The founder and editor of literary magazine Strong Words on his appetite for tales of financial chicanery and why he won’t be returning to Jane AustenEd Needham is the editor of Strong Words, a magazine about books that he writes and edits on his own from his flat in Camden Town, a feat that has impressed novelists such as Sebastian Faulks and Elizabeth Day. A former editor of several magazines, including Rolling Stone, he is a champion of books, from graphic novels to literary fiction, biographies to investigative works.When and why did you set up Strong Words?It’s been going for about 18 months. I did it because the world pulled the rug out from beneath the magazine industry when advertising migrated to digital. The chances of getting another editor’s job at the level I was used to had vanished. I don’t know how to do anything else. I can’t operate a crane or crack a safe. So I thought, what can I do? Just as the technology has come along that enables people to make high-quality magazines with tiny teams, that same technology has destroyed the market. But there’s quite a lot of activity in independent publishing and niche markets. I realised that as long as I keep costs down, I don’t need to sell many copies for it to be a viable business. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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While women dominate the charts, it’s been the year of the comeback kings: Philip Pullman, Jamie Oliver, Margaret Atwood …Last year JK Rowling reclaimed the No 1 spot in the bestseller charts by returning from mundane reality to the Potterverse (with the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Grisham's 'Camino Island' topped the iBook's bestsellers fiction list in 2017, J.D. Vance took the top honor in nonfiction for 'Hillbilly Elegy', and Mark Manson had the top-selling audiobook, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A canceled book deal, Amazon buy buttons, and sexual harassment were among the big news stories this past year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients (Michael Joseph) has leapfrogged David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) to claim the UK Official Top 50 number one in the latest weekly chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emil Ferris's surprise literary hit and bestselling debut graphic novel, 'My Favorite Thing is Monsters,' was the top vote-getter in PW's annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has topped the list of books children would most like to find under the Christmas tree, according to an Amazon UK survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shenzhen Reading Forum has issued their list of 10 most popular children's books in China for 2017, as the children's book sector in China continues to grow. The post Shenzhen’s Top 10 Children’s Books in China: Literature, Education, Picture Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fidji Simo, Facebook’s vp of product, says the platform recognizes that publishers need multiple ways to monetize their video and other content there. The post ‘Monetization is top of mind’: Facebook’s Fidji Simo says she wants to help creators to make money appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“We Are Never Meeting in Real Life,” Samantha Irby’s collection of candid, funny and deliberate essays will make you laugh until you pee and cry and ache in your belly. It’s like nothing you’ve ever read, because Irby is like no one you’ve ever met, although you will never really know, because... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph editor Eve Hall is moving to Hodder & Stoughton to take up a new position as commissioning editor, crime and thriller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ain Deheb Bensenouci tells us all about her role as academic partnership executive at Epigeum, Oxford University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2017, and what they portend for 2018 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a trade publication for the book business, we are committed to helping make publishing a profession where all members are given the respect they deserve. That means covering sexual abuse in publishing—with rigor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In France, the fiction bestseller list at the end of November was crowned by a pair of prizewinning novels about World War II. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Philip Campbell, who has been the editor-in-chief of scientific journal Nature for the past 22 years, is moving to a new role as editor-in-chief of Springer Nature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith’s seasonal novel Winter (Hamish Hamilton), Sally Rooney’s "perfectly observed" début Conversations with Friends (Faber) and the eagerly anticipated first instalment of Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy, La Belle Sauvage (Penguin/David Fickling Books), were among the critics’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver has topped Amazon UK’s print chart this year in a list dominated by celebrity-authored healthy eating titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A special promotion at LifeWay Christian Stores helped put Beth Moore’s two-year-old ‘Audacious’ on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list. Plus, Karen Kingsbury tops in Religion Fiction with the latest in her Baxter family series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers seized on the opportunity to talk about a growing misalignment with Facebook, which had been the top source of referral traffic for publishers since 2015. The post Google reclaims title of top traffic referrer, and search-focused publishers are enjoying the moment appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ads.txt is showing publishers that domain spoofing remains a big problem for their video ad businesses. The post Study: Top publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post lose $3.5 million a day to domain spoofing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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