For William Gibson, Seeing the Future Is Easy. But the Past?

“Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game,” says the author of “Agency” and other science fiction novels, “if only because conventional historical fiction, like history, is itself highly speculative.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Stevenson and Clarke win Creative Future Literary Awards 2016

Lauren Stevenson and Maeve Clarke have been awarded the top prizes at the Creative Future Literary Awards 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's What Top Industry Execs Think About the Future of Video

brightcove.createExperiences(); With the goal of surfacing best-in-class thought leadership on the convergence of video and television, Adweek, along with sponsor and partner NCC Media, convened a half-day Video 2020 Executive Lab late last month in New York for media buyers and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The future of the children's book

Author Oliver Jeffers and graphic artist Sam Winston discuss their work "A Child of Books" Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Morris Endeavor Acquires RWSG

William Morris Endeavor has acquired the L.A.-based boutique literary agency Rabineau Wachter Sanford & Gillett (RWSG). Through the deal, principal RWSG agents, Sylvie Rabineau and Jill Holwager Gillett, will join WME's Book to Film/TV division as co-heads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Postcard from the Past to Fourth Estate

Fourth Estate is to publish Postcard from the Past, a book based on the popular Twitter account of the same name, by postcard collector Tom Jackson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Hawkins' Train trundles past Moyes

For only the second time in weekly ebook ranking history, The Girl on the Train (Transworld) is number one, toppling Jojo Moyes' 10-week run in the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carty-Williams to join Vintage

Fourth Estate's marketing executive Candice Carty-Williams is to join Vintage in September as senior marketing executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WIRED Book Club: OK, Let’s Get Weird With Some Future-Paleo Sci-Fi

Relying on nothing but our sense of adventure and reckless spirit, we announce the August pick. The post WIRED Book Club: OK, Let's Get Weird With Some Future-Paleo Sci-Fi appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gibson and Penn to star in film about the creation of OED

Actors Mel Gibson and Sean Penn are to star in "Professor and the Madman", a film adaptation of a novel about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Eye-Opening Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

The media world for months has been all Facebook, Donald Trump and ad blocking, so why would the past week in digital marketing be any different? Check out these eight data points that jumped off the page during the past several days. 1. If social is any indication, Hillary is in... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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She Said, She Said: Indian Fantasy, Mythology, and the Future

Is the 'perennial cachet' in fantasy fiction so strong for booksellers in India that 'writers are told by publishers to base their stories around the time of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata'? The post She Said, She Said: Indian Fantasy, Mythology, and the Future appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future Shock author Toffler dies

Amercian writer and futurist Alvin Toffler, the celebrated author of prophetic 1970 bestseller Future Shock (Bantam), has died, aged 87. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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7 Intriguing Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

From Instagram and WeChat to Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, the past several days have revealed numerous marketing stats that should interest digital players. Below are seven data points that caught our eye: 1. Social video buzzes As Facebook plans on de-emphasizing publisher-posted... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Student Projects for Ikea, Amazon and Lego Win Future Lions at Cannes

A food container for Ikea that warns when its contents are about to spoil, an AI voice interface for Amazon designed for seniors and an app that reads books to children via Facebook Messenger were among the winning student work of this year's Future Lions awards at the Cannes Lions International... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking to Future, B&N Puts Its Faith In Bricks and Mortar

In a presentation to investors Thursday morning, company execs unveiled the new cafes that will be the centerpiece of its new concept stores, discussed plan to grow store and online sales, and strategy to continue to shrink Nook losses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katherine Flynn Named Partner At Kneerim & Williams

Kneerim & Williams has named Katherine Flynn the group’s newest partner, based in its Boston office. She will continue to represent authors of fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Future Of Branding Is Debranding

Branded content camouflages what companies have been trying to do since time immemorial: Sell you stuff. Here's a better idea.As digital media blunts the impact of advertising, brands are looking for new ways to lure consumers. The latest, buzziest effort has been to publish stories that look... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent looks to the US to drive digital-only future

Publisher to boost American presence and ‘devolve’ power from London baseThe Independent is to ramp up its presence in the US as it becomes the latest news publisher to look across the Atlantic to drive revenue and readership. After the publisher imposed brutal staff cuts following the closure... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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