CBS and Viacom exploring merger

CBS, the parent company of Simon & Schuster, is currently exploring a merger with media company Viacom. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H.G. Wells wanted to change the world. A new book explores the author’s outsize ambitions

Claire Tomalin’s ‘The Young H.G. Wells’ is a fascinating look at the prolific writer’s rocky beginnings and complicated personal life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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US files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger

The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-11-02 21:39:48 UTC ]
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How did our national parks come to be? A new book explores their rocky start.

Dennis Drabelle’s “The Power of Scenery” chronicles Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating gems like Yosemite Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
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What inspired ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’? One novel explores the possibilities.

In Patti Callahan’s “Once Upon a Wardrobe,” a logic-minded teenager learns the power of stories during afternoons with C.S. Lewis. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-26 14:36:00 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press joins forces with de Rham for gravity exploration

Princeton University Press has acquired world English rights, including audio, to Claudia de Rham’s The Beauty of Falling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 07:35:43 UTC ]
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W&N nets 'mind-expanding' exploration of Beatles and Bond by Higgs

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired John Higgs' exploration of the "unexpected connections" between The Beatles and the Bond films and what they tell us about British culture. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-06 03:01:34 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton snares exploration of dust by Owens

Hodder & Stoughton will publish Jay Owens' Dust: A History and a Future of Environmental Disaster, the first book to examine the "importance of this tiny substance as the residue and record of our modern lives". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 12:46:07 UTC ]
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Donald Newlove, 93, Dies; Novelist Explored the Depths of Drink

His acclaimed fiction and a memoir had a common theme: alcoholism. After becoming sober, he called his former besotted muse “Drunkspeare.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-08-28 11:13:30 UTC ]
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Discovering a World of Wonder: Spotlight on Explorer Academy

Nat Geo’s Explorer Academy series blends fact, fiction, and breathless adventure to deliver a unique reading experience. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Rock Eaters” Uses Magical Realism to Explore What It Means to Be the Other

The stories in The Rock Eaters often have an elastic relationship with reality, familiar political landscapes or emotional struggles warped by the uncanny. Some stories fall more explicitly within the bounds of science fiction or fantasy, but most show us a world nearly known, but not quite. In... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-08-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Damnation Spring’ beautifully explores the human cost of environmental damage

Ash Davidson’s debut novel delves into the complex relationship among people who love the trees that are also their livelihood. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-02 16:47:33 UTC ]
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Colin Kaepernick's new children's book will explore the beauty of being 'different'

Athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick will publish 'I Color Myself Different,' a picture book inspired by his own experiences, in April. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-07-15 15:14:30 UTC ]
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Bonsignore takes CUP and Cambridge Assessment equality role ahead of merger

Serita Bonsignore has been appointed to a newly created director role working across Cambridge University Press (CUP) and Cambridge Assessment. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 07:34:44 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed valued at $1.5bn in deal to go public via special-purpose merger

News and digital media giant to use special purpose acquisition company (Spac) to go public and to acquire Complex for $300mBuzzFeed, the news, digital media and lifestyle company, has announced plans to become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-06-24 16:39:34 UTC ]
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How to watch Charles Yu explore his award-winning novel at the L.A. Times Book Club

National Book Award winner Charles Yu discusses 'Interior Chinatown' with Times film critic Justin Chang at the L.A. Times Book Club Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-27 20:58:15 UTC ]
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The 1923 novel ‘Nordenholt’s Million’ explores issues unnervingly familiar in the Trump-covid era

The book, written by a British chemist, imagines a wealthy tycoon’s disturbing plan to save (some) humans from a biological disaster. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-26 16:14:54 UTC ]
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A new AT&T merger unwinds a previous one

Over the weekend, a massive merger agreement was hammered out between telecom giant AT&T and entertainment company Discovery Inc. If it receives the blessing of federal regulators, AT&T will spin off its WarnerMedia unit—which includes CNN, HBO, and other assets—into a separate company... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-18 12:05:33 UTC ]
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Olivia Laing’s ‘Everybody’ explores the power and vulnerabilities of the human body

Laing uses the life of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich as a springboard to explore a range of topics. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Spring to explore post-traumatic growth with Kavanagh

Orion Spring has acquired How to Be Broken: A Guide to Falling Apart, an "essential and timely" e-book on post-traumatic growth by Dr Emma Kavanagh. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 15:37:28 UTC ]
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