Can We Please Put an End to Overperformed Audibooks?

Britney Spears is perfect and her nasal voice with a Southern accent and just the right touch of vocal fry is perfect. Which is why I was so surprised to hear Michelle Williams, an actress who is also perfect, read the audio version of Britney’s memoir with a bit of a drawl but mostly very […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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J.K. Rowling started 2019 with wizard poop. She’s ending the year by stepping in it

The Harry Potter creator’s year is now bookended by Twitter controversies, but this latest one is much worse. The constant hum of Twitter outrage makes it all sound the same at a distance. Everyone is mad online again? What else is new?Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-12-19 12:15:49 UTC ]
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In Year-End Note, S&S’s Reidy Hails Merger, New Imprints, Bestsellers

In her annual year-end letter to Simon & Schuster staff, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy cited the successful launch of new imprints and publishing initiatives and a long list of bestselling S&S titles, and projected a wave of new opportunities as part of ViacomCBS. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The World of 'Watchmen' Ended Twice This Week

Two sequels to the classic comic book series came to a conclusion just days apart—one more successfully than the other. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-12-18 18:04:02 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2019-12-13 14:35:38 UTC ]
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Dohle hails 'successful' 2019 for PRH in year end letter to staff

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 04:25:11 UTC ]
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[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-22 12:05:35 UTC ]
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A Canadian literary prize is ending for a wonderfully Canadian reason.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-21 18:55:31 UTC ]
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Two accounts of Watergate remind readers: No one knew how it would end

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[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-15 14:22:49 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-03 21:08:41 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2019-11-01 00:01:14 UTC ]
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Konnie Huq and 90 MPs call for end to 'reading tax' in UK

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[ The Guardian | 2019-10-31 15:01:27 UTC ]
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Audible looks to end Captions copyright lawsuit in US

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 22:09:08 UTC ]
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Ford botches Explorer launch, putting CEO back on hot seat

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-21 21:58:49 UTC ]
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MPs back PA campaign calling for end to VAT on e-books and audiobooks

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 10:27:19 UTC ]
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Patricia Cornwell’s New Spacewalk: ‘Not Just About Putting a Flag on the Moon’

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This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a tweet: Sports Media Brief

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Ronan Farrow’s dark memoir puts the media at the center of intersecting conspiracies

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