Romance writer was criticised for episode in new novel when one of her child characters compares hiding in an attic to the life of the Holocaust diaristBestselling romance author Elin Hilderbrand has asked her publisher to remove a reference to Anne Frank from her latest novel after criticism, apologising to readers for including what she described as an “offensive and tasteless” passage in the book.Hilderbrand, whose books are generally set around Nantucket Island, has just published her latest novel, Golden Girl, in which author and mother-of-three Vivian is killed in a car accident, and watches her family’s life from the “Beyond” for one last summer. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-06-08 11:53:10 UTC ]
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Like certain comets, books by Jeffrey Eugenides appear only rarely. Since 1993 he has dropped a novel a decade: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, which won a Pulitzer Prize, and most recently The Marriage Plot. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job losses expected as publisher Condé Nast announces UK version of title will move from monthly to twice a yearThe British edition of the fashion title Glamour is to implement a digital-first strategy under which it will print a magazine twice a year and merge its editorial and commercial... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dungeon Masters can rest a bit easier now that the library of Dungeons and Dragons core rulebooks will soon be available in an easy-to-lug digital edition. Instead of a stack of heavy paper-bound volumes, you'll be able to take your iPad or Android t... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every critic knows that readers love a spirited hatchet job, whether or not the author being chopped is one whose work they’ve hated—or even read. Much of the public seems to possess an ambient belief that the literary world is filled with frauds and self-styled geniuses whose reputations have... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lincolnshire and Powys are the latest councils to come under the spotlight for planned cuts to their public library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite has acquired a book by couples’ therapist Esther Perel asking readers to re-examine their prejudices and assumptions about infidelity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The worldwide educational publisher hopes to save 300 million pounds over the next three years by reducing headcount. Pearson also reported that sales at PRH fell slightly in the first half of 2017, but that profits rose. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a July 28 filing, S&S claims that Yiannopoulos legally "accepted" termination of the contract, and asked the court to "put an end to Yiannopoulos’s self-promotional misuse of judicial resources." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has partnered with restaurant chain Ask Italian and Universal Brand Development, on behalf of Dreamworks, to celebrate 30 years of Where’s Wally? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A discussion on how watermarking ebooks plays into publishers' overall DRM strategies, and its effectiveness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We meet four finalists in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and ask them how they create the words and images that capture kids' imaginations. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A government move to offer library supply contracts to foreign firms has spelled the end for the 27-year-old Open Book Company, with six roles affected and the wider trade outraged. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher Time Inc. says it's cutting 300 jobs via buyouts and layoffs as it struggles to adjust to an increasingly digital world Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem responding to the general election result, painting a scathing portrait of prime minister Theresa May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis Group, a publisher of specialist books, has bought digital research services firm colwiz. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper agreed to drop his appeal of a four-game suspension and had one game shaved from the punishment. Harper reached the agreement Wednesday with Major League Baseball and begin serving the suspension immediately. The punishment stemmed from a bench-clearing... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Old photo run by Fairfax showed actor’s ‘fang tooth’ from period before she’d been able to afford dental work to fix itRebel Wilson, who is suing Bauer Media over a series of articles she says damaged her Hollywood career when she was “hot, hot, hot” property, says she sought to make changes in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Digiday Video Anywhere Summit, video publishers spoke honestly about the challenges in platform publishing, measurement and making money. The post Publishers’ candid thoughts on video: ‘Facebook is taking a cut of what used to be ours’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A longtime book veteran who says that she’ll die in this industry, DeCourcey was named the 2016 New England rep of the year and the 2015 and 2010 HarperCollins rep of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of Australian actors, dancers, writers and comedians – including Charlotte Wood, Zoe Coombs Marr and Marieke Hardy as well as Pomeranz and Roxburgh – have joined a video campaign calling on Fairfax management to reconsider slashes to its arts coverage. The company has announced 125 jobs... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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