for eight hours a day working on a project together for an entire summer, and the answers you would get might not be printable. Not so for bestselling author Jodi Picoult, who began a writing adventure six years ago when her daughter Samantha van Leer. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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How do writers create other worlds? And are those worlds just our world in disguise? Joe Hill, N.K. Jemisin, Sean Murphy, V.E. Schwab, and Chuck Wendig share their secrets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Randall Munroe, creator of the sensational web comic 'Xkcd,' meets 'Mythbusters' co-host Adam Savage to offer some helpful (and sometimes hilariously impractical) life hacks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Lilly is at work on an expansive series of haunting picture books with important lessons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up is complicated, and school is where a lot of it happens. We talked to Alyssa Milano, Tegan Rain Quin, and Raina Telgemeier about what they really learned in school. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We talked to Tomi Adeyemi, Leigh Bardugo, Soman Chainani, and Cassandra Clare about what makes someone an epic hero in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With his sonorous voice and stately stature, wrestler, actor, and rapper John Cena has long been a commanding presence in multiple entertainment venues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor, author, and magician Harris will appear today in conversation with Eva Chen, fashion editor and exec (and star) at Instagram, mom, and now author of two picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Revisiting and learning from the past are central themes in the work of these two writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up ain’t easy. We talked to the authors of two books about narrating the challenges of surviving the teen years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A teenage attendee offers a few tips, tricks, and hacks for making the most of BookCon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thrill-master Nelson DeMille found the perfect partner in his own son, award-winning screenwriter (for the science fiction short 'The Absence') Alex DeMille. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Editorial director for Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N), Paul Murphy, is leaving his role after more than eight years with Orion, following a “review" of the imprint's non-fiction commissioning team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 22:34:20 UTC ]
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Twitter co-founder Ev Williams said Wednesday that the social network might have been quicker to recognize and address the potential for abuse and harassment on its platform if the company’s leadership had been more diverse. When Twitter went public in 2013, it came under fire for having only... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 19:28:23 UTC ]
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Longtime Boston publisher David R. Godine is stepping down at the end of the year from his eponymous publishing house, and new owner William N. Thorndike is already beginning to shape the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jayson Greene’s “Once More We Saw Stars” is a heartbreaking — and heartwarming — tale of love and loss. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-08 15:53:00 UTC ]
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Forget what you've seen in sitcoms and gauzy Hallmark television commercials: being a parent might be rewarding, but there's nothing easy about it. The experience of raising a child is an endlessly difficult one, and while there's no shortage of advice books for parents, there's no book that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-07 19:05:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_158357" align="alignright" width="150"] Stephanie Paterik[/caption] [caption id="attachment_154449" align="alignright" width="150"] Lisa Granatstein[/caption] Lisa Granatstein and Stephanie Paterik are taking on new editorial co-leadership roles at Adweek, as editor,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has set up a new team for its digital imprint Aria, with Rhea Kurien joining from Headline and Hannah Smith promoted to editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher's Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. A few comments about comments: In a letter sent out to Wall Street Journal... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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NEW YORK – Digital executives, thought leaders and creators from across the magazine media industry gathered in the Yale Club Ballroom in Midtown on Thursday to celebrate this past year’s greatest achievements in online media at the Folio: Digital Awards. Twenty different prizes, ranging from... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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