Former US presidential candidate says she received ‘excellent care’ from health service after having to rearrange three bookingsHillary Clinton has paid tribute to the NHS after she was forced to rearrange a series of interviews because she fell and broke her toe.The former US presidential candidate had been due to appear on Woman’s Hour, This Morning and the Graham Norton Show as part of a promotional tour for her book What Happened.HRC on The Graham Norton Show, joking about how she caught her heel on some steps & twisted her ankle earlier today. Back to the book tour! pic.twitter.com/Fk30HLjNatI’d read the book and everything. Apologies. #HillaryClinton @BBCWomansHour pic.twitter.com/Dh66CuYVphHillary Clinton finally arrives 1hr 40 mins later than scheduled for her live chat at the Cheltenham Literature Festival pic.twitter.com/ZWxep0TkfW Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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From the looks of the crowd at Michael's today, I suspect there were plenty of big doings being finalized in betweeen bites of Cobb salad. Attorney Bob Barnett was with Huma Abedin, Charlie Rose was huddled in conversation with Marie Josee Kravis on Table Four while CBS 48 Hours Mystery's Susan... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-06-29 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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Trade figures have paid tribute to publicist Ariadne van de Ven, who died in March at the age of 56. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist who began writing to relieve the stress of her psychiatry job says literary success will not stop her listening to ‘real voices’ in hospitalA bestselling debut novelist who wrote her book in a hospital car park as stress release from her job as a psychiatrist is to return to the NHS.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Books has paid tribute to “much-loved” illustrator Jane Eccles who passed away on Monday (27th February). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2012, a month after the publication of her memoir, Wild, Cheryl Strayed was on a book tour, soaking up the wonder of her first big success as an author, when her husband texted her to say that their rent check had bounced. “We couldn’t complain to anyone,” Strayed told Manjula Martin, editor... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edge presenter Jay-Jay Harvey has cancelled the rest of her book tour after walking out during a broadcast last month. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York-based OR Books is publishing a collection of Hillary Clinton’s speeches, released by Wikileaks last month, despite not having permission from the presidential candidate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio star Jay-Jay Harvey has cancelled the next two weeks of her book tour after walking out on her show live on air. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief and owner of the Washington Post, isn't sure that services like paywalls and tiered subscriptions can work for publishers. During a wide-ranging panel at Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit, Bezos talked about how he works with the Washington Post staff, as well as... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do the US presidential candidate, Victoria Beckham, Zoella, Julian Assange and Tony Blair have in common? Issues with their ‘silent’ partnersOne of the first lessons of politics is never annoy your ghostwriter. Donald Trump is the latest to learn this, and is now sending a “cease and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Voted Sweden’s most successful author in 2013, Fredrik Backman has traveled to Chicago from Sweden for his first U.S. book tour to promote his latest novel, "Britt-Marie Was Here" (Atria, May). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada president Kristin Cochrane has paid tribute to publisher and editor Ellen Seligman, who has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johns – also an adviser to Gough Whitlam and to Malcolm Fraser, political correspondent and head of Penguin books – remembered as a cultural leaderFormer ABC managing director Brian Johns has died of cancer aged 79.The outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, paid tribute to his predecessor,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Franklin Watts has paid tribute to its former art director Jonathan Hair, who has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobbed at signings, followed by millions and topping the bestseller lists: Instapoets such as Lang Leav, Rupi Kaur and Tyler Knott Gregson are poetry’s new superstars, publishing their love poems and haiku on social media. But are they any good? In 2013, Lang Leav self-published a small debut... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To celebrate her new book, 'Switch,' Ingrid Law criss-crossed the country on a book tour that spanned Colorado to Georgia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oklahoma poet Nathan Brown is garnering attention during his book tour for a poem touching on the life of Presidential candidate Donald Trump. The post Timely Poet’s Tour Trumps Trump with Trump appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has paid tribute to the American writer James Salter, who died on Friday (19th June) at the age of 90. Salter's last book, All That Is, was published to acclaim by Picador last year. Baggaley described publishing the book "one of the greatest privileges I've had at Picador." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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