David Almond entrusts archive to Seven Stories

Children’s author David Almond has donated his archive to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calendar Letters: About that Anna March story ...

Regarding “Who Is Anna March?” [July 29] So you think it’s important to use four pages of the Sunday Arts and Books section to write about someone who has never published a book of her own, while at the same time you did not have the space for even one book review? Do you find that acceptable? ... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador wins auction for Armfield short stories

Picador has won an auction to publish a short story collection about women, "the body and the bodily", from the White Review Short Story Prize-winning author Julia Armfield. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Inside Story Behind SouthComm’s Rapid-Fire Breakup

“The single hardest thing to do in business is to make a deal, whether you’re buying or selling.” Former SouthComm, Inc. COO Blair Johnson knew the magnitude of the task before him when, in November 2017, the company’s equity backer Solidus ousted CEO Chris Ferrell and indicated its desire to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS 'Frontline' special 'The Facebook Dilemma' outpaces the scary stories on other networks

AMC may think it’s cornered the horror market with an upcoming documentary series produced by Eli Roth, but in terms of providing timely, real-life scares, PBS’ “Frontline” looks tough to beat with its latest two-part investigation, “The Facebook Dilemma.” With a well-earned reputation for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline scoops 'page-turning' Mexican migrant story

Headline imprint Tinder Press has acquired American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins in a "very competitive" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slimani's 'erotic, daring' story of sex obsession to Faber

Faber will publish another novel from Lullaby author and journalist Leïla Slimani about a Parisian woman who appears to have the perfect life but is struggling with sex addiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon commissions 10 stories set in UK's most romantic places

Mills & Boon has commissioned 10 short stories to celebrate the UK's most romantic spots. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hosein scoops Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 'uncanny' tale of midlife crisis

Kevin Jared Hosein has won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his “uncanny bar story” combining “ideas of civility and ferality”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A David Carey Retrospective

David Carey has never been an adherent of the famous line from “Oklahoma!,” “going about as far as they can go.” On June 25, he announced that he would be stepping down from president of Hearst Magazines, a penultimate job for many. And the same happened in September 2005, when he moved from... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Troy Young Replaces David Carey as Hearst Magazines President

Troy Young will succeed David Carey as president of Hearst Magazines following Carey’s announcement last month that he is stepping down from his role after eight years at the helm. In his new position, Young will oversee Hearst Magazines’ global business which includes over 300 print titles and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Story of the Winklevoss twins' Bitcoin journey to Little, Brown

Little, Brown is to publish Bitcoin Billionaires about twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss who invested heavily in the cryptocurrency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize

The coming together of the United States' two PEN chapters has given the organization a chance to refocus its Bingham Prize for debut short stories, and it will be awarded in February. The post PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verhagen returns to David Godwin Associates

Lisette Verhagen will be returning to David Godwin Associates from Susanna Lea Associates as head of foreign rights and agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Story of Gareth Southgate' coming next month

G2 Entertainment and St. James's House Publishing are to jointly publish the story of England manager Gareth Southgate next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TLS launches new digital archive with Exact Editions

The Times Literary Supplement has launched a digital archive with publishing company Exact Editions to showcase more than 300 of the literary journal's issues stretching back to 2012.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 audiobooks that tell personal stories

This month we are listening to three memoirs and one novel that sounds like a memoir.   Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The story behind the ALCS author earnings survey numbers

Richard Combes examines the findings of the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society's author earnings survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Lynch Writes Open Letter to Donald Trump: “You Are Causing Suffering and Division”

So here we are. In an interview published on Saturday, David Lynch told the Guardian that Donald Trump “could go down as one of the greatest presidents in history.” That fragment, stripped of context and placed in headlines and tweets, stirred outrage among many of Lynch’s fans, but it also... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Carey, Hearst Magazines' president and a former New Yorker publisher, is stepping down

David Carey, who has run Hearst Magazines since 2010, announced today that he will be retiring from his position as president in the coming months and will become chairman once his successor is... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Carey's exit from Hearst catches staff by surprise

David Carey's announcement that he's stepping down after nine years as president of Hearst Magazines came out of the blue for most employees at the Hearst Corp. division, which publishes brands including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Car and Driver. Carey said Monday that he will become a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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