Times Higher Education and publisher Hachette Filipacchi were among the big winners at the 2011 PPA Awards last night, hosted by Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges and with a special appearance by 'Happy Days' actor Henry Winkler. Continue reading at 'Media Week'
[ Media Week | 2011-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent’s Tail triumphed in a five-publisher auction, winning Columbia professor Saidiya Hartman’s "radical and lavish" history of young black women, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British book buyers awoke in January from their collective holiday hangover/food coma and embraced "New Year, New You" tightly, with 12 titles in last week's UK Official Top 50 in the healthy eating, fitness and personal development space, led by Joe Wicks' latest chart-topper. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group will this year publish the first series for young readers by Shane Hegarty, author of Darkmouth (HarperCollins Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an era when big TV audiences are becoming harder to come by, the 18.6 million people who watched the Sunday telecast of the 76th Golden Globes were good news for NBC. Nielsen data showed the three-hour-plus ceremony was down just 2% from the 2018 show. But among the 18 to 49 age group that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authorities in Texas have charged a 20-year-old man in the shooting death of a 7-year-old black girl who was killed while riding in a vehicle with her family. The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced early Sunday that Eric Black Jr. was charged with capital murder in the death of Jazmine... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has reported a second year of growth in its independent bookshop membership, with 15 new shops joining the trade body in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has acquired the Sheldon Press, a specialist medical, mental health and self-help imprint of the Christian knowledge publisher SPCK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK print market has grown in value for a fourth year running, with 2018 showing a marginal volume increase too. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past few years, Future Tense has occasionally published short science fiction, including a story from The Windup Girl author Paolo Bacigalupi on a murderous robot and one from Emily St. John Mandel, of Station Eleven fame, on time travel. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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His Dark Materials creator Philip Pullman has been knighted in the New Year's Honours list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Gail Honeyman is completely fine, where have all the female writers gone? John Dugdale takes a look at 2018’s biggest books and the year’s trendsRead Alex Clark’s look at 2018: the year the books world opened upThere are two contrasting strategies for achieving a mega-seller, as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a tumultuous time in the media industry, and this year saw multiple publications change ownership and some--including, most recently, conservative magazine The Weekly Standard--shutter operations entirely. So it perhaps came as no surprise when a number of brands across three leading... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a year-end holiday letter ABA CEO Oren Teicher thanked publishers for reducing the cost of goods, enabling bookstores to be more profitable. He also said sales were up 5% for the year over 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher of literature in translation released the final volume of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 'My Struggle' this year. But it's not done with him yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is on track to close out 2018 on top of the Apple Books store, and this week is another in the books with her debut memoir in the #1 slot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House US CEO McIntosh’s biggest move came in mid-October, when she announced the merger of the Crown Publishing Group and the Random House Publishing Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortly after the 'New York Times' and the 'New Yorker' jointly reported on the sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, a crowdsourced Google spreadsheet called Shitty Media Men began to circulate, particularly among women, in New York City media and publishing circles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMH Books founder Sandra Saer is retiring 30 years after setting up the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Contrary to appearances, it’s still possible to stare down the tech giants. And in 2018, Fortnite proved it. In 2018, the platforms have the power. Which means if you aren’t Apple, Google, or Facebook, you answer to them. That’s true for advertisers, for publishers, and even for our democracy.... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time, rather than saluting one person, PW is honoring six publishers—all with books related to President Donald Trump, who dominated debate in the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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