'Cultural trailblazer' Alasdair Gray dies aged 85

Writer and artist Alasdair Gray has died aged 85 with the trade paying tribute to the "cultural trailblazer" and his "forward-looking vision". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-29 14:08:36 UTC ]

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Lion Stone: Artisanal Books in a Digital Age

A publisher continues to hand-bind and hand-sew books that also function as works of art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 grammar books to read before you die of boredom | Mind your language

A seasonal selection of new (and not so new) books about language that are anything but dullBooks about English fall into various categories, mostly offputting ones: the academic, rarely of much interest, and often incomprehensible, to the general reader; the lament for a (mythical) golden age... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internet age should not undermine our jury system, says Dominic Grieve

Attorney general backs Law Commission recommendation that jurors who search web for case details should be jailedJuries are deeply "ingrained in our national DNA" and the internet should not be allowed to undermine a system of justice dating back to Magna Carta, according to the the attorney... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andre Schiffrin dies at 78; book publisher founded New Press

André Schiffrin died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer. In Schiffrin's nearly three decades at Pantheon Books, he worked with writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Marguerite Duras and Gunter Grass.When André Schiffrin ¿ who died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer at age 78 ¿ was fired in 1990 as... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Kaplan, editor who commissioned Sex and the City, dies at 59

Former New York Observer editor was known as cultural arbiter and was credited with cultivating style of influential paperPeter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City" has died. He was 59.Kaplan died... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobel prize-winner Doris Lessing dies

Winner of the Nobel Literature prize and author of more than 55 works of fiction, opera, nonfiction, and poetry, including 'The Golden Notebook,' British author Doris Lessing died Sunday at her home in London. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Junie B. Jones author Barbara Park dies at 66

Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series of childrens' books has died, her publisher Random House announced. Park, 66, had ovarian cancer.Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series of childrens' books has died, her publisher Random House announced. Park, 66, had ovarian cancer. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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See These Heartbreaking Photos Of The World's Disappearing Cultures, Before They Fade Away

In the new book Before They Pass Away, photographer Jimmy Nelson has captured a series of gorgeous pictures of 31 remote cultures that are on the verge of disappearing.Over the last three years, British photographer Jimmy Nelson traveled around the world--from Namibia to Papua New Guinea to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-winning author, has died at 94

Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94.Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing died at her home in London on Sunday, her publisher announced. She was 94. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Study: Programmatic Strategies Adopted by 85 Percent of Advertisers and 72 Percent of Publishers

 Programmatic buying is exploding according to a recent IAB and Winterberry Group study. However, the study also shows that some hurdles are slowing adoption rates. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charted: Which Magazines Made Ad Age's Magazine A-List Most in the Decade?

Every year Ad Age's Magazine A-List honors glossy titles that are doing great in print and intelligently building their brands in digital media or elsewhere, and you can find the new 2013 edition right here.But which brands are the biggest repeat winners?We charted the biggest winners in the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice named Ad Age's publishing company of the year

When Vice first appeared on Ad Age's Magazine A-List in 2010, it raised more than few eyebrows among industry stalwarts. For one thing, it was the first free-distribution magazine Ad Age had ever honored. And another thing—OK, the main thing—Vice is a cheerfully irreverent, quasi-rude... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age's Magazine A-List: Vice Media is Publishing Company of the Year

When Vice first appeared on Ad Age's Magazine A-List in 2010, it raised more than few eyebrows among industry stalwarts. For one thing, it was the first free-distribution magazine Ad Age had ever honored. And another thing -- OK, the main thing -- Vice is a cheerfully irreverent, quasi-rude... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age's Magazine A-List: Bon Appetit is Magazine of the Year

When Conde Nast closed Gourmet in 2009, the company staked much of its epicurean business on Bon Appetit, a staid magazine with a big circulation but little traction outside the food category. But soon enough Conde Nast took another risk, assigning the title's reinvigoration to a pair of leaders... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oscar Hijuelos dies at 62; Pulitzer-winning novelist

Oscar Hijuelos, the author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love," died Sunday, his publisher Gotham confirmed. Hijuelos was 62 and died in New York.Oscar Hijuelos, the author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Mambo Kings Play... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Update Fall 2013: The Spirit of Cultural Shifts

We live in the age of new media and the kingdom of pop culture, and a new crop of books looks at how those spheres intersect with religion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Introducing Our New eBook Collection: Advertising Age Essentials

Advertising Age's new eBook collection is informative, practical and easy to read. These guides, available on Amazon's Kindle, expertly cover current marketing topics and are designed to be a resource for marketers at every level, in any business.In "Winning with Facebook Advertising," readers... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BtoB Magazine Becomes Part of Ad Age

BtoB Magazine is shutting down its print product and will become part of sister publication, Advertising Age, by January 1, in a move that likely reflects sustained pressure on print advertising in the med Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ragged Bears' Pam Shirley dies

Pam Shirley, co-founder of publisher Ragged Bears, has died. A statement from her family said... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Who Died in Syria Wins Arab American Book Award

The late New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria last year, is among the winners of the 2013 Arab American Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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