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Nook builds on partnership for 'Get London Reading'

Nook Media has signed a multi-platform partnership with ESI Media, the commercial department of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Claudia Wittman, Germany

Claudia Wittman, literary agent and founder of the Wittman Agency in Germany, talks about how her rights business manages the massive changes in the book publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Marleen Seegers, USA

Marleen Seegers, co-founder of the 2 Seas Agency in California, talks about the challenge of building a literary agency brand, hot territories for foreign rights, and digital-first books in translation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What a Typical Week Looks Like at One UK Literary Agency

UK literary agency Andrew Lownie outlines the range of activities he is involved with in a typical agency week, from the mundane and routine, to the offbeat and extraordinary. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Madeleine Milburn, UK

Madeleine Millburn, a literary agent from London, offers her view on which international markets offer the most opportunities and how digital publishing has impacted the rights business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony Creates Literary Development Job

Sony Pictures Entertainment has tapped Ryan Doherty for the newly created role of v-p, literary development. Doherty, who will be based in New York City, will be tasked with, per SPE, "pursuing book-to-film-and-television opportunities." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Clare Wallace, UK

Clare Wallace of the Darley Anderson Literary Agency in London talks about digitization has changed the book rights business and what opportunities lie ahead. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gallimard's Amis rejection 'for literary reasons'

Gallimard rejected Martin Amis’ latest novel The Zone of Interest not because of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How a Book Fair Forever Changed US/Soviet Literary Relations

Martin Levin recounts how the inaugural Moscow Book Fair opened its doors to American and Western publishers, fostering better US/Soviet relations through the years. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Frauke Jung-Lindemann, Germany

Dr. Frauke Jung Lindemann, founder of The Berlin Agency, talks about the changing rights business and how she's found more opportunities in the film market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ice Bucket Challenge comes to the literary world

The Ice Bucket Challenge, created to raise awareness of ALS, was taken by such book world figures as author Stephen King, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and author and indie bookstore supporter Stephen Colbert. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hard books for hard times: literary experimentation gains popularity

For some authors, a demanding era for publishing calls for complicated stories not cautious and conservative ones and they're finding readersBetween the decline of the traditional bookshop and the internet wrecking our concentration, many thought the novel was on its last legs. With all the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Straus and Nurnberg buy Wallace Literary Agency

Robin Straus in association with Andrew Nurnberg has acquired the New York-based Wallace Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Taryn Fagerness

Taryn Fagerness, a literary agent in Washington, talks about her recent success with author Matthew Dicks and how she's optimistic about the digital future of publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet Frank Bidart, journalist James Wolcott take PEN Literary Awards

Bidart, Wolcott, and playwright David Rabe are among the recipients of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 PEN Literary Award Winners Announced

PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s leading literary and human rights organization, today announced the winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No Exit Press buys literary thriller

No Exit Press has acquired a literary thriller by US author and journalist William Giraldi.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Book Prizes Boost Literary Talent Internationally

Focusing on the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, WME literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes argues that book prizes are key to spotlighting talent for the global market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Jonathan Lyons of Curtis Brown

In charge of Curtis Brown's translation rights department, agent Jonathan Lyons talks here about the challenges and opportunities in today's book publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent to Re-Publish Author's 2004 Novel

Literary agent Marly Rusoff is re-releasing, through her publishing imprint Maiden Lane Press, a debut novel by Jonathan Odell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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