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 Fellow at the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, a yearlong program that helps professionals apply their skills to create social impact, effective next January. He will continue as president through December and become chairman for 2019.In an email, Carey said that he "decided some time ago that eight or nine years felt like the right tenure for me to run our global magazine company," adding that the 75-plus-hour workweek is "not something one should do forever." Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Letter to the Editor: 'Surprised' by AAP Reaction to PW Article

In a letter to the editor, AAP's general counsel called lawyer Jonathan Band's take on Maryland's library e-book legislation as a "false statement." Band responds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Obituary: David Kotick

David Kotick, a pioneer in international sales and marketing for B&T and Bantam Doubleday Dell, died March 8 from complications from a stroke. He was 94. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Corp Australia papers labelled 'sexist' and 'toxic' by former staff photographer at media inquiry

Photographers told to provide images of attractive women and avoid ‘pigs in lipstick’The Weekly Beast: News Corp gives Kevin Rudd the silent treatmentA veteran News Corp Australia photographer has given devastating evidence to a parliamentary inquiry about the way the Murdoch newspapers treated... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Obituary: David Cully

David Cully, who served in executive positions at some of publishing’s biggest companies and retired as president of Baker & Taylor in 2019, died on February 14 of cancer. He was 68. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Pan Mac reveals surprise 'globe-spanning drama' from Ken Follett

Pan Macmillan is bringing out a surprise novel from Ken Follett later this year, said to be a "knock-out read" and a new departure for the bestselling author. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hearst turns to first-party data to look for new brand licensing categories

Hearst Magazines said its affiliate e-commerce business is up over 150% compared to January of last year. It's applying these insights to licensing. The post Hearst turns to first-party data to look for new brand licensing categories appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Gallic Books acquires Carey's 'magnificent' lockdown drawings

Gallic Books has acquired B: A Year in Plagues and Pencils, a collection of "lockdown drawings" by Edward Carey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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David Duchovny wants to be taken seriously as a novelist. His new book makes a good case.

“Truly Like Lightning” is an irreverent and ambitious tale that shows off the “X-Files” actor’s literary chops. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In Edward Carey’s ‘The Swallowed Man,’ ‘Pinocchio’ gets a reboot

Carey’s novel is an existential fairy tale for adults told by an old artist considering the tragedy of life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In ‘Standpipe,’ David Hardin offers poignant, fleeting reflections on the Flint water crisis

Hardin’s case study of Flint is expressed in a more personal and poetic way than a rigorous investigation could. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Award-winning novelist David Wheldon dies, aged 70

Tributes have been paid to award-winning novelist, poet and pathologist David Wheldon following his unexpected death at the age of 70. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S lands novel from David Higham Associates' Vialleron

Simon & Schuster UK is to publish The Yellow Kitchen by Margaux Vialleron, a novel exploring love, friendship, identity and cooking.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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David Larkin obituary

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Verizon, Hearst reach agreement that will keep WBAL content on Fios | COMMENTARY

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David Constantine to receive Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry

David Constantine is to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, for his "humane" work spanning 11 collections.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Panel Mania: Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa 1974 by Abbas, Jean-David Morvan and Rafael Ortiz

This unusual graphic book documents the historic 1974 heavyweight title fight between former champ Muhammad Ali, out to regain the title stripped from him for refusing army service, and then-champion George Foreman, held in Zaire (now, the Republic of the Congo) that became known as “The Rumble... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The judging panel for the David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021, to be chaired by scholar Hermione Lee, has been unveiled.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mariah Carey's list of 'essential 2020 reading' includes a host of books by Black authors, along with the pop diva's own bestselling recent memoir. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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