Butte County faces massive cleanup after Camp fire: 'It is a historic, almost biblical disaster'

The cleanup facing Butte County’s mountain towns is monumental in size but probably won’t start for weeks. “It is a historic, almost biblical disaster,” said state Sen. Jim Nielsen, a Republican who represents Paradise and has toured the destruction left in the fire’s wake. “Old Testament stuff.”... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holt Ships 700K Copies of ‘Fire and Fury’

With most retailers waiting for in-demand copies of Michael Wolff’s 'Fire and Fury,' publisher Henry Holt announced that it has just shipped more than 700,000 copies of the title. The Macmillan imprint said it has more than 1.4 million copies on order. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fire and Fury goes straight in at US number one

US sales of Donald Trump exposé Fire and Fury topped 29,000 hardcover copies in its first weekend, according to NBD BookScan figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No, the other Fire and Fury: when books share titles

Before Michael Wolff’s bestseller was the one about the second world war. Its little-known author is not the first to benefit from a nominal muddle …You’d think it would be hard to confuse Randall Hansen’s Fire and Fury, a 2008 military history book with a second world war bomber on its cover,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My problem with Fire and Fury? The sucking-up that’s left out of it | Emma Brockes

Michael Wolff paints a vivid portrait of the Trump administration’s dysfunction. But he is less forthcoming about his own duplicityMichael Wolff, author of the White House expose Fire and Fury, has been subject to a lot of comparisons this week – mostly to his own target, Donald Trump. How... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Response to Fire and Fury 'extraordinary' says L,B, with 330k print copies on order

Little, Brown said the response to the explosive exposé of Donald Trump's presidency has been "extraordinary", with the publisher fulfilling orders of 330,000 print copies and with "tens of thousands" of ebooks already sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian author's own Fire and Fury book surges in sales

A Canadian university professor's book is back on the best-seller list after a decade, thanks to tell-all Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fire and Fury' Sells over 28,000 Copies in Two Days

The most talked about book of the new year sold 28,567 print copies in first two days on sale, according to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bringing Biblical Women to Life: 'PW' Talks with Mesu Andrews

Acknowledging the patriarchal society of biblical times, author Mesu Andrews finds inspiration among the obscure women in Scripture and hopes to add more to their stories in her award-winning novels, including her latest, ‘Isaiah’s Daughter.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan’s Legal Response to Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Demands: ‘Patently Ridiculous’

In a ringing response being followed internationally by freedom to publish advocates, Macmillan's attorneys answer the Trump attorneys' demands that the publisher stop the release of Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury.' The post Macmillan’s Legal Response to Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Demands:... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why is the cover of Fire and Fury so ugly?

The bestselling Donald Trump exposé has a startlingly bald, plain cover – but that is in keeping with the no-frills conventions of the politics genreDonald Trump and subtlety do not go together naturally, but the cover of Michael Wolff’s bestselling White House exposé Fire and Fury greets the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W Fires Top Management, Names Interim CEO

The F+W board has named Greg Osberg interim CEO after firing CEO Tom Beusse and lieutenants Joe Siebert and Joe Romello. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zealand bookstores still waiting for Trump exposé Fire and Fury

It was supposed to be the day that hordes of Kiwis would get their hands on the book everyone's talking about. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Director Leaves On a High Note

Kathy Borkowski, the executive director of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press for the past 13 years, is stepping down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Refugee camp story to Faber Children's

Faber Children's has acquired a middle grade novel about children living in a refugee camp by Steve Tasane. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch as Michael 'Fire and Fury' Wolff Leaves Colbert Vaguely Unnerved

Michael Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House"the best-selling book in America right now and a continuing media obsessionappeared on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Monday night, and the encounter seemed to leave Colbert vaguely unnerved.The biggest (uncomfortable)... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fire and Fury demand soars as Waterstones sells out

Waterstones sold out of Michael Wolff's controversial exposé of Donald Trump's presidency Fire and Fury (Little, Brown) over the weekend following the media storm that prompted its early release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Holt, Unexpected Demand for 'Fire and Fury' Proves a Challenge

Henry Holt seems to have underestimated demand for the tell-all title and many accounts ran out of copies over the weekend and are waiting for new shipments this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan’s John Sargent on Trump ‘Fire and Fury’ Cease-and-Desist: ‘Flagrantly Unconstitutional’

'We cannot stand silent,' says the CEO of Macmillan, parent to 'Fire and Fury' publisher Henry Holt. In his staff memo,' John Sargent calls out Donald Trump's 'clear effort...to intimidate a publisher.' The post Macmillan’s John Sargent on Trump ‘Fire and Fury’ Cease-and-Desist: ‘Flagrantly... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarians Scrambling to Meet Demand for 'Fire and Fury'

Overwhelming demand for the book has generated wait lists that rival such all-time bestsellers as 'Harry Potter' and 'Fifty Shades of Gray.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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