Globe Pequot Press Goes Back to Its Roots

In August 2009, Jim Joseph was named president and COO of Globe Pequot Press. At the time the Guilford, Conn., press was going through something of an identity crisis. In the three years before Joseph’s appointment, Globe Pequot had been trying to remake itself along the lines of a New York City trade publishing house. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell estate hits back at Amazon's corporate 'doublespeak'

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Authors back call for Scotland 'No' vote

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