Gov. Gavin Newsom is working on a memoir as he builds his image beyond California

Ambitious politicians often publish an autobiographical book as they explore whether to launch a presidential campaign. Will California's governor be next? Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Grace Coddington fashions a memoir

Vogue's longtime creative director writes about the names behind the pages. Do Anna Wintour, Pat Cleveland or Helmut Newton ring a bell?GraceA Memoir Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerry Needham memoir to Ebury

Ebury Press has acquired the memoir of Kerry Needham, the mother of toddler Ben Needham who... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making the Penguin Random House Merger Work

The trick to making the Random House/Penguin Group merger work will be to create a publisher that can take advantage of the resources and economies of scale a company with revenue of $4 billion brings and combine that with an editorial approach that emphasizes close cooperation with authors,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winterson memoir bags indie booksellers prize

Members of the public have voted Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Building the New Business Model: Printing and Paper 2012

The digital transformation of publishing—kicked into high gear by devices like the iPad, the Kindle, and the Nook—is one of the top business stories of the turn of the millennium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Why I Left Goldman Sachs': a viral op-ed expands into a memoir

Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs' drew strong response as an op-ed in The New York Times, but is garnering negative reviews as a memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Interest Builds in 'The White House Boys'

A report by NPR about the history of abuse at Florida’s Dozier School For Boys that referenced Roger Dean Kiser’s The White House Boys: An American Tragedy has given a spark to sales of the three-year-old title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill acquires memoir of Politkovskaya sister

Harvill Secker has acquired a memoir about murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleese memoir secured by Cornerstone

Random House has acquired world rights in the autobiography of comedy great John Cleese, star of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir: anything but 'total recall'?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall' is disappointing many readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires memoir of Anne Frank's friend

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoirs of Eva Schloss, a childhood friend of Anne Frank... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Achebe publishes Biafran memoir

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe publishes his long-awaited memoir, There Was a Country, about the brutal three-year Biafran war. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese authorities ask booksellers to ban Japanese works

The government is also pressuring Chinese publishers to stop translating and publishing Japanese content as tension increases between the two countries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Patrick Harris will release a memoir in 2014

Neil Patrick Harris, multi-hyphenate entertainer, will release a memoir in 2014 about his career so far. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo Books Building U.S. Presence

Having grown revenue to just under £20 million since its launch in 2003 to the year ended March 31, 2012, largely on the strength of inexpensive children’s and adult print books, Igloo Books, based in Northamptonshire, England, is looking to digital and international markets to drive its next... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo and The Works team up for charity title

Igloo Books and The Works are teaming up to produce a children’s book to raise money for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires erotic memoir

Hodder has acquired the story of a sexual submissive, Bound to You by Nichi Hodgson. Fenella... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do Mass Market Originals Still Work?

Despite shrinking sales, declining shelf space, and the rise in popularity of relatively inexpensive ebook editions, mass market paperback is still a category that can be used to break out an author—especially in tandem with other publishing formats. A number of publishers contacted by PW said... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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