George Gibson to Join Grove Atlantic

Former Bloomsbury U.S. publishing director George Gibson is joining Grove Atlantic as executive editor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyFans of thriller writer David Cornwell – better known by his pen name John le Carré – may have thought they had seen the last of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-11-10 14:00:10 UTC ]
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Authors join call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel

More than 150 writers and industry professionals are asking the firm, which is a leading sponsor of UK literary festivals, to drop their investmentsMore than 150 authors and books industry professionals including Naomi Klein, Robert Macfarlane, Emma Dabiri and Geoff Dyer have signed a statement... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-13 11:35:41 UTC ]
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At Canada's largest Atlantic puffin colony, chicks are dying of starvation

Pufflings, the small chicks of the Atlantic puffin, are struggling due to a lack of food and warming ocean temperatures. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-10-01 08:30:00 UTC ]
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An AI Game of Thrones prequel? No wonder George RR Martin’s raining ice and fire on ChatGPT | Tim Adams

Authors have entered a war over words with OpenAI for using their books as ‘training’ feedstockBattles between human and artificial intelligence are no longer science fiction. The strikes in Hollywood led by the united guilds of actors and screenwriters have a common, intangible enemy: the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-23 15:03:31 UTC ]
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Growing Up in a Chinese Restaurant in Atlantic City

Jane Wong’s memoir Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City is a feast of a book. It’s about hunger—the hungers of the body, of addiction, of history. Brilliant, gutting, and funny, she writes with such range about growing up in her family’s Chinese restaurant in Atlantic City as their reach for the... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-08-31 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Crafting Madness: Stephanie Heit on Joining a Lineage of Authors with Mental Health Difference

Stephanie Heit’s new book, Psych Murders, is a hybrid memoir poem that documents her experience of shock treatment. She traces her queer mad bodymind through breathlessness, damage, refusal, and memory loss as it shifts in and out of locked psychiatric wards and extreme bipolar states. Stephanie... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-18 09:25:04 UTC ]
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PRH's Becky Nesbitt Joins Forefront Books

Becky Nesbitt, most recently editorial director and executive editor at Penguin Random House, has joined Forefront Books, where she will serve as associate publisher and will establish her own as-yet-unnamed imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Q+A on life support as executive producer joins Stan Grant and heads for the door | The Weekly Beast

Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFRQ+A is on life support. The ABC talk show is highly unlikely to be commissioned after this year, ending a headline grabbing 15-year run on ABC TV.Two days after Stan Grant... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-28 05:07:54 UTC ]
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Authors Join the Brewing Legal Battle Over AI

Two new class action copyright lawsuits ramp up the growing scrutiny of large language models and other generative artificial intelligence tools. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Workers at Main Brooklyn Store Join Union

After an 88% vote in favor of unionization, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union will represent more than 30 workers at the store when contract negotiations commence this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Employees Take Buy-out Offer; Dohle Joins More Boards

Nearly half of eligible employees have accepted a voluntary separation offer made by the company; to qualify, employees must be at least 60 years old and have been at the company for at least 15 years. Meanwhile, former CEO Markus Dohle has joined the board of Indigo Books & Music though he... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publicis Groupe joins content standards body

The Coalition of Content Provenance Authenticity aims to “advance the future of responsible digital media creation, publication and sharing”. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2023-06-05 12:11:00 UTC ]
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Librarians, Publishers, Bookstores Join Lawsuit Over Arkansas Library ‘Obscenity’ Law

Book business advocacy organizations, including the Association of American Publishers, will join a federal lawsuit over a law recently signed into effect by Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders that exposes librarians in the state to criminal liability for making allegedly “obscene” books... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two novels share Pulitzer in fiction as 'His Name Is George Floyd' wins for nonfiction

Two novels, "Demon Copperhead" and "Trust," shared the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction while "His Name Is George Floyd" took home the nonfiction prize. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-08 21:55:41 UTC ]
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'His Name Is George Floyd,' 'Demon Copperhead' Among 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Novelists Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz tied for the Fiction prize, and 'Washington Post' journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa's took home the Nonfiction prize at this year's Pulitzer Prize ceremony on May 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Nielsen Isn’t Joining TV’s Latest Measurement Collaboration

Measurement's biggest player will not participate in the industry's latest effort to enable multiple currencies. The Joint Industry Committee (JIC)--formed earlier this year by OpenAP, along with a working committee of media agencies, premium video programmers, streaming platforms and trade... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-04-25 14:14:53 UTC ]
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BBC releases first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who

Pair who play Doctor and companion don 60s-style outfits in photos from upcoming seriesThe first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson travelling back to the 1960s in Doctor Who have been released by the BBC.Gatwa, a star of Sex Education, will play the Doctor, with Gibson, a Coronation Street... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-04-20 17:52:11 UTC ]
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Little Atlantic puffin rescued on busy N.B. roadway

A lost Atlantic puffin found itself in a bit of a bind after crashing down onto a busy New Brunswick street, far from where the seabirds are supposed to be found this time of year. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-03-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes recognize works in 12 categories, with winners to be announced at USC in person on April 21. James Ellroy will receive a lifetime achievement prize. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-22 15:00:07 UTC ]
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Viola Davis joins EGOT club after her audiobook memoir nets Grammy win

Viola Davis won a Grammy Award Sunday for the recording of her memoir, Finding Me. She has previously won an Emmy, Oscar and two Tony awards. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-02-05 22:33:19 UTC ]
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