Death of Harper Lee confirmed

Nelle Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 89, the mayor's office at her home town of Monroeville, Alabama, has confirmed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Death in Her Hands’ kicks off like a murder mystery. But the missing dead body is beside the point.

“Death in Her Hands” is not so much about solving a death as it is about conjuring a life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-23 14:05:17 UTC ]
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In Ottessa Moshfegh’s New Novel, Nothing Is Certain. Not Even Death.

In “Death in Her Hands,” the latest book by the much admired author, a woman who may or may not be mad tries to solve a murder that may not have occurred. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-23 09:00:10 UTC ]
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FBF confirmed to be unaffected by Germany's mass events ban

The Frankfurt Book Fair is still scheduled for October, despite a government extension of the ban on mass events in Germany to the end of that month, the prime minister for the German state of Hesse has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 22:45:01 UTC ]
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Hachette UK confirms locations for five new regional offices

Hachette UK has revealed plans to open new offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield and Bristol over the next 12 months, following a year-long consultation with staff who have volunteered to relocate.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 21:58:40 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Names Samira Nasr Its Next EIC | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-10 15:53:10 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-10 01:35:04 UTC ]
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‘The Death of Jesus’ completes J.M. Coetzee’s nativity-inspired trilogy. But what does it all mean?

The Nobel laureate’s novels sit uncooperatively in a zone between allegory and parable, refuting interpretation. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 confirmed to go ahead

After weeks of speculation the Supervisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair decided today (Wednesday 27th May) that the fair will take place as scheduled from October 14th to 18th. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 11:56:53 UTC ]
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Lee Enterprises Receives Notice From NYSE to Comply with Listing Standards

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises, Inc. received notice from the New York Stock Exchange last week that it is not in Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-20 15:03:52 UTC ]
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Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

Remember March? You know, a million years ago? During the month in which most places in the US began to shut down and enforce social distancing, book sales, unsurprisingly, suffered, with one notable exception: audiobooks. The Association of American Publishers released its sales numbers for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-19 17:45:32 UTC ]
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cOAlition S confirms price transparency requirements for OA

International research funding consortium cOAlition S has confirmed the price transparency requirements it will be requiring all publishers to adhere to from July 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 15:54:11 UTC ]
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Here’s Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

“I resisted. I would not die. I could not.” Katherine Anne Porter—the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Ship of Fools and Pale Horse, Pale Rider—was born 130 years ago today in Indian Creek, Texas, and should, by all expectations, have died less than twenty-eight years... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-15 18:30:52 UTC ]
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Akwaeke Emezi Finds Meaning In 'Death'

In their new novel, 'The Death of Vivek Oji,' Emezi celebrates the life, and mourns the death, of a queer boy in Nigeria. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Books Embrace the Wisdom of Death

Death is a part of life, but much of modern society has shunned this fact to its great detriment, according to several forthcoming books on religion and spirituality this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Entertainment Group SVP Will Lee on PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Digital Strategy

This episode we talk to Will Lee, SVP/Head of Digital for the Meredith Entertainment Group, about how the PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly teams are adapting digital content strategy and driving audience engagement during the pandemic. Plus, Lee addresses the industry-wide advertising struggle... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2020-05-04 12:34:44 UTC ]
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Stephenie Meyer confirms new Twilight title

Author Stephanie Meyer has confirmed the imminent publication of Midnight Sun, a new title in the Twilight series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 02:26:57 UTC ]
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Bertrams confirms its future is under strategic review

The future of the Bertrams wholesaling business is at risk following the sale of its online bookshop The Wordery and the temporary closure of its book supply business as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-02 22:55:42 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Becca Harper-Day

Becca Harper-Day is a Digital and Social Marketing Manager and lets us in on how she drives crowdfunding for Unbound Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 19:31:48 UTC ]
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10 Manga Like DEATH NOTE To Completely Get Yourself Into

The legacy of Death Note is HUGE. People try to write stories like it because it is that iconic. These manga like Death Note have a similar feel. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-04-07 10:39:20 UTC ]
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