Elton John opens up about memoir during sold-out talk with David Walliams

Elton John was greeted by a standing ovation last night as the legendary singer took to the stage to discuss his life in the spotlight. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-19 16:03:01 UTC ]
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John A. Stormer, popular right-wing author, dies at 90

John A. Stormer, a religious leader and right-wing activist whose self-published Cold War tract “None Dare Call it Treason” became a grassroots sensation in 1964 and a rallying point for the emerging conservative movement, has died at 90. Stormer died July 10 after an unspecified yearlong... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morpurgo joins Jonathan Bryan at launch of 'powerful' memoir

Michael Morpurgo has joined Jonathan Bryan at the launch of "powerful" memoir, Eye Can Write. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoir written from a Turkish prison cell to Granta Books

Granta Books is to publish I Will Never See the World Again, the "profoundly moving" memoir of Ahmet Altan, written from the jail in which he is serving a life sentence. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder signs 'thriller'-like memoir of UK's leading forensic scientist

Hodder is publishing the memoir of "the UK’s leading forensic scientist" Professor Angela Gallop.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature Opens New Journals; Nature Research Creates New Conference With NASA

Space travel is the subject of a new conference from Nature Research and NASA, and Springer Nature creates two new journals in applied science and medicine. The post Springer Nature Opens New Journals; Nature Research Creates New Conference With NASA appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Codd's fish phobia memoir to Fleet

Fleet has acquired We Swim to the Shark, a personal story of big fears, strange fish and diving by Georgie Codd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Princeton Press Opens Audio Division; PRH Ireland Supports Fighting Words

Princeton University Press announces its PUP Audio division with four frontlist titles for the fall. And Penguin Random House Ireland partners with the charity Fighting Words on a student anthology. The post Industry Notes: Princeton Press Opens Audio Division; PRH Ireland Supports Fighting... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Much Do Writers Earn? Society of Authors and ALCS Present Talking Points to Publishers

Naming issues on which 'we are in almost complete alignment,' the UK's author-advocacy organization and revenue collection agency lay out talking points to the Publishers Association in an open letter. It's a new call 'to give everyone a bigger share of the pie." The post How Much Do Writers... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More choice on privacy just means more chances to do what’s best for big tech | John Naughton

A study of how Facebook, Google and Microsoft have applied the EU’s new GDPR rules shows users are being manipulatedOne of the most influential books published in the last decade was Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. In it, the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Thrilling and hypnotic' novel coming from John Lanchester

Capital author John Lanchester has penned a "thrilling and hypnotic" new novel set for publication in January 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrations Open With Buckingham Palace Reception

The Duchess of Cornwall has welcomed winners of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction along with jurors and others to a Buckingham Palace reception as the 'Golden Man Booker' weekend programming begins at Southbank Centre. The post Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrations Open With Buckingham Palace... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green and PRH launch Mind fundraising campaign

Penguin Random House Children’s has pledged to donate money to the mental health charity Mind as part of a fundraising campaign tied to John Green’s latest book Turtles All The Way Down. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open letter on author earnings

The Society of Authors' Nicola Solomon and The Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society's Owen Atkinson pen a letter to the PA's Stephen Lotinga on author earnings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate signs 'remarkably courageous' memoir on illness

Canongate is to publish a "remarkably courageous and highly topical" memoir by Porochista Khakpour entitled Sick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unflinching' Deborah Orr memoir to W&N

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pre-empted a "sharp" and "unflinching" memoir by journalist Deborah Orr, exploring her relationship with her mother that resulted in a diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Grisham's Rooster flies into the chart top spot

John Grisham’s The Rooster Bar (Hodder) has leapfrogged David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The World’s Worst Children 3 (HarperCollins) to claim his second week at the UK Official Top 50 number one spot within a year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 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 to Step Down As President of Hearst Magazines

[caption id="attachment_61878" align="alignright" width="150"] David Carey[/caption] Months after a $200 million acquisition of one of his company's largest competitors, David Carey has revealed plans to depart Hearst Magazines following eight years at the division's helm. Hearst Corp. CEO... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-25 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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ALA 2018: In Opening Session, Michelle Obama Gets Personal

In her highly anticipated appearance, the former First Lady reflected on her life as a woman, parent, First Lady—and the time a kid named Lin-Manuel Miranda first rapped about Alexander Hamilton in the East Room. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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