He explored God and faith in nearly 40 works of fiction, nonfiction and memoir, earning comparisons to C.S. Lewis. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-17 04:01:31 UTC ]
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Adobe Flash, one of the most controversial elements of the web, will be phased out by 2020, Adobe said Tuesday. Browser makers, including Microsoft and Google, simultaneously announced plans for a gradual phaseout over the next few years.Adobe said that enough progress had been made within open... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former publicity director of Jonathan Cape, Marilyn Dugdale, has died aged 71 from cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decatur Book Festival executive director Daren Wang's book tour for his debut novel has also become an excuse to seek out the best bourbon cocktail in the South. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer Helen Cadbury has passed away aged 52 following a battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond died at home yesterday aged 91 following a short illness, his publisher has said. Described as “a giant of children’s literature” by HarperCollins, which published him for over 60 years, Bond's first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was released in 1958.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Kremer, founder of Notting Hill Editions and the Essay Prize, has died aged 87. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former publisher and committed library campaigner Desmond Clarke has died at the age of 72. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two books by poet Claire Askew, winner of the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Prize, following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Renowned literary agent Ed Victor has died aged 78, his agency has confirmed. In a statement, the agency said: "It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the death of Ed Victor CBE, Chairman and founder of the Ed Victor Literary Agency. He died of a heart attack late in the evening on 7th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent to everyone from David Cameron to Nigella Lawson, Eric Clapton to Lily Cole, Victor was colourful and well-connected, and dearly loved a partyEd Victor, agent to the great and the good of the literary and political worlds on both sides of the Atlantic, has died at the age of 77, his agency... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bronx-born and London-based literary agent, whose clients included a who's-who of bold-faced names from Eric Clapton to David Cameron, was known for bringing a touch of Hollywood flare to the business of author representation. He died of a heart attack on Wednesday night. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Toronto entrepreneur, and former owner of McClelland & Stewart, died on June 2. He was 89. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former non-fiction marketing director at HarperCollins, Yvette Cowles, has died following a battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press has announced the death of former children's publisher Ron Heapy, at the age of 82. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the founders of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Carla Poesio, has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The executive director of marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who spent 20 years with the company, died earlier this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist Emma Straub at her store, Books Are Magic, in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bond star Roger Moore has died just two weeks after sending in the manuscript for his last, as-yet-untitled book, his publisher has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The format, in steady decline for years, is either in the midst of a slow death or has begun to resurrect itself. Which one is the case is anyone's guess. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For every Japanese bamboo basket he collected, for each children’s book he bought, for every ornate Chinese hand mirror he acquired, there was a bar of soap to thank. Lloyd Cotsen — aspiring archaeologist and insatiable collector — found his future, and eventually his fortune, in an amber-colored... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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